made progressively greater in diameter in going from the number one iron to the sand wedge and the driver through the fairway woods the grip diameter for each club being designed for maximum control and accuracy for that club application_number US 56717790 A description referring now to fig1 and 2 a set of golf club irons incorporating the invention is shown the diameters d 1 d 11 of the grips of the clubs progressively increase in size in going from the number 1 iron to the wedges pw and sw in the first embodiment this increase is a straight line progression a non linear progression however may also be utilized while a straight line progression in grip size is desirable and most effective for most players top quality amateur golfers and professionals will benefit most from grip sizes which increase somewhat variably from club to club in this non linear progression the greatest increase in diameter occurs between the number 1 and number 2 clubs with this increase being reduced slightly between succeeding numbered clubs it is also to be noted that certain golfers in the 34 average 34 category may find the clubs with non linear grip size increases to be more comfortable and to provide the desired optimum performance while certain professionals may prefer the clubs with linear grip size increases the following grip diameters as measured at a distance 34 d 34.