Dear
Linda,
Is
the anti-slip tape legally allowed as shown in attached photos?
Best
Regards,
Lou
from Thailand
Dear
Lou,
A
literal reading of Rule 14-3c would seem to indicate that the anti-slip tape in
your photos is not legal. While a player may wear gloves, use powder, or wrap a
handkerchief or towel around the club to assist him in gripping it, there does
not seem to be permission to affix strips of gripping tape to the actual grip. I
believe this would violate the requirement in Appendix II that a grip be
“straight and plain in form” and have "no bulge or waist." I am going to send
your question to a senior rules official, to see if he will give me a more
definitive answer. Please be patient while I await his response.
Linda
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Response from senior
official:
I don’t like the way it’s currently taped because of the
potential for “bulges and waists”. If the grip were completely covered
and done so without ridges created by overlap, I think it would be permitted.
