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