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Question on grip
Posted on 6/1/20 at 2:06 pm
Posted on 6/1/20 at 2:06 pm
I am fairly new to golf (within the past two years), and went from shooting in the 120's to now mid to low 90's. I recently decided to start taking lessons (one so far), and I am working on a few different things to get my swing more consistent. I played baseball my whole life, so that sort of grip is comfortable for me. I went to the range yesterday to work on the things I've learned and felt somewhat overwhelmed trying to do it all at once and was overthinking it. So I switched back to my normal grip and worked on about 3-4 of the other tips I had learned and started making much better contact. My questions is, how crucial is the grip at this point in time if I work on the other things first and then come back around to the grip?
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Posted on 6/1/20 at 2:14 pm to TigerSaint1
Probably most important. I’ve learned that good habits will follow a good grip
Posted on 6/1/20 at 2:30 pm to TigerSaint1
The grip is the foundation of the golf swing. It's the first chapter of Ben Hogan's 5 fundamentals.
I'm newer to the sport than you, and like you started with a 10 finger grip when I was just messing around at the range for the first few times. I've since switched to an interlocking grip, and after a week of sore pinky fingers it feels much more natural to me now to grip the club that way. I don't even think about it.
Having said all that, the 10 finger, interlocking, and overlapping are all pretty universally accepted grips. It's a little surprising that an instructor would want to change that unless he thought one of your hands was getting more active in the swing than the other. If that's his theory then you should absolutely work on the grip first, as it could be hindering everything else in your swing.
For him to suggest an overlap or interlock though, tells me that he might see a flaw in your swing that's due to your 10 finger grip.
The best golfer that I play regularly with is a 3 handicap and he uses the 10 finger grip. Do what's comfortable and natural if it isn't hindering other parts of your swing. The pressure points and where the club lies in your hand shouldn't change across the grip styles though. A good swing is a repeatable swing. Nothing new I try the first few times feels right at all, you have to power through that awkward feeling if it's the correct way to do it.
You're a better golfer than me right now, but I've read quite a bit on the subject over the last month
I'm newer to the sport than you, and like you started with a 10 finger grip when I was just messing around at the range for the first few times. I've since switched to an interlocking grip, and after a week of sore pinky fingers it feels much more natural to me now to grip the club that way. I don't even think about it.
Having said all that, the 10 finger, interlocking, and overlapping are all pretty universally accepted grips. It's a little surprising that an instructor would want to change that unless he thought one of your hands was getting more active in the swing than the other. If that's his theory then you should absolutely work on the grip first, as it could be hindering everything else in your swing.
For him to suggest an overlap or interlock though, tells me that he might see a flaw in your swing that's due to your 10 finger grip.
The best golfer that I play regularly with is a 3 handicap and he uses the 10 finger grip. Do what's comfortable and natural if it isn't hindering other parts of your swing. The pressure points and where the club lies in your hand shouldn't change across the grip styles though. A good swing is a repeatable swing. Nothing new I try the first few times feels right at all, you have to power through that awkward feeling if it's the correct way to do it.
You're a better golfer than me right now, but I've read quite a bit on the subject over the last month
Posted on 6/1/20 at 3:50 pm to TigerSaint1
Grip the club however you want. Just make sure your club is at your target on impact. I use baseball grip still bc that's what is most comfortable to me. Find your grip, find your swing and perfect it. Everyone has their own style of play. I shoot anywhere from 78-88, and I'm getting better every year.
Posted on 6/1/20 at 7:47 pm to TigerSaint1
90% of my issues stemmed from my grip. I also played baseball.
Posted on 6/1/20 at 8:49 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
A good discussion/description of "the grip" starts at 17:35 minutes into this David Leadbetter video - LINK
Posted on 6/1/20 at 8:58 pm to TigerSaint1
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This post was edited on 10/26/20 at 12:05 pm
Posted on 6/2/20 at 4:45 am to Hou_Lawyer
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Grip, Posture, Alignment. Most important 3 fundamental (and id argue in that order).
And I would add "ball position". Grip, posture, ball position and alignment are 4 "static" things that require no great athletic ability or coordination that anyone can learn and if you are fairly close to being good in all 4 then you can get by with a so-so golf swing but if those 4 things are bad then you can have a swing with great tempo that looks nice but is always fighting a poor foundation and is dependent on perfect timing.
