The Niche Grip Report, Vol. 2

By · Updated October 12, 2026

Seven grip makers · Vol. 256 boxes · all in stock, checked October 12, 2026
Three golf grip photos side by side: hands on a RIPIT Flower of Life grip, a Cloud & Wind Blossom grip held among pink flowers, and a golfer holding a Sweet Rollz Electric Avenue putter grip
The TGI Take

A new grip is the cheapest way to make an old set feel new. Vol. 1 covered five small grip makers in August. Vol. 2 brings back RIPIT with everything it has launched since, and adds six more: Cloud & Wind, 97golf, Gives Golf, Sweet Rollz, IOMIC and Cadero. Every colorway of a model sits in one box, so swipe through each gallery to see them all.

RIPIT is the art-grip brand of the group, with a 2026 Art Series by three artists and its first putter grips. Cloud & Wind paints blossom, waves and raked sand onto grips in a way nobody else does, all at $18. 97golf is the value play, with grips from $3.99. Gives Golf keeps it small: five grips, one price. Sweet Rollz makes nothing but putter grips, all of them loud. IOMIC is the tacky Japanese grip you have probably seen in a tour bag, and Cadero, from Tokyo, puts the color under a clear skin and installs with air.

Where to start: your wedges. If you are nervous about a loud grip, put it on your wedges first. They are the clubs you look down at most around the green, a fun grip there never fights with a matching driver and irons, and wedges get swapped out more often anyway. If you like it, work up the bag from there.

Getting them installed. You do not need a club fitter. PGA TOUR Superstore lists grip installation from $0.99 a club, and it will put on grips you bring in yourself, not just ones bought in the store. It is often done while you shop, and always within 48 hours of drop-off. Prices vary by location, so call your local store first.

Everything was in stock on October 12, 2026, and only colors you could buy that day are listed.

11 boxes

RIPIT Grips

Australia · 11 boxes · A$24.95–A$49.95Back from Vol. 1 with a 2026 Art Series, two collabs and its first square-face putter grips. Prices in Australian dollars.

RIPIT Grips
Kenny · 2026 Art Series · A$24.95 (~$17)
Artwork by Kentaro Yoshida wrapped around the whole grip, mixing his Japanese heritage with Australian coast culture. Limited edition. In this box: Charcoal and Red Clay.
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RIPIT Grips
Coco · 2026 Art Series · A$24.95 (~$17)
Tattoo artist Coco Loberg’s linework in orange and red on a royal blue grip. The boldest of the Art Series and the one we would put on a driver. Limited edition, one colorway: Royal Blue.
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RIPIT Grips
Brosmind · 2026 Art Series · A$24.95 (~$17)
Barcelona illustration duo Brosmind filled this one with characters and hidden details, the kind you find on the fifth hole. Limited edition. In this box: Neon Blue, Neon Pink, Neon White and Neon Yellow.
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RIPIT Grips
Ron Chopper Collab · A$24.95 (~$17)
Two RIPIT patterns in an exclusive Chopper colorway, for the Australian golf content creator: navy with a pink cap. In this box: Striped x Chopper and Flower of Life x Chopper, each sold separately.
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RIPIT Grips
RIPIT x HYPEGOLF · A$24.95 (~$17)
A collab with the streetwear-minded golf outlet HYPEGOLF: a clean, repeating athletic stripe in muted colors. Hype Black was sold out when we checked. In this box: Merlot and Moss.
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RIPIT Grips
Fresh Prince · A$24.95 (~$17)
Early-1990s shapes and colors on a performance grip, as loud as anything here. Undersized is offered in Apricot only. In this box: Fresh Apricot, Fresh Blue and Fresh White.
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RIPIT Grips
Flower of Life · Dual Compound · A$24.95 (~$17)
Two zones: a firmer upper half for stability and a softer lower half for feel, with a two-tone finish to match. Undersized, Standard+ and Jumbo. In this box: Clay and Cream, Green and Raisin, Lilac and Rust and more.
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RIPIT Grips
Striped · A$24.95 (~$17)
RIPIT’s simplest grip: a repeating stripe in soft, grown-up colors. All 16 options were in stock, from Undersized to Jumbo. In this box: Azalea, Blue Striped, Camellia and Chocolate among others.
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RIPIT Grips
Geo · A$24.95 (~$17)
A repeating geometric pattern that doubles as reference points for your hands. In this box: Geo Aqua, Augusta, Jester and Lemon among others, in Undersized and Standard+.
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RIPIT Grips
The Squiggle · A$24.95 (~$17)
A loose, abstract squiggle over a textured surface. The most playful of RIPIT’s everyday grips. In this box: Squiggle Aqua, Augusta, Burnt Olive, Lemon, Lilac and Peach.
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RIPIT Grips
Square-Face Putter Grips · A$49.95 (~$35)
New this fall: four patterns on a square-face putter grip shaped to help you set up the same way every time. Slim or Standard. In this box: Checkered (Pink Lemonade, Creaming Soda, Vanilla Cola), Ripple (Chocolate, Navy, Raisin), Drip (Tide, Dune) and Camo.
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“Find inner peace on the course.”— Cloud & Wind Golf
8 boxes

