* Indicated that confidential portion
                                           has been omitted and filed separately
                                     with the Securities and Exchange Commission

Exhibit 10.17

                 AMENDMENT TO MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT

         This AMENDMENT TO MANUFACTURING  AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT (the "Amendment")
is made as of this 4th day of April,  1997 by and between  ROYAL GRIP,  INC.,  a
Nevada  corporation   ("Purchaser"),   and  ACUSHNET  RUBBER  COMPANY,  INC.,  a
Massachusetts corporation ("Vendor").

                                    RECITALS
                                    --------

A.  Purchaser  and Vendor are parties to that certain  Manufacturing  and Supply
Agreement dated as of December 21, 1996 (the "Agreement")  whereby,  among other
things,  Vendor became the exclusive supplier of non-cord grips (the "Grips") to
Purchaser.

B. Vendor has  experienced  delays in the  production  of Grips and, as a result
thereof, has failed to meet production requirements under the Agreement.

C. The  parties  have  agreed to amend and to waive  certain  provisions  of the
Agreement  and  are  entering  into  this   Amendment  in  furtherance  of  such
agreements.

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in consideration  of the mutual  agreements set forth
herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:

         1.  Amendments.  The parties to the Agreement hereby agree to amend and
to waive certain provisions of the Agreement as follows:

                  (i)  Section   1.1(b)  is  hereby  amended  by  deleting  such
         subsection  in its  entirety  and by  inserting  in  lieu  thereof  the
         following:  "Subject to the terms  hereof,  Purchaser  hereby agrees to
         purchase from Vendor 100% of its  requirements of Grips during the term
         of this Agreement;  provided,  however,  that if and to the extent that
         Vendor fails for any reason to supply (or fails to notify  Purchaser in
         accordance  herewith  of its  ability  to  supply)  a  number  of Grips
         sufficient to meet Purchaser's requirements at any time or from time to
         time during the term of this  Agreement,  Purchaser may (whether or not
         such  notice is  provided),  at its option and  discretion  and without
         prejudice to any of its rights or remedies  arising  hereunder or under
         applicable  law,  purchase  from one or more third party  suppliers the
         Grips not supplied by Vendor in accordance  herewith that are necessary
         to fulfill Purchaser's  requirements (the "Additional  Grips").  Vendor
         further agrees that in the event Purchaser  purchases  Additional Grips
         from  other  third  party  suppliers,   Vendor  shall  promptly  notify
         Purchaser  from time to time of its ability to  manufacture  and supply
         all or any portion of such Additional Grips (on an ongoing basis),  and
         Purchaser  shall use reasonable  efforts to transition the  manufacture
         and supply of such Additional Grips (or portion thereof) back to Vendor
         as soon as is reasonably practicable,  subject to any supply agreements
         entered into by Purchaser for such Additional Grips.  Nothing contained
         herein  shall  relieve  Vendor  from  either  the  minimum   production
         requirements or the penalties for failing to meet such requirements set
         forth in Section 2.1(b) or elsewhere herein."
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                                         * Confidential portion has been omitted
                                        and filed separately with the Commission


                  (ii) Section 2.1 is hereby amended by deleting such section in
         its entirety and by inserting in lieu thereof the following:

                  "Purchase Requirements.
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                           (a) Upon receipt of Purchaser's firm orders therefor,
                           Vendor  hereby  agrees to  manufacture  and supply to
                           Purchaser  Grips during each calendar month beginning
                           April 1,  1997 and  ending  December  31,  1997  (the
                           "Transition Term") at a rate of up to [ * ] Grips per
                           month.   For   purposes   of   calculating   Vendor's
                           production requirements pursuant to this Section 2.1,
                           the  number of Grips  manufactured  and  supplied  by
                           Vendor shall  constitute the number of Grips actually
                           manufactured and supplied by Vendor and the number of
                           Grips not  manufactured by Vendor but with respect to
                           which Vendor completes secondary buffing, trimming or
                           painting, in each case pursuant to Purchaser's orders
                           during each month of the  Transition  Term, and shall
                           not  include  any  Grips  manufactured  by  Vendor or
                           otherwise  in  Vendor's  inventory  prior to April 1,
                           1997, or during any period prior to the  commencement
                           of any calendar month during the Transition Term.

