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Correct Golf Grip Pressure

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Posted by Anjali Chopra 17 Feb 2010

 

Golfers whose Golf swings are much admired usually have a very relaxed and flowing motion. They achieve these great golf swings by making sure one thing is missing, TENSION!

This destructive muscle tenseness is usually worse when a player feels under pressure. Tension causes a golfer to grip the club too tightly. This strangle hold on the golf club causes the forearms to be tense which in turn causes all the muscles in the body to become too tight, resulting in poor rhythm and timing. This means shots lack consistency and distance.

While taking a few preshot practice swings imagine/feel that instead of a golf club, you are holding a tube of toothpaste with the top off. Grip it tight enough not to drop it but not tight enough to let any toothpaste out of the tube.

A visual check for this golf grip tip is to hold the club in the left hand only and raise it up to waist height. Look at the thumbnail of your left hand and see what colour it is. If you are gripping too tight you will see whiteness around the tip. If the pressure is correct your nail will appear its normal pink colour.

The golf swing has often been compared to the cracking of a whip. This comparison makes you realize exactly how important it is, in the golf swing, to stay loose and relaxed for the speed and fluidity that generates distance.

Another good golf grip tip that will help you to maintain a good grip pressure throughout the swing. A simple drill that can be done while playing on the course for those of you who cannot hit the range.

Take a blade of grass and while taking your grip, place it between your hands. Position it so that it is pressed between the bottom of the fleshy pad at the base of your right thumb and the top of your left hand thumb. With the piece of grass trapped in place take the club back to the top of your backswing. Then make sure it still should be trapped firmly in that very place, showing that your grip is firm and connected yet not tight.

However, if the piece of grass has fallen out, this is a sure sign that your hands are becoming separated during the swing and that the grip pressure has gone all wrong. This can lead to the golf club moving about at the top of the swing which can change the club face angle and swing path.

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    Dinesh Thakur 03 Mar 2010

    Nice... I like the toothpaste example... :-)

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