Cloud & Wind Golf

California · eight boxes · $18 a gripEastern design on golf grips: blossom, waves and raked sand, some carrying a line of Chinese verse. Every single grip is $18; sets save a little. Our Brand to Know has the full story.

Cloud & Wind Golf
The Blossom · Classics · $18
Cherry blossom branches painted the length of the grip, the design Cloud & Wind started with. In this box: The Blossom, Palace Wall (red, for blooming branches against red walls), Porcelain (blue on white, after porcelain art) and Canvas (a vintage, painted look).
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Cloud & Wind Golf
The Blossom · Spring Colors · $18
Three more Blossom colorways. Apricot is pale yellow with apricot flowers, First Light is a deep marigold for the first tee time of the day, and Moonshade is violet, for the range at nightfall.
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Cloud & Wind Golf
The Blossom · 2026 · $18
This year’s two. Beneath the Boughs is pink blossom on deep green, with the verse “曲径通幽处,禅房花木深” along the grip. After the Rain is white blossom on cobalt blue.
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Cloud & Wind Golf
Cloud & Wave · $18
Rolling wave lines for the spot on the Pacific coast where the clouds meet the waves. In this box: Cloud & Wave, Twilight, June Gloom (new) and Afterglow (new).
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Cloud & Wind Golf
Mountain & Mist · $18
Two greens, a mossy lower half under a pale sage top, for spring rounds in misty weather with mountains behind the green. One colorway.
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Cloud & Wind Golf
The Zen Grip · $18
No flowers, just a raked-sand wave texture, like a Zen garden or a freshly raked bunker. In this box: The Zen (white), Sand and Smoke (new).
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Cloud & Wind Golf
Pacific Summer · 3-Grip Set · $50
June Gloom, Afterglow and Smoke in one set, inspired by the marine layer, clearing skies and haze of the California coast. Three new grips for $50 instead of $54.
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Cloud & Wind Golf
10-Grip Sets · $160
Enough for a full regrip, in two colorways five and five. In this box: Waiting for You (Porcelain and After the Rain), Blossom, Boughs, Beneath and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Moonshade and Afterglow).
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6 boxes

97golf

Six grip lines · $3.99–$9.99Earthy colors at prices that make a full regrip cheap. Six lines were in stock, every color of each one in a single box.

97golf
T01 Tour · Sunday Green · $7.99
The T01 in deep green with gold trim, from the Tournament Collection. If you only buy one grip on this page for a full set, this is the one we would pick at $7.99 each.
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97golf
J25 Hybrid · Links II Collection · $9.99
A corded upper half for traction and a softer rubber lower half for feel, in five earthy colors. Amber and Fairway were down to Standard size only. In this box: Clay, Harbor, Granite, Amber and Fairway.
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J25 Hybrid · Links Collection · $9.99
The same hybrid grip with the original Links artwork. Every color was in stock in Standard and Midsize +4. In this box: Clay, Harbor, Granite, Amber and Fairway.
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97golf
T01 Tour · Field Collection · $7.99
97golf’s upgrade to its TW97: a high-tack texture over a three-rubber compound. Standard or Midsize; Dune was Standard only. In this box: Tundra, Summit, Dune and Iron.
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97golf
T01 Cord · Panda Collection · $9.99
The T01’s compound with a full-length heavy cord, for rain and sweaty hands. The white version was sold out. In this box: Black.
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97golf
TW97 Tour · Edgewood Collection · $3.99
The cheapest grip here by a distance: responsive rubber with a barbell texture, in woodland colors. Some colors were down to one size. In this box: Redwood, Evergreen, Overcast Blue and Sandstone.
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“We were going to call it The Eagle but let’s be honest, you’re not quite there yet.”— Gives Golf, on The Birdie
6 boxes

Gives Golf

Five grips and a divot tool · $14–$40A small brand with five midsize patterned grips at $14 each. That is the whole range, so all of it is here.

