The Golf Grip - How Hard Should You Hold It?

In this article I give golfers a simple exercise that willcome to a point when you cant hit the ball because
help them to learn how hard they should hold theyour 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 isswung. If you cant hit the second shot because of
critical to your golfing consistency and success. Nowyour grip movement then youve got a grip slippage
there are many different "ideas" on how hard youproblem that needs fixing fast.
should grip the golf club, e.g. hold the grip as thoughThe main key to your grip slipping will most probably
youre holding a baby bird OR hold the grip as tightbe due to your top hand moving. So heres a simple
as you would a loaf of bread etc., etc. But theexercise you can do to help fix this.
bottom line really is not so much how hard you holdGrip 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 gripsecurely in place by the pressure that you're placing
just hard enough so it doesnt slip or move aroundon the golf grip with your left hand. Once it is you
when you swing. Now how hard that is for you orsimply 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 notNaturally 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 isyou being aware of the golf tee and trying to keep
by how much it moves and heres a great way toit 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 theif you've improved your grip security.
first one and hit it and dont alter your golf grip andI'm sure you will find you have improved it. So try
then hit the next ball and the next one. And if youthis and see for yourself.