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Grip (Transcript of video)

by Kag Wang ComprehensiveGolf
One of the most important parts of a good swing is developing a
solid foundation - that is your set up. Without a good set up you
are very unlikely to hit good shots. Some of the most important
parts of your set up are:
• Your alignment - making sure that you are square to the
target,
• Your posture making sure all of your angles are correct
especially your spine angle
• And most importantly, your grip.

Let’s start with the grip.
Here are some of the common problems that many golfers fall
into:
• The most common problem is turning one or both of the
hands around the shaft towards the target - this is know
as a “weak grip” and is quite likely to cause a slicing type
of shot.
• Another is turning one or both of the hands around the
shaft away from the target - this is known as a “strong
grip” and is quite likely to cause a hooking type of shot.
• Another problem that a lot of amateurs get in to is
Simply gripping the club way too tightly.

This is the best way to construct the correct grip:

Start with the left hand and have the grip run on a slight diagonal
across the base of the fingers of the left hand starting at the 2nd
knuckle of the pointer finger and ending just below the first knuckle
of the little finger. When you wrap your hand around the club
make sure the line formed between your thumb and the pointer
finger points approximately towards your right ear. When looking
down in the address position you should be able to se 2 or 2 ½
knuckles on your left hand. Now make sure that the thumb is not
pushed down flat along the shaft but instead, is snugly fitted up so
that it is not too far below the pointer finger on the left hand. There
should also be a slight trigger in the left hand on the pointer finger -
you will see how this works a little bit later.

Now bringing the right hand into play - it runs on a slight diagonal
again from the second knuckle on the ring finger to the first
knuckle on the little finger. After forming the grip, there should be

a V or line formed between the pointer finger and thumb on this
hand and this should run parallel to the line on the left hand. Now
make sure again that you form a trigger on this hand as well. This
trigger will be a little bit bigger and it can give you a lot of feel in
the pointer finger of the right hand.

There are two ways to unite the left and right hands together on
the club.
You have probably heard of the interlocking and over lapping
grips. The interlocking grip is simply where the little finger of the
right hand and the pointer finger of the left hand. The over lapping
grip this where the trigger on the left hand comes into play. The
pinky of the right hand over laps the pointer finger on the left hand.
These grips are both as good as each other. Jack Nicholas and
Tiger Woods, two of the greatest players in history use the inter
locking grip but most players on tour use the over lapping grip.
The main thing is that the two hand need to be united together so
they form one unit instead of being apart and acting independently.
Just to reiterate about the V’s or lines on your hands:
• The V on the left hand it should point to your right ear.
• The V or line formed by the right fore finger and thumb
should point parallel to that so it will point just slightly outside
of the right ear and the way that the V or line on the right
hand is formed is that this thumb should be placed opposite
the fore finger on the grip.
The best way to practice forming a grip is by holding the club at 45
degree right in front of you. Make sure that the club face is pointing
directly straight up and down so it is exactly pointing at the target
and then take your grip. Make sure that there is a least the grip
cap showing above the butt of your left hand. You can get into a
lot of trouble if your hand is off the end of it-you will lose a lot of
control.
You should feel extra pressure in your grip on the last three fingers
of the left hand so the butt is always pressed against the club. This
is to ensure you don’t loose your grip at the top of your swing -
these three fingers will hold it in. Another place where you should
feel just a little bit of extra pressure is the right palm pressing down
onto the left thumb and the trigger finger and the right hand should
have a little bit of extra pressure there. To describe the amount
of overall grip pressure – when someone tugs the club it shouldn’t
come free from your hands easily- it should come slightly out but
not all the way out.

When you look down at your grip you should be able to see 2 to
21/2 knuckles. If the grip is too weak and you can’t see any of
the knuckles you are more likely to hit a slicing type of shot. If the
grip is too strong and you can see 3 or 4 knuckles like that you are
more likely to hit with hook spin. Lastly, the left thumb should be
placed in between the meaty pads on the right hand - that way you
are much more likely to get the right line for the V or line on your
right hand.

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