Post by Admin on Jan 30, 2013 8:57:05 GMT -8
The Golf Grip
Hola! My name is Bruce Summerhays, Jr. and I’m a member of the PGA and the Director of Instruction at the new Jack Nicklaus Academy of Golf. Golfing starts with the grip and I want to share my insights on this key part of the game.
Golf can be a very complex game with a lot of moving parts. What I would like to focus on here is the only part of our body that actually has contact with the instrument that tells the ball where to go, our hands. Our hands will influence how we address the ball, the path the club goes on, the angle of the club at impact and our club head speed. Your grip is the most important fundamental to become more consistent.
Before we get too far down the road, it is important to understand that we all work a little different. What a perfect golf grip is for me may not be the perfect grip for you. Luckily there are a few things we can do to find what “perfect” is for each individual.
1. Lead arm hang
Let your arms hang relaxed. The lead arm hand (left for right handed player, right for left handed player) should be placed on the golf club as closely as possible to how it hangs naturally. Make sure that the club is held in your fingers. Most people tend to hold the golf club too much in the palm of their hand. Look at your golf glove. If it is worn out in the heel pad of your hand, you need to hold the club more in your fingers.
2. Right hand (or left hand for left handed players)
The right hand does not go on the golf club the same way the left hand does. With your right hand, place the palm directly on the back of the opposite thumb. The club should go once again in the fingers of the right hand. The right palm should now be facing your target.
3. Grip pressure
We need to experiment to find the right grip pressure. Correct grip pressure will allow us to maintain full control of the club without causing too much tension. Too much tension can have many negative effects in our swing. Too little tension will cause us to lose control of the club. If we have a scale from 1-10, with 1 being the lightest, and 10 being the firmest, your grip pressure should be somewhere between 4 and 7. When we find our correct pressure it will help us be more consistent and allow us to use the club to achieve our desired results.
If you have any additional questions, please don’t hesitate to send me an email at brucesummerhays@grupovidanta.com or better yet, come to the Jack Nicklaus Academy of Golf for some personalized instruction. Good luck on the green and Happy New Year!
Read the original article at: bit.ly/YEzbTW
Hola! My name is Bruce Summerhays, Jr. and I’m a member of the PGA and the Director of Instruction at the new Jack Nicklaus Academy of Golf. Golfing starts with the grip and I want to share my insights on this key part of the game.
Golf can be a very complex game with a lot of moving parts. What I would like to focus on here is the only part of our body that actually has contact with the instrument that tells the ball where to go, our hands. Our hands will influence how we address the ball, the path the club goes on, the angle of the club at impact and our club head speed. Your grip is the most important fundamental to become more consistent.
Before we get too far down the road, it is important to understand that we all work a little different. What a perfect golf grip is for me may not be the perfect grip for you. Luckily there are a few things we can do to find what “perfect” is for each individual.
1. Lead arm hang
Let your arms hang relaxed. The lead arm hand (left for right handed player, right for left handed player) should be placed on the golf club as closely as possible to how it hangs naturally. Make sure that the club is held in your fingers. Most people tend to hold the golf club too much in the palm of their hand. Look at your golf glove. If it is worn out in the heel pad of your hand, you need to hold the club more in your fingers.
2. Right hand (or left hand for left handed players)
The right hand does not go on the golf club the same way the left hand does. With your right hand, place the palm directly on the back of the opposite thumb. The club should go once again in the fingers of the right hand. The right palm should now be facing your target.
3. Grip pressure
We need to experiment to find the right grip pressure. Correct grip pressure will allow us to maintain full control of the club without causing too much tension. Too much tension can have many negative effects in our swing. Too little tension will cause us to lose control of the club. If we have a scale from 1-10, with 1 being the lightest, and 10 being the firmest, your grip pressure should be somewhere between 4 and 7. When we find our correct pressure it will help us be more consistent and allow us to use the club to achieve our desired results.
If you have any additional questions, please don’t hesitate to send me an email at brucesummerhays@grupovidanta.com or better yet, come to the Jack Nicklaus Academy of Golf for some personalized instruction. Good luck on the green and Happy New Year!
Read the original article at: bit.ly/YEzbTW