Gives Golf
The Tide · $14
A midsize rubber grip in navy with white waves. Gives says it is for when you “let your swing do the talking.”
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Gives Golf
The Orbit · $14
Olive with a column of white dots, and a cushioned feel Gives pitches at the short game.
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Gives Golf
The Prism · $14
Mint with a teal cap: the brightest Gives grip, on the same smooth midsize shape.
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Gives Golf
The Matrix · $14
Gray with a higher-traction texture than the rest of the range. The one for players who like to feel the grip bite.
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Gives Golf
The Birdie · $14
Clean white and gray. The brand’s joke is in the name; see the quote above.
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Gives Golf
The Divot Tool · $30 silver · $40 bronze
Not a grip, but it rounds out the brand: a stainless steel divot tool shaped like a tee. In this box: Silver and Bronze.
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“Nothing goes better with birdies than a tasty taco.”— Sweet Rollz, on Tuesday
9 boxes

Sweet Rollz

Nine putter grips · $34.95Designer putter grips with prints you notice from the next green.

Sweet Rollz
La Piña · $34.95
Pineapples on cream, for anyone who likes piña coladas and holing putts. Midsize only when we checked.
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Sweet Rollz
Sinatra · $34.95
Colorful martini glasses on charcoal, a nod to Ol’ Blue Eyes. Midsize or Skinny.
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Sweet Rollz
Electric Avenue · $34.95
Tropical flowers in neon pink and green. The loudest putter grip on the page. Midsize or Skinny.
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Sweet Rollz
Hula Girl · $34.95
Hula dancers on cream, island style for the flatstick. Midsize or Skinny.
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Sweet Rollz
Tuesday · $34.95
Tacos on turquoise, for the best day of the week. Midsize or Skinny.
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Sweet Rollz
Muertos · $34.95
Sugar skulls and marigolds, a festive Day of the Dead design that works year round. Midsize or Skinny.
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Sweet Rollz
Swashbuckler · $34.95
Black-on-black skull and crossbones. The quiet one, until someone looks closely. Midsize or Skinny.
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Sweet Rollz
Bethpage Black · $34.95
All black with a subtle texture, named after the famously tough public course. Midsize only when we checked.
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Sweet Rollz
Backcountry · $34.95
A misty mountain scene in grays and greens, the most landscape-like of the range. Midsize only when we checked.
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8 boxes

IOMIC

Japan · eight boxes · $14.50–$35.50Tacky grips molded in Japan, in more colors than anyone else here. Prices from IOMIC’s US store.

IOMIC
Sticky 2.3 · $14.50
IOMIC’s best-known grip: tacky, standard size, used by everyone from beginners to tour players. A 13-grip box set is $180. In this box: Black, Blue, Coral Red, Navy, White and Green among others.
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IOMIC
Sticky Camo 2.3 / 1.8 · $16
The same all-weather tack in camo, made in Japan. In this box: Green and Sand Canyon (2.3, standard) and Pink (1.8, undersize).
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IOMIC
Sticky Black Army 2.3 · $16
Black camo with a color running through it, molded in rather than printed so it lasts. In this box: Blue, Orange and Yellow.
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IOMIC
Sticky 1.8 · $14.50
An undersize grip, softer than the 2.3, with two-tone colors. In this box: Black/Sky Blue, Blue/Sky Blue, Orange/Blue, Red/Blue and White/Silver Grey among others.
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IOMIC
Sticky Evolution SE 2.3 · $14.50
A hybrid: X-Evolution texture on top, softer Sticky pattern below, with a ribbed option. In this box: Coral Red/Pink (ribbed or round) and Sky Blue/Autumn Blue (ribbed).
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IOMIC
iX 2.3 · $14.75
IOMIC’s answer to a cord grip: crosses and a pebbled grain, without the rough feel on your hands. In this box: Black, Coral Red and Light Blue.
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IOMIC
I-Classic Tour Putter · Mid-Taper · $35.50
A traditional tour putter shape, 74g, precision-molded in Japan. In this box: Black, Coral Red, Light Blue, Platinum Grey and Turquoise Green.
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IOMIC
Absolute-X · 65g · $16.50
A textured grip built to lower grip pressure. Ten colors, all in stock. In this box: Black, Blue, Coral Red, Orange and Pink among others.
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“We believe golf grips should not only be functional. They should also be fun!”— Cadero, on its story
8 boxes