                           (b) In the  event  Purchaser  orders  from  Vendor  a
                           number  of Grips  equal  to or less  than [ * ] Grips
                           during any calendar month during the Transition Term,
                           and Vendor  fails for any reason to  manufacture  and
                           supply the number of Grips  ordered by Purchaser  (up
                           to [ * ] Grips)  during any month of such  Transition
                           Term,  Purchaser  shall be  entitled  to,  and Vendor
                           shall  provide  Purchaser  with,  a  credit  (each  a
                           "Purchase  Credit" and  collectively,  the  "Purchase
                           Credits"),   to  be  applied  against   invoices  for
                           purchases  of Grips by  Purchaser  during the term of
                           this  Agreement.  Each such Purchase  Credit shall be
                           equal  to the  product  of (i) the  number  of  Grips
                           ordered by Purchaser for delivery to its customers or
                           distributors each calendar month (up to [ * ] Grips),
                           minus the number of Grips  manufactured  and supplied
                           by Vendor in accordance  with this  Agreement  during
                           each such month,  (ii)  multiplied  by $[ * ]. In the
                           event that this  Agreement is  terminated  or expires
                           prior to the time that  Purchaser has used all of its
                           accumulated   Purchase   Credits  and  other  credits
                           pursuant to Section 3.3 (d) hereof,  Vendor shall pay
                           to Purchaser,  in addition to any other amounts owing
                           hereunder,  an  amount  in cash  equal to all  unused
                           Purchase   Credits  existing  at  the  time  of  such
                           termination  or  expiration,  such payment to be made
                           within 
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                                         * Confidential portion has been omitted
                                        and filed separately with the Commission

                           three (3) days after the date of such  termination or
                           expiration.

                           (c) In the event Purchaser is permitted to order from
                           Vendor (and orders from Vendor and sells) more than [
                           * ]  Grips  during  any  calendar  month  during  the
                           Transition Term, and Vendor manufactures and supplies
                           in such calendar month a number of Grips in excess of
                           [ * ]  Grips  ordered  and  sold by  Purchaser  (such
                           excess  amount  over [ * ] Grips  being  referred  to
                           herein  as  the  "Excess  Grips"),  Vendor  shall  be
                           entitled,  in  addition  to the base  price  for such
                           Grips in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof, to a sum
                           equal to (i) $[ * ] per Grip,  multiplied by (ii) the
                           number of Excess Grips;  provided,  however, that the
                           maximum  amount  payable to Vendor  pursuant  to this
                           Section  2.1(c) shall in no event exceed an aggregate
                           of $[ * ] plus the amount of any additional  Purchase
                           Credits previously earned by Purchaser. If on the due
                           date of any  payment  owing to  Vendor  by  Purchaser
                           under  this  Section  2.1(c)   Purchaser  has  unused
                           Purchase Credits or any unused portion of its Initial
                           Credit  under  Section  3.3(d)  hereof,  such payment
                           obligations shall be satisfied by appropriate  offset
                           or reduction of Purchaser's  unused  credits.  In the
                           event Purchaser has no accumulated  unused credits at
                           the time such payment  obligation  is due  hereunder,
                           and  subject  to  the  remaining  provisions  hereof,
                           Purchaser  shall be  obligated to pay such amounts to
                           Vendor in accordance  with the then existing  payment
                           terms between Purchaser and Vendor.

                           (d)  Subject  to  Section  7.3(d)  hereof,  Purchaser
                           hereby  agrees to purchase  Grips from Vendor in each
                           calendar year of this agreement commencing January 1,
                           1999 at the annualized rate of [ * ] Grips per year."

         (iii)  Section  2.2 is hereby  amended by adding to such  section a new
         subsection (e) which provides as follows: "(e) Purchaser agrees that no
         later than June 30 of each year  (commencing  June 30, 1997) during the
         term of this  Agreement it shall provide  Vendor with a forecast of its
         annual  purchase  requirements  of Grips for the following  year,  such
         forecast to be provided by part  number.  Such  forecasts  shall not be
         considered  binding  commitments  on the part of Purchaser to order the
         quantity or types of Grips specified therein. Vendor hereby agrees that
         it will be obligated to produce the number of Grips  identified in such
         forecast to the extent the number of Grips identified  therein does not
         constitute  an increase of more than ten percent (10%) of the number of
         Grips ordered by Purchaser  during the immediately  preceding  calendar
         year (the "Maximum Annual Requirement"), and agrees to notify Purchaser
         in writing within thirty (30) days after receipt of Purchaser's  annual
         forecast of its ability or inability to produce the Maximum
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                                         * Confidential portion has been omitted
                                        and filed separately with the Commission

