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Au revoir reverse grip

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭inthehole1


    the lawman wrote: »
    The main difference is driver distance and consistent iron striking. Short game much the same really. I feel like I'm becoming a much better player. I can get tips and advice now whereas before felt I was not eligible! If that makes sense.

    know exactly what you mean about advice
    its that consistant striking that i am hoping for
    going to get onto pro at club at book the first lesson and start the process


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭inthehole1


    millerj wrote: »
    I always played hurling with the golf grip so am probably lucky now but just thinking of three guys who I know playing with the 'hurley' grip and funnily they play off 3,5 &8. Played with the 3 handicapper recently in Fota and I really could not see a chink in his game....! would love to be able to hit the ball like him.

    3,5 and 8 sound serious golfers
    have always been told there is very few low handicapers playing cack handed


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 253 ✭✭padzer


    Fair balls Lawman, job done, congrats. I'd like to think some day i will make the change.

    I'm jealous.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,331 ✭✭✭the lawman


    padzer wrote: »
    Fair balls Lawman, job done, congrats. I'd like to think some day i will make the change.

    I'm jealous.

    Cheers padzer. You don't have to be jealous at all just make the call this winter and do it. Trust me the hardest part is actually making the call to do it.

    Go for it nothing to lose but lots to gain.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,087 ✭✭✭ronjo


    I have always played cack handed since I picked up a golf club 25 years ago. I couldn't really imagine changing.

    With two small kids I wouldn't have time to practice anyway as I never go to range.

    I play off 10 and I think the two things that. I am affected on are length off driver and keeping it from slicing which of course are linked.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,593 ✭✭✭brick tamland


    the lawman wrote: »
    Cheers padzer. You don't have to be jealous at all just make the call this winter and do it. Trust me the hardest part is actually making the call to do it.

    Go for it nothing to lose but lots to gain.

    Fair play fella. Im also in 2 minds if I should switch or not this winter. My fear as above is I wont get out enough to practice. How much did you get out hitting bslls over thise 6 weeks?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 315 ✭✭jukebox2310


    Playing off 6 myself with hurling grip. Again tend to suffer from slice when things are going bad but no problems with distance from the tee.
    Friend of mine has similar grip and he is off of 4 and also know of a guy playing off of 2 with it.

    Friend of mine off scratch tried to get me to change but couldn't come to terms with it and gave up on it after a week. Biggest drawback to hurling grip is you really cant get any lessons as not many pros want to teach you unless you alter your grip so unless you are happy to try and learn things yourself you are probably better off changing. Personally I never will change and I'm happy enough with that.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,331 ✭✭✭the lawman


    Fair play fella. Im also in 2 minds if I should switch or not this winter. My fear as above is I wont get out enough to practice. How much did you get out hitting bslls over thise 6 weeks?

    I got a lesson and probably got out to range maybe twice a week for two weeks then back for a lesson and repeat and rinse for maybe 6 weeks.

    A lot of the base work as at home where I would grab a club at every single opportunity to practice the new interlock. I have a small girl so obviously just sneaking in some swings also in the house helped. As I said every spare few moments spent with a club in the hand.

    It really only took a week or two and lots of swinging that the new grip was the norm. Then it was about bringing that onto the course. Much easier than I thought.

    I tried the old way last week in Corballis number 12 and shanked it 20 yards!! Just felt alien.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭inthehole1


    Playing off 6 myself with hurling grip. Again tend to suffer from slice when things are going bad but no problems with distance from the tee.
    Friend of mine has similar grip and he is off of 4 and also know of a guy playing off of 2 with it.

    Friend of mine off scratch tried to get me to change but couldn't come to terms with it and gave up on it after a week. Biggest drawback to hurling grip is you really cant get any lessons as not many pros want to teach you unless you alter your grip so unless you are happy to try and learn things yourself you are probably better off changing. Personally I never will change and I'm happy enough with that.

    have def seen that myself reference getting lessons,so have given up on them.if i was playing off 4 dont think i would be worrying about changing my grip either.fair play on the handicap


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 bangor


    If you are playing off a low number with a hurley grip, then stay there, unless you are young enough to spend few years learning a new swing. It's not just a matter of changing hands around, no it's a matter of rechanging your whole body, which is a big feat when you don't know what should be changed. The hurley swing is about the height of your hands from the ball, instead of the right hand being high for hurley it's low for golf. the difference this makes is huge. In golf your body must travel past the ball before contact, you may find this difficult with a swing change if your hurley swing is well entrenched in your mind. Until you can make that change, to hit the ball from in front and not behind, just leave it alone or you may end up with two different
    swings.


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