Cadero

Tokyo · eight boxes · €10.90–€34.90Grips from a company that started out making car tires in Shibuya, with a clear outer layer over the color and a pentagon groove for traction. Most go on with air instead of solvent. Prices in euros.

Cadero
2x2 Pentagon DUO SP · €22.90 (~$26)
Cadero’s flagship: pentagon-shaped grooves for traction under a clear outer layer that keeps the color clean. Round or ribbed. In this box: White x Rainbow, White x Gold, Grey x Yellow, Carbon x Pink, Carbon x Red, Carbon x Silver, Grey x Orange and Tricolour, among others.
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Cadero
2x2 Pentagon · €21.90 (~$25)
The original: the Cadero logo printed under a translucent, tacky elastomer skin. In this box: White x Silver, Red, Green, Pink and Blue; Black x Red, Silver and Gold.
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Cadero
Pentagon DUO LTD Military · €24.90 (~$28)
A stencil-style military Cadero logo on olive, white or navy. In this box: Olive x Black, Olive x Orange, White x Orange, White x Black, Navy x Pink and Navy x White.
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Cadero
Pentagon DUO LTD Stars · €24.90 (~$28)
Stars down the top of the grip and “Have a nice day!” underneath. In this box: Rainbow (on white) and Silver (on black).
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Cadero
Pentagon DUO LTD Mexico · €24.90 (~$28)
A Day of the Dead tribute: red-and-green logo up top, calacas (skulls) below. Only size S, ribbed, was left when we checked.
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Cadero
2x2 Putter Grip · €34.90 (~$39)
The Pentagon construction on a putter grip. In this box: Gold x Silver, Red x Blue, Orange x Yellow and Pink x Pink.
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Cadero
AB Rubber 4 PRO · €13.90 (~$16)
The quiet one: 100% natural, renewable rubber with no artificial resins, and an antibacterial agent made from scallop shells. Only gray, size M, was in stock.
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Cadero
Basic Rubber · €10.90 (~$12)
Plain black rubber with the logo vulcanized near the end. The cheapest Cadero, and it goes on with air. Round only when we checked.
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The Questions

How much are RIPIT grips in US dollars?

RIPIT sells in Australian dollars. On October 12, 2026 its full-swing grips were A$24.95 (about $17) and its square-face putter grips A$49.95 (about $35).

What are the cheapest grips in this list?

97golf's TW97 Tour grips at $3.99 each, followed by its T01 Tour at $7.99 and its J25 Hybrid and T01 Cord at $9.99 (October 12, 2026).

Does Sweet Rollz make full-swing grips?

No. Every Sweet Rollz grip in this list is a putter grip, at $34.95, most in Midsize or Skinny.

How much are Cloud & Wind grips?

Every single Cloud & Wind grip was $18 on October 12, 2026. A 3-grip set was $54, a 7-grip set $126 and 10-grip sets $160.

Where can I get new grips installed cheaply?

PGA TOUR Superstore lists grip installation from $0.99 a club (grips not included) on its regripping page, read October 12, 2026. It will install grips you bring in, often while you wait and always within 48 hours. Prices vary by location.

Which clubs should get a fun grip first?

Your wedges. They are the clubs you look at most around the green, a loud grip there does not clash with the rest of the bag, and wedges get replaced more often anyway.

Where are IOMIC grips made?

IOMIC grips are made in Japan. Prices here are from IOMIC's US store: $14.50 for the Sticky 2.3 on October 12, 2026.

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