         Annual  Requirement  of  Grips  in  accordance  herewith.   Vendor  and
         Purchaser  hereby  further  agree that Vendor shall not be obligated to
         produce more than ten percent (10%) of the Maximum  Annual  Requirement
         of Grips during any one calendar month of the applicable calendar year.
         For 1998,  Vendor shall be obligated to produce and supply a minimum of
         [ * ] Grips,  if ordered by  Purchaser.  By way of  example,  an annual
         forecast for Purchaser's Grip  requirements in calendar year 1999 shall
         be provided to Vendor on or before June 30, 1998. If Purchaser's  total
         Grip requirement for 1998 was [ * ] Grips,  Vendor will be obligated to
         supply the number of Grips  specified in Purchaser's  forecast for 1999
         up to [ * ] Grips, and no more than [ * ] Grips in any one month during
         1999.  In the event Vendor fails for any reason to supply the number of
         Grips required  hereunder,  Purchaser  shall be entitled to the amounts
         set forth in Section 7.2 hereof.  The  forecasts  set forth in Sections
         2.2(a) and 2.2(b) of this Agreement shall be subject in all respects to
         the  production and output  requirements  set forth in Sections 2.1 and
         this 2.2(e)."

         (iv) Section 3.1 is hereby  amended by deleting the first  sentence and
         by  inserting  in lieu  thereof the  following:  "Purchaser  and Vendor
         hereby  agree that the  purchase  price per Grip  ordered by  Purchaser
         hereunder  shall be as set  forth on a  pricing  schedule  agreed to by
         Purchaser  and Vendor,  which pricing  schedule  shall  reference  this
         Agreement  and shall be binding on the parties in  accordance  with its
         terms."

         (v) Section 3.2(c) is hereby amended by deleting such subsection in its
         entirety and by inserting  in lieu  thereof the  following:  "Purchaser
         shall use its  reasonable  best efforts to cause the shares  underlying
         the options to be  registered  for resale under the  Securities  Act of
         1933, as amended,  as promptly as is reasonably  practicable  after the
         receipt of written  demand  therefor  by Vendor,  but in no event on or
         before a date that is one  hundred  and  eighty  (180)  days  after the
         consummation of Purchaser's proposed transaction with FM Precision Golf
         Corporation.  Vendor  shall be  entitled to cause  Purchaser  to cancel
         166,667  (but not more or less than  166,667)  of the  250,000  options
         granted  pursuant to Section  3.2(b)  above upon sixty (60) days' prior
         written notice to Purchaser;  provided,  however, that Vendor shall not
         be entitled to cancel such  options if (i) Vendor is then in breach (or
         but for the passage of time would be in breach) of this  Agreement,  or
         (ii) if Purchaser's accountants determine that the cancellation of such
         options will not result in a positive  impact on Purchaser's  earnings.
         Upon proper  cancellation  of such  options,  Vendor shall be entitled,
         subject to the  limitations  set forth below, to an offset or reduction
         of the then unused portion of the Initial Credit  provided to Purchaser
         under  Section  3.3(d)  hereof,  if any.  In no event  shall  Vendor be
         entitled to payment in cash or  anything  else of value other than such
         credit  offset . The amount of such offset  shall be equal to the value
         of such  options on the date notice of  cancellation  is  provided,  as
         valued by Purchaser's  accountants in accordance with the Black-Scholes
         option pricing  model,  but in no event shall the value of such options
         exceed in the aggregate the lesser of (y) $239,333 or (z) the amount of
         any then unused portion of Purchaser's  Initial  Credit,  regardless of
         the value of the options determined by such accountants. "
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         (vi)  Section  3.3 is hereby  amended  by adding to such  section a new
         subsection  (d) which  provides as  follows:  "(d)  Purchaser  shall be
         entitled to, and Vendor hereby provides to Purchaser, a purchase credit
         in the amount of $400,000 (the "Initial  Credit"),  such Initial Credit
         to be in addition to any and all  Purchase  Credits  owed to  Purchaser
         from time to time under Section 2.1(b) hereof. The Initial Credit under
         this subsection (d) and all Purchase Credits under Section 2.1(b) shall
         be applied by Purchaser  against,  and shall constitute  timely payment
         of, any unpaid  invoices of Vendor for Grips existing as of the date of
         this Agreement or thereafter (up to the amount of all such credits)."

         (vii)  Section  7.2  is  hereby   amended  by  adding  a  new  sentence
         immediately  after  the  second  sentence  thereof  which  provides  as
         follows:  "The  reimbursement  amounts  set  forth  in the  immediately
         preceding  sentence  shall not apply to any failure of Vendor to supply
         the quantity of Grips  specified in Section  2.1(b)  hereof  during the
         Transition  Term,  which failure shall be subject to the  reimbursement
         provisions set forth in Section 2.1(b)."