Posted on 6/2/20 at 7:46 am to TigerSaint1
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I played baseball my whole life, so that sort of grip is comfortable for me
The type of grip, baseball/interlock/overlap, isn't as important as the strength. When I play with beginners or high handicappers the vast majority have really weak grips. Make sure your V's are pointing at least to your right shoulder (if right handed). This helps to square the clubface easier.
Posted on 6/2/20 at 8:40 am to Hou_Lawyer
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Interlock if you have smaller hands or overlap. Interlock always felt best to me.
I've tried and tried to interlock, but it feels soooo uncomfortable to me. I feel like I use my hands and wrists to control my swing a bit, and interlocking takes that ability away.
I do sort of lay my pinky on my right hand on top of my index finger of my left, so my hands are gripping the club as an interlocking grip would, without interlocking the fingers.
Just feels better to me. Odd I know..
Posted on 6/2/20 at 8:48 am to TigerSaint1
I've been watching some Martin Chuck videos recently. I like the way he talks about grip, hopefully it helps a little. Fast forward to around 2 min mark where he starts breaking down grip
LINK
LINK
Posted on 6/2/20 at 10:27 am to TigerSaint1
You have to find the grip that works for you
I feel more comfortable swinging it with the interlocking, but ironically i hit it worse that way. I think somehow it is making my grip weak or something
I have played an overlap grip for the past 5-10 years because of that
I feel more comfortable swinging it with the interlocking, but ironically i hit it worse that way. I think somehow it is making my grip weak or something
I have played an overlap grip for the past 5-10 years because of that
Posted on 6/14/20 at 10:46 am to TigerSaint1
I’m a perfect testament to just how important the grip is.
I quit playing for over a year and when I started back I was experiencing the same bullshite, hook, big cut, compression just so so, great shot followed by terrible shot. Well this was happening because of my grip, my left hand was weak as hell (couldn’t see any knuckles), and my right hand was strong as hell (right hand was underneath the grip) I’ve been gripping the club like this for a long time and did not realize it. My hands were constantly fighting each other, and with my weak as hell left hand i had ingrained rotating the shite out of the club face on way down to square the face.
I moved my hands on the club in a neutral position (left hand can see about 2 knuckles, right hand more on top of the club, Vs both pointed to right shoulder/chin) and it has made a world of difference. It took a couple of buckets to get used to it and it felt insane at first but fixing my grip changed everything for the better.
The grip is huge, it controls face rotation without you thinking about it.
I quit playing for over a year and when I started back I was experiencing the same bullshite, hook, big cut, compression just so so, great shot followed by terrible shot. Well this was happening because of my grip, my left hand was weak as hell (couldn’t see any knuckles), and my right hand was strong as hell (right hand was underneath the grip) I’ve been gripping the club like this for a long time and did not realize it. My hands were constantly fighting each other, and with my weak as hell left hand i had ingrained rotating the shite out of the club face on way down to square the face.
I moved my hands on the club in a neutral position (left hand can see about 2 knuckles, right hand more on top of the club, Vs both pointed to right shoulder/chin) and it has made a world of difference. It took a couple of buckets to get used to it and it felt insane at first but fixing my grip changed everything for the better.
The grip is huge, it controls face rotation without you thinking about it.
This post was edited on 6/14/20 at 10:47 am
Posted on 6/14/20 at 11:03 am to TigerSaint1
GAP
Grip
Alignment
Posture
Three things to do be done before a swing that are most important.
Grip
Alignment
Posture
Three things to do be done before a swing that are most important.
Posted on 6/14/20 at 11:22 am to TigerSaint1
You will Likely have to rework your entire swing once you plateau With current tweaks and look to make the next step.
Grip and stance over the ball needs to be Addressed first....then build off of that.
It seems easier now...but if you want to continue your progress this will only hinder you if you do not get the things set up properly before you ever take the club back
Grip and stance over the ball needs to be Addressed first....then build off of that.
It seems easier now...but if you want to continue your progress this will only hinder you if you do not get the things set up properly before you ever take the club back
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