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Golf Grip Advice For Longer, Straighter And More Consistent Golf Shots

How you grip the club has a huge affect onballs with each of these golf grips.
the golf shots you hit. But don't let anyoneIncidentally when placing your bottom hand on
tell you that there is one golf grip thatthe grip simply let it go along with what the
everyone should use, because that is simplytop hand is doing. And do this so that the
not true. You've just got to look atgroove in the middle of your bottom hand
professional golfers to see this. Forfit's  snugly  into  your  top  hands  thumb.
example, Ben Hogan used a weak grip to help
combat a hook problem. Nick Faldo uses aNow I want to offer some advice about the
neutral grip. Then John Daly uses a stronggrip that will help you if you struggle in
golf  grip.hitting one particular shot, i.e. a slice or
hook. If you slice the ball a lot you should
Now you've probably heard that the weaknesstend towards a stronger golf grip, e.g. 3 to
strength of your golf grip is related to4 knuckles showing on the top hand. And
where the V's of your hands are pointing.conversely if you hook the ball a lot you
But I've got a much better way to check yourshould move towards a weaker grip, e.g. 1-2
grip  and  find  out what works best for you.knuckles  showing.
First of all, get a semi permanent felt tipBut  the  bottom  line  is  to  experiment.
pin and draw circles about 1 cm above your
top hand's knuckles. So for a right handedOnce you've got a good golf grip that works
golfer you would do this on your left hand.well for you always check it regularly to
For a left handed golfer you would do this onmake sure you're doing the same thing.
your  right  hand.Because over time your golf grip can easily
become stronger or weaker without you
Now simply practice taking your grip and seenoticing. Also one final thought. Have a
what your grip feels like when you can see 1system of setting up so you check your golf
knuckle, then 2 knuckles, then 3 knuckles ongrip strength as part of your pre-shot
your top hand. Also do this exercise withroutine. Doing this will help to create
your feet together. By doing this you'llgreater consistency in your game on an
always have a reference position that you canongoing  basis.
easily  repeat.
Nick Bayley is a professional golfer who has
By the way, a 1 knuckle grip is considered adiscovered just one golf swing fault that
weak golf grip, a 2 knuckle grip iscould be stopping you from ball striking
considered a neutral golf grip, and a 3consistency and success. But luckily for you,
knuckle grip is considered a strong golfnow you can take a simple 2 minute golf swing
grip.test to see if you have this swing fault or
not. So don't delay! Go here to take The
After you've setup with each grip then hitGolf Swing Test now.



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