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Why Can't There Be Just One Grip???

  • 15-03-2010 1:06am
    #1
    Zak Flaps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,349 ✭✭✭


    AAARRRGGGHHH!

    Started reading Hogan's Five Fundamentals and am reading about the grip.
    Was looking at a dvd and at some youtube vids also.
    I am confused.
    Hogan stresses a more palmy left hand grip, and the V on his right hand pointing to his chin.
    Others think the left hand should be a more finger based grip, with the V on the right hand pointing towards the right shoulder (not his chin).

    So which should I follow???!!!
    Please advise!

    zak.


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  • #2
    Myksyk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,550 ✭✭✭Myksyk


    Where your V points will be determined by what kind of shot you tend to hit. There are various degrees of three basic "strength" of grip ...weak, neutral and strong (nothing to do with how hard you're holding the club). Depending on which you adopt your V will point either to left of your chin (weak), at your chin (neutral) or toward your right shoulder (strong). You can change the strength of your grip to counter any problems you may be having with slices or hooks. A weak grip brings the club to impact slightly more open and encourages a cut or slice, a strong grip encourages a draw or if things go wrong a hook. Various players go more neutral (Woods included). As most people struggle with slices (usually more to do with their overall swing than their grip) they often compensate by developing very strong grips where their V is pointing past their right shoulder. There's no way out of it except to try different grip strengths based on your current propensities. I have found that as your swing develops you will modify this to stronger or weaker and eventually settle on something.

    The palm thing is interesting. I've heard various things and have tried most. Some people are very palmy and place the club in the left hand right across the palm down to the last crease of the index finger. Again Woods, for example, says he places the club from over the top of his small finger to the first crease in the index finger. Again, I think the only thing to do is get a variety of opinions and try out each to see which facilitates your playing well.


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