Iomic

Made by the ‘Elastomer’; The Perfect Material for Grips

In the past, most golf grips were made out of rubber, which was not resistant to ultraviolet rays. Those grips would soon begin to go hard and crack, and would not be of use within a short amount of time. So, to make the rubber last longer, companies would add carbon which would make the grip more resistant to ultraviolet.

But similar to pencil lead, carbon’s colour is black; therefore the only colour available was black.

Recently, other companies have produced coloured grips like ours. They are using a material called ABR. (Thermoplastic Rubber). We also thought about using ABR, however during testing ABR showed problems with adhesiveness and was slippery when wet. We therefore abandoned testing. We also decided rubber was an unacceptable material and looked for something totally new, low in torque, waterproof and more resistant to ultraviolet rays.

We considered silicon, which had the softness that was ideal for grips but it had a high adhesion factor which a grip cannot have. We then tried elastomers. There are over 30 different elastomers and by repeated testing of different combinations, we decided upon a combination of 5 of these elastomers for the Iomic grip. We then added different materials for water-resistance, just the right amount of adhesiveness and friction-resistance. Elastomer’s natural colour is white, so we can manufacture Iomic grips in any colour.