| In this article I give golfers a simple | | | | ball and the next one. And if you come to a |
| exercise that will help them to learn how | | | | point when you cant hit the ball because |
| hard they should hold the golf grip for them! | | | | your golf grip is nothing like it should be |
| | | | then you know that your golf grip has slipped |
| Keeping a solid and firm golf grip while | | | | when youve swung. If you cant hit the |
| swinging is critical to your golfing | | | | second shot because of your grip movement |
| consistency and success. Now there are many | | | | then youve got a grip slippage problem that |
| different "ideas" on how hard you should grip | | | | needs fixing fast. |
| the golf club, e.g. hold the grip as though | | | | |
| youre holding a baby bird OR hold the grip | | | | The main key to your grip slipping will most |
| as tight as you would a loaf of bread etc., | | | | probably be due to your top hand moving. So |
| etc. But the bottom line really is not so | | | | heres a simple exercise you can do to help |
| much how hard you hold the grip but its how | | | | fix this. |
| hard you dont hold it. | | | | |
| | | | Grip the golf club as normal. But just |
| What do I mean? | | | | before you swing place a golf tee between the |
| | | | pad of your left hand and the golf grip. Now |
| Well in an ideal world you should hold the | | | | this golf tee should be securely in place by |
| golf grip just hard enough so it doesnt slip | | | | the pressure that you're placing on the golf |
| or move around when you swing. Now how hard | | | | grip with your left hand. Once it is you |
| that is for you or me varies greatly on the | | | | simply need to swing as normal and keep the |
| strength of our hands. | | | | tee in place. |
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| If you have very strong hands then you may | | | | Naturally this can only happen if you don't |
| not need to hold the golf grip as hard as, | | | | move your top hand grip. And this will |
| say, I would. So the defining line on how | | | | happen naturally just by you being aware of |
| hard to golf grip a club is by how much it | | | | the golf tee and trying to keep it in place. |
| moves and heres a great way to determine | | | | Then after some practice with this exercise |
| your golf grip movement. | | | | go back and do the 6 ball exercise and see if |
| | | | you've improved your grip security. |
| Line up 6 balls in a row on tees and then | | | | |
| start at the first one and hit it and dont | | | | I'm sure you will find you have improved it. |
| alter your golf grip and then hit the next | | | | So try this and see for yourself. |