Golf grip size calculator
Your grip size
Measure your glove hand and your middle finger, and see which grip size to start with: undersize, standard, midsize or oversize.
Your glove hand, flat: wrist crease to the tip of the middle finger
From where the finger meets the palm to its tip
Grip size to start with
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Measure your glove hand from the wrist crease to the tip of your middle finger.
How it's worked out
Grip size is read from a fitting chart that uses two measurements of your glove hand: its full length, from the wrist crease to the tip of the middle finger, and the middle finger on its own. Longer hands, and longer fingers for the same hand, point to a thicker grip.
The chart is Grips4Less's, linked beside the answer. There's no official grip sizing standard, and other guides, including grip makers', draw the lines in different places, so treat the answer as where to start and hold a grip before you buy if you can.
The sizes differ only a little in thickness: undersize is about 1/64 inch thinner than standard, midsize about 1/16 inch thicker and oversize (often called jumbo) about 1/8 inch thicker.
Sources: Grips4Less: what size grip do I need? · checked 5 Nov 2026
A 7½ inch hand
A hand 7½ inches long from wrist crease to fingertip with a middle finger of 3¼ inches reads midsize on the chart. The same hand with a finger under 3 inches reads standard.
Questions
Which hand do I measure?
The hand you wear a glove on: your left hand if you play right-handed. Lay it flat and measure straight along the palm.
What if I'm between two sizes?
Size up. Build-up tape under a grip can add thickness later, but nothing makes a grip thinner once it's on.
Does grip size affect my shots?
It can. A thicker grip tends to quieten the hands and a thinner one lets them release more, so some golfers who hook go up a size and some who slice go down. If the miss stays after a sensible size, it's usually the swing.
What grip size is best for arthritis?
Many golfers with sore hands or arthritis find a thicker grip easier, because it needs less squeezing. A softer, cushioned grip helps too.
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