At Designer Golf Wear we not only sell golf clothes but offer golf tips and improvement techniques through our series of golf lessons designed by our very own PGA Professional Golf Teacher Martin Beaty.
In the first lesson we discuss the all important golf grip.
The golf grip is the first basic fundamental of the golf set-up and is often
the most difficult to correct as it provides the golfer with feel. A
correct grip provides a solid connection between golfer and golf club
however should not be a dominant force during the swing.
A golfer with a correct grip is more likely to hit straighter, better
flighted shots than a golfer with an incorrect grip. This is because a
correct grip at address provides the golfer with a square club-face at
impact thus complementing the natural rotation of the club-head through
the shot.
A golfer with a bad grip will be more likely to rely on the timing of
the hands into the impact position. This can be managed by altering or
creating certain differences through impact but is not always
consistent. For example a strong top hand (too many knuckles on top) can
be managed by delaying the natural rotation of the club head until
after the ball has been struck (Paul Azinger, Bernhard Langer) and is
often referred to as “holding off”. Push/Block/Hook.
A Weak top hand (Knuckles too much underneath the club) can also be
managed by a dominant bottom hand which often causes an “out to in”
swing path through impact (Lee Travino). Pull/Slice
One of the great masters of the game Ben Hogan highlighted a
significant fault in his own grip which he called “the long Thumb”
however I believe the real improvement came by moving his left thumb
(top hand) more on top of the golf club to eliminate his tendency to hit
a hook.
For more go to Golf Lesson 1 - The Grip on Designer Golf Wear.