Super Stroke REVL Comfort Grip Review

Super Stroke REVL Comfort Grip Review

Super Stroke REVL Comfort Grip
Grade: A
Teacher’s Comments: Easy on the hands. Good traction with a light grip.

Super Stroke recently sent a set of their new REVL Comfort grips and I immediately put them on my set of gamers to test. After several rounds, I find that they are worthy of remaining in service until further notice.

The REVL Comfort is part of Super Stroke’s new REVL lineup, born of their acquisition of Lamkin in 2024. That move brought together Lamkin’s century of grip engineering with Super Stroke’s sometimes out-of-the-box thinking. The Comfort model is the softest of the trio (Element, Player, Comfort), and is designed for golfers who prioritize feel and reduced tension in the hands.

I played with Lamkin’s Crossline grips for years, but more recently have used Winn Dri-Tac grips and Super Stroke’s Cross Comfort grips. Given that, I am probably one of the REVL line’s target demographics.

One difference from every other grip I have used is that the REVL Comfort is a faux wrap, with banding and grooves. The bands have an embossed hash pattern and the very top has an embossed “V” pattern.

Super Stroke says that the “Ultra-Tac” patterns scored into the grips are designed to increase surface contact, stability and control.

I didn’t think I’d like the wrap-style banding, but took to it very quickly. It feels right in the fingers.

An interesting twist is that the REVL Comfort has a larger lower hand profile as opposed to the usual tapered grip design. Super Stroke says that the effect is the equivalent of four extra wraps of tape. The idea is that it promotes even grip pressure, a lighter touch and thus a more relaxed swing.

This seems like an extension of the thinking behind Super Stroke’s larger putting grips, which gained the company its reputation.

The REVL Comfort is made of what Super Stroke calls Genesis+ rubber compound. It is soft, slightly tacky and feels good in the hands. Combined with the larger lower hand profile, I think it encourages a lighter grip.

As Sam Snead would say, you should grip a golf club like you would a baby bird.

I haven’t tried it yet (for obvious meterological reasons), but Super Stroke says that the material is designed to remain soft even in cold weather. As I play year-round in Michigan, that surely will get a workout.

One thing that the plastic modeler in me noticed is that there are discernable mold lines with some extrusion residue running the length on either side of the grips. I haven’t seen mold lines on other grips I’ve used; I’m looking at the last remaining Lamkin Crossline and Golf Pride Tour Velvets I have in my grips box, and don’t see any. Maybe it’s something I’d see on other wrap style grips.

In any case, the extrusion residue came off very quickly, and even though I play bare handed, I didn’t feel the seams. Your mileage may vary.

The REVL Comfort performs well in play. My arthritic hands appreciate the ease with which I can control the club. I think the larger lower profile feels more comfortable than more aggressively tapered grips.

Do I play better? Hard to say. I do know, however, that my hands have felt less tender after the last several rounds. I think it is entirely likely that if I can maintain a lighter grip throughout the round, my overall play will benefit.

I have obviously not given the clubs a multi-month endurance test, but the material seems as though it should be quite durable – more durable, I think, than Winn Dri-Tacs, which generally only last a season for me.

My only misgiving is with the color, as white grips always seems to look dirty quickly — and almost never clean up to my satisfaction. Fortunately, they also come in black. I may order a set of black grips when these get unsightly.

At $8.99, the REVL Comfort is very reasonably priced. It’s cheaper than a Winn Excel and the same price as a Golf Pride Tour Wrap.

Pending any unexpected durability issues, there’s a good chance the REVL Comfort becomes my go-to grip.