1) What exactly is a strong grip? I fade/slice (unintentional) too much with the driver. So people on the web told me to use strong-grip. But if I shift my grip a bit towards right to make it strong, my right hand goes under the club if I want to keep the club square at address, and I still end up slicing/fading the ball unintentionally. If I shift my grip towards right, but then re-adjust my wrist so that my right hand does not go under the club, then the clubface is a bit closed at the address. But the latter has helped me to hit the ball straight. Am I still doing something wrong?
2) On the downswing with the driver, sometimes, I totally miss the ball or the clubface hits the ground way back and all the power is expended and the ball just moves a few feet or the clubhead strikes the ball at a place other than the clubface.This happens though I have worked a lot on my backswing after reading too many books. Is it happening because my right elbow is not staying connected to the body?
2006-08-18 06:46:26 · 5 answers · asked by Shane W 2 in Sports ➔ Golf
1 The reason for a strong grip is to help your left hand from being over powered by the right. Yes, it does close the club a little and you will start to hook the ball and or hit it lower. Once that has happened you go back to the standard grip. The purpose of the strong grip is to make you left hand have more power to swing with once you learn what it feels like with strong grip, you will do better when you go back to normal grip. I don't know the name of, I could send you a picture because I have on in front of me now. The name may have something to do with assisit. This is a training club that has a shaft with several bends in it and a large yellow club face. You can't hit balls with it. The club will help you with your left side like the storng grip. THe club makes you follow through the ball correctly.
2. Almost same thing as above you can't let your right side over power you left. When you drop you shoulder or push with your right side you get those bone jarring earth shattering diviots. Hold an 8 iron with you left hand and try to swing it. You can brush the grass, try it with the right and the clubs goes into the ground. Since your stronger with your right side than left you have learn how to over come that. Let your right just hold on to the club and use the left for power. That is why the grip feels so strange at first. I have a lot of links that can help you on my blog roll.
2006-08-18 12:41:18 · answer #1 · answered by Doug 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you use a strong grip, it will automoatically get your club face to square up or even over turn - you need to find a grip that is uncomfortable, yes UNcomfortable - that means you haven't done it before and that's what improving in golf is all about - comfortable doesn't work - as your strong grip gets to be a little more comfortable, you can play with the grip to see if you can hit the ball straight withut the super strong grip -
hitting the ball with the driver and fairway woods requires a "sweeping" swing - you are bringing the club down and it's too long to swing that way - it is not an "up and down" swing - it's more of a "side to side" swing - it is easy to keep your elbow connected to your body with a short-mid iron but with your longer club is it a different swing - focus on how you take the club back - make sure you are taking the club back with your body and not your arms - the take away must be solid to bring the club back on the same path thru impact - good luck
2006-08-18 14:52:39 · answer #2 · answered by Big Buddy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SOUNDS LIKE YOUR MOVING YOUR HEAD FORWARD BEFORE CONTACT... KEEP YOU EYES LOOKING ABOUT TWO INCHES BEHIND THE BALL ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE HITTING AREA... KEEP YOUR STRONG GRIP BUT MAKE SURE YOUR LEFT ARM STAYS STRAIGHT ALL THE WAY BACK(EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO SHORTEN YOUR BACKSWING). STRAIGHT IS BETTER THAT LONG EVERY TIME... GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN!!! FAIRWAYS AND GREENS...
2006-08-18 06:55:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds to me like you might be overturning on the backswing - shorten the backswing, hands go no higher than your right shoulder, and then accelerate smoothly through the ball all the way to a high follow thru. SMOOTHLY -Don't lunge - don't lower your left shoulder
2006-08-18 09:58:12 · answer #4 · answered by Norman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude go here:http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2006/video/
click on Virtual Caddie
click on the bump and run drill
then click on the grip drill setup
(the guy is a pretty good teacher)
2006-08-19 00:31:44 · answer #5 · answered by texan_mailman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