         (viii)  Section 7.3(b) is hereby amended by deleting the first sentence
         of such  subsection  and by inserting  in lieu  thereof the  following:
         "Purchaser  shall have a grace  period of ten (10) days with respect to
         the provision of forecasts and firm orders required pursuant to Section
         2.2(a) of the  Agreement,  and shall have a grace period of thirty (30)
         days with respect to the  provision  of  non-binding  annual  forecasts
         required pursuant to Section 2.2(e) of the Agreement."

         (ix) The  provisions  of  Section  7.3(d) of the  Agreement  are hereby
         waived  with  respect  to the  purchase  of Grips by  Purchaser  during
         calendar years 1997 and 1998.

         (x) Section 7.7 is hereby  re-designated as Section 7.8 and there shall
         be added a new Section 7.7 to provide as follows:

                  "7.7  Voluntary Termination by Vendor.
                        --------------------------------

                  (a) Vendor  shall have the right to terminate  this  Agreement
                  with Purchaser at any time on or after June 30, 1998 by giving
                  Purchaser not less than ten (10) months' prior written  notice
                  of   termination   and  by  paying  to  Purchaser  in  cash  a
                  termination fee which shall be the sum of the following:

                           (i) The  aggregate  profit  realized or realizable by
                           Vendor with respect to the  exercise  and  subsequent
                           sale of 166,667 of the  options  granted  pursuant to
                           Section 3.2(b) hereof (the "Retained  Options").  For
                           purposes  of  this  subsection   (a)(i),  the  profit
                           realized or realizable by Vendor with respect to such
                           Retained  Options  shall mean (y) with respect to any
                           shares  of  Common  Stock of  Purchaser  acquired  by
                           Vendor  upon  exercise of such  Retained  Options and
                           subsequently  sold by  Vendor,  the  aggregate  sales
                           price of such Common Stock (less reasonable brokerage
                           commissions
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                           incurred by Vendor pursuant to such sales),  less the
                           aggregate exercise price paid by Vendor upon exercise
                           of the Retained Options  underlying such shares,  and
                           (z) with  respect  to any  shares of Common  Stock of
                           Purchaser   acquired  by  Vendor  upon   exercise  of
                           Retained  Options  which have not  subsequently  been
                           sold by Vendor (the "Retained  Shares"),  the closing
                           price of the  Company's  Common  Stock as provided by
                           the NASD on the  termination  date  multiplied by the
                           number of Retained  Shares then held by Vendor,  less
                           the  exercise  price paid by Vendor upon  exercise of
                           the Retained Options  underlying such shares, in each
                           case plus or minus the  aggregate  Tax Benefit or Tax
                           Liability (as defined below) to Vendor arising out of
                           the transactions  described  herein.  For purposes of
                           this Section 7.7(a)(i),  Vendor's Tax Liability shall
                           be equal to the aggregate amount of any capital gains
                           or income taxes incurred by it (or its  shareholders)
                           as a  result  of its  sale or  other  disposition  of
                           shares of Common Stock acquired  pursuant to exercise
                           of the  Retained  Options,  and  Vendor's Tax Benefit
                           shall be equal to the aggregate tax benefit to it (or
                           its  shareholders)  arising  out  of the  payment  of
                           profits or other amounts  pursuant to this subsection
                           (a)(i) before giving effect to any other amounts paid
                           or payable  by Vendor as a result of its  termination
                           of  this   Agreement.   In  the  event  Vendor's  Tax
                           Liability  exceeds the amount of its Tax  Benefits as
                           provided  herein,  the  difference  shall be deducted
                           from the profits payable  hereunder to Purchaser.  In
                           the event Vendor's Tax Benefits exceeds the amount of
                           its  tax   Liabilities   as  provided   herein,   the
                           difference   shall  be   payable  to   Purchaser   as
                           additional   profits   pursuant  to  this  subsection
                           (a)(i);

                           (ii) An amount equal to all shipping and installation
                           costs  of all Grip  manufacturing  tools,  molds  and
                           other  equipment  incurred  in  connection  with  the
                           transition of production operations,  up to $100,000;
                           and

                           (iii) An additional $2.5 million.

