Golf Tips

Lets Start with the Basics:

THE GRIP

One of the most overlooked aspects of the swing. The grip can make the ball do many things. Strong Grip for a draw or Weak Grip for a fade. Most people just want to know how to grip the darn thing to hit straighter. Well the first thing I say to students is to take your time and make sure that you have it right before you swing. Most of the time we as players just go with what feels comfortable to us. It's like driving a car I like to drive using my left hand only. Then my driven instructor tells me to use both hands at 10 and 2. Okay but that feels awful but I will do it anyway's because he told me too. Then I get out of his car and into mine and the first thing I do is go back to the left hand only. Why? It feels better that's why. Ok Ok now if I needed to control the car better yes I would use both hands but if I am cruising down the interstate I use one. This is the same thing with the golf grip. You will do what I tell you for a few times but if it does not feel good or you do not see a change right away then you will go back to what feels better to you. So my first tip is to stick to what I am about to tell you and make it more natural by continuing to do it over and over and over and over. Guess what eventually it will fell GREAT.

The Keys to a good Grip

Make sure to place the club in the fingers of both hands instead of the palms. This will allow you a better control over the club and the clubface. Also just maybe it could help you hit it farther because it will also help you increase your clubhead speed.

Make sure that the V's point to your right ear or shoulder area. What are V's? Well take your hands and act like your holding a club. The V's are created between your thumb and your pointer finger. When the club is griped properly then you will see that those v's point at your right ear or shoulder area. Better yet if you look at your left thumb for a right handed golfer it should be slightly on the side of the club not on top and I mean the right side not the left. Then your right thumb will be on the left side of the club slightly.

Now if you have your grip correct you should be able to hinge your wrist upward freely with no restrictions, If you still have it in the palm then you will feel that it is more difficult to hinge the club.

You see how simple the grip can be. Look at magazines or look at the pro's on TV there are very few players out on tour with a bad grip. Then look at your group of guys you play with you will see the difference.

I hope this little bit of info helps but remember you have to be consistent with this or it will never be yours.

Good Luck

J Funk