I think the right term for it is 'kock-handed'. I seem to be slicing the ball a lot and think this may be the reason why. I've tried holding it differently but cannot seem to get used to it, please help.
2006-07-29 06:41:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Golf
dude, that'll never work, unless you're putting, MAYBE chipping. if you're using a righthander's golf club, your main source of power at impact is your right side. not counting legs, hips, etc., so you're robbing yourself of all your distance. get to the library and get any instruction book, and you'll see photos on the correct vardon, interlocking, and overlapping grips. jeez, even a regular baseball grip would be an improvement. get your grip straight, and you're on your way. hey, getting the grip right is a pain - we all struggle - but it's also the most important fundamental.
2006-07-29 08:00:10 · answer #1 · answered by prisonguardson 2 · 5⤊ 5⤋
Take golf lessons from a pro. Most golf courses offer group lesson which are very reasonable. A pro can probably straighten out your problem in no time. He can also evaluate your entire swing and your clubs. You would be amazed at how many people are playing with clubs that are too short, too long or have the incorrect grip size for their hands. Clubs can be "fitted", that is cut down and or have the grips replaced which is also not that expensive. Unless you learn how to hold the club properly, your swing will always be off and so will your aim. Seek the advice of a pro. This is not something you can't "fix" on your own, or you would have by now. If you never learn to properly grip the club, your swing will always be crap as well as how the face of the club hits the ball and you will have a lot less power behind the swing. Thus your game will always be crap. Not much fun in that. Get some lessons and practice at the driving range with what you are taught over and over. You will see a vast improvement. There are hundreds and hundreds of players in the PGA and LPG and none of them hold their club the way that you are describing. So that should tell you something lol. Also, the majority of left handed golfers play right handed by the way. So that is not the issue here. You must have never had a lesson or been taught to play properly and how to grip your club. Take lessons and you will actually start to enjoy the game and be much better at it. There are small and I mean small modifications that many players use in griping their club, but what you re describing is not one of them and is a really bad habit and a really bad grip. It is only a matter of time and practice to over come any bad habit in life and in golf. Get some lessons and an evaluation from a real pro at a course and have fun!
2006-07-29 13:56:09 · answer #2 · answered by Island Queen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The three most basic components of the golf swing are grip, posture, and alignment.
Your grip...is not standard!
Our website Digital Golf has video tips on grip and posture. You can see them by clicking the link below. These should help you get a view of what is correct.
Arnold Palmer won 7 major championships with a swing some called unorthodox. He has 5 fundamentals that he espouses. The link to the full article is included below, but here is a snippet of those tips:
1. The Grip: the way you hold the club. There is one correct grip, and good golf is impossible without it
2. The Address: the relationship between the position of your feet, your balance, the club, and the ball at address
3. The Takeaway: the path of the club and arms during the start of the swing
4. The Still Head: the position of the head during the swng
5. Acceleration: the increasing speed at which the clubhead moves through the ball
Check out both websites to get you started!
2006-07-29 15:04:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I play hockey and I am right handed and I shoot right but when I play goalie I play left handed. I am just a better goalie left handed. It isn't odd and you are probably just right handed and swing left in golf. Are you using a lefthanded or righthanded club? if you are doing righty club left handed that is weird so try a lefhanded club lefty and see if that helps.
2006-07-29 13:49:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, in ice hockey, if you're right handed you put your right hand above the left hand, so to steer it better. but in golf, i'm not sure, it think it's the same though.
and about getting used to it, that takes time, remember, you've always done it this way so it takes a lot more time to ajust. give it a lot mre tries, keep practising, keep reminding yourself how to get it right and all that. be patient coz it might take a very long time!
2006-07-29 17:12:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep percisting with the new grip and get some lessons from a pro
2006-07-29 13:57:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
means you are left handed at golf
2006-07-29 14:00:56 · answer #7 · answered by vipersvipond@btinternet.com 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont know
2006-07-29 13:51:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