                  (b) In addition to payment of the termination fee set forth in
                  subsection (a) above,  Vendor hereby further agrees that, upon
                  termination or notice of  termination,  as the case may be, of
                  this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.7:

                           (i) All Retained Options originally granted to Vendor
                           under Section 3.2(b) that are unexercised on the date
                           of Vendor's  termination  notice shall be canceled by
                           Purchaser  and not  subject to exercise by any holder
                           thereof effective  immediately on an as of the notice
                           of termination;

                           (ii)  Vendor  shall  continue  to  produce  Grips  in
                           accordance with this Agreement,  and shall be subject
                           to the  penalties  and  damages  provided  under this
                           Agreement  in  connection  therewith,  during the ten
                           (10) month
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                           period  following  Vendor's  notice  of  termination,
                           which production and penalty provisions shall survive
                           notice  of  termination   and   termination  of  this
                           Agreement.  Purchaser  agrees  that it  will  use its
                           reasonable  best efforts to begin  transition of Grip
                           production  as  early  as is  reasonably  practicable
                           under  the  circumstances  upon  termination  of  the
                           Agreement;

                           (iii)  Vendor  shall  provide all Grip  compounds  to
                           Purchaser and any new suppliers  engaged by Purchaser
                           at Vendor's  cost for a period of two (2) years after
                           the start-up of  production  by Purchaser or such new
                           suppliers.  For purposes of this subsection (b)(iii),
                           Vendor's cost shall mean  Vendor's  actual and direct
                           cost of materials, labor and overhead attributable to
                           the purchase of such compounds;

                           (iv)  Vendor  shall  sell  to   Purchaser   all  Grip
                           production  equipment used or owned by Vendor covered
                           under the Lease Agreement. The purchase price payable
                           by  Purchaser  for  such   equipment   shall  be  the
                           outstanding  balance  of  the  Lease  Agreement.   In
                           addition,  Vendor shall,  at  Purchaser's  option and
                           election,  sell to  Purchaser  any or all  additional
                           Grip production equipment owned by Vendor that is not
                           subject to the Lease Agreement, which equipment shall
                           be sold to  Purchaser  at  Vendor's  net  book  value
                           thereof; and

                           (v) Vendor shall,  immediately  upon providing notice
                           of  termination  to  Purchaser,  promptly  and  fully
                           assist Purchaser in finding new Grip suppliers and in
                           the   orderly   transitioning   of  Grip   production
                           operations  to  one  or  more  new  suppliers  (or to
                           Purchaser,   if  Purchaser   elects  to  resume  Grip
                           production   operations),   which   assistance  shall
                           include  but not be limited to the  provision  of all
                           recipe  and  mixing  instructions  to  Purchaser  and
                           Purchaser's  new suppliers.  It is hereby  understood
                           and agreed  that  Purchaser  will use its  reasonable
                           best efforts to transition Grip production operations
                           to  other  third  party  suppliers  upon  receipt  of
                           Vendor's  notice of  termination  of this  Agreement;
                           provided,  however,  that  Purchaser  shall have full
                           discretion in selecting  other third party  suppliers
                           in accordance with  Purchaser's then existing quality
                           and pricing objectives."

         (xi) Section 7.8 (formerly  Section 7.7) is hereby amended by adding to
         the end of such  sentence  after the term  "prior to  termination"  and
         before the period the following:  "and during any notice of termination
         period."
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                                         * Confidential portion has been omitted
                                        and filed separately with the Commission


         (xii) The parties  hereby agree that all  purchase  orders for Grips in
         excess of [ * ] Grips provided by Purchaser prior to the effective date
         of this Amendment are hereby canceled,  and there shall be effective as
         of the date hereof  purchase orders for no greater than [ * ] Grips per
         month.

         (xiii) The parties  hereby  agree that,  for  purposes of clause (i) of
         Schedule 7.6 to the Agreement,  Vendor's up-front costs in establishing
         manufacturing operations under the Agreement were $500,000.

         2.  Effective  Date.  The  agreements  of each of the parties set forth
herein shall be effective on and as of March 31, 1997, except that the amendment
adding a new Section 2.1(d) to the  Agreement,  the amendments to Section 3.2(c)
of the Agreement,  and the waivers to Section  7.3(d) of the Agreement  shall be
effective on and as of December 21, 1996.

         3. No Other Effect.  Except as specifically set forth herein, all other
terms,  conditions,  and provisions of the Agreement  shall remain in full force
and effect and no amendment,  waiver,  release, or consent of or with respect to
any of the  matters  set  forth in such  Agreement  shall be  implied  except as
otherwise expressly set forth in this Amendment.

         4. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by facsimile and in any
number of counterparts,  each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all
of which shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  parties  have caused  this  Amendment  to be
executed  by their  duly  authorized  representatives  on the day and year first
above written.


"VENDOR"                                "PURCHASER"

ACUSHNET RUBBER COMPANY, INC.           ROYAL GRIP, INC.


By: /s/ Ronald V. Fernandes             By: /s/ Bob Burg
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Its: Executive V.P. C.O.O.              Its: President
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