Time to get a grip (part 2)
See Time to get a grip (part 1) before you start reading.
A common mistake is to set the club more in your palms, instead of in your fingers.
Follow three easy steps, and become a grip master:
1. Place the golf club across the fingers in your left hand [for righties], from the mid-section of the forefinger to the top of the pad of the pinkie finger. And when you close your grip, the shaft should be pressed against the muscular pad of your palm and your left thumb should be slightly right of center of the grip. And if done correctly, you should see about two and a half knuckles of your left hand.
The correct position of your thumb is very important because your left thumb supports the club at the top of your backswing.
2. Next, the right hand doesn’t come from underneath but from the side.
When placing the club in your right hand, the shaft should be again placed along the fingers and not the palm! Lightly close the fingers so the golf club is controlled by the two middle fingers. And now, your right thumb should be placed just to the left side of the center of the shaft.
3. I like grip tension at about a 4 on a scale of 1-10. You hear about gripping the club like you’re holding a baby bird. You want to hold it tight enough to control its movement, but of course you don’t want to choke.
Some golfers hold it tighter, imagine gripping it like a tube of toothpaste—you want to squeeze just enough paste for one brush’s worth.
I guess many of you associate power and distance with a very firm golf grip.
But if you thunk like this, then you are totally wrong.
The faster you can swing the golf club, the farther the ball will go. That sounds right.., however the energy your body generates is transferred to the club through your hands. Sounds right too, but here is the key:
If there is too much tension on your hands, you will reduce the speed the club can travel. Remember, too much tension reduces club speed!
If you are confused read it one more time, or go to video page of golf training room to see training video aid that I have found online. Look for Golf Grip.
Remember, proper grip is a key element to improve your scores!!
To your golf success,
Lukas.
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