Comments on: Strong vs Weak Grip http://www.deeprough.com/index.php/2006/10/05/strong-vs-weak-grip/ Finding ways to keep myself out of the Deep Rough and in the Fairway Sun, 25 Sep 2011 06:58:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: WARREN http://www.deeprough.com/index.php/2006/10/05/strong-vs-weak-grip/comment-page-1/#comment-29940 WARREN Sat, 16 Apr 2011 20:09:22 +0000 http://www.deeprough.com/index.php/2006/10/05/strong-vs-weak-grip/#comment-29940 That old saying is only useful if you've actually held a bird and remember how hard you gripped it. Plus who's held a bird through a full golf swing? Sam Snead might have but I definitely haven't and I have a feeling it wouldn't survive impact with the ball. That old saying is only useful if you’ve actually held a bird and remember how hard you gripped it. Plus who’s held a bird through a full golf swing? Sam Snead might have but I definitely haven’t and I have a feeling it wouldn’t survive impact with the ball.

]]> By: Mike http://www.deeprough.com/index.php/2006/10/05/strong-vs-weak-grip/comment-page-1/#comment-7687 Mike Sun, 08 Jul 2007 22:30:33 +0000 http://www.deeprough.com/index.php/2006/10/05/strong-vs-weak-grip/#comment-7687 I'm 16 and have been taking golf lessons for about 2 years now. My teacher has brought my handicap down from a mid 20's down to an 8. He teaches using the Ben Hogan meathod. One of the key things that he taught me (it took me a solid month to get perfected) is to weaken your hands alot and then release the club very hard. You will find that it is very hard to hook the ball. You might want to play around with it. Good luck with it! I’m 16 and have been taking golf lessons for about 2 years now. My teacher has brought my handicap down from a mid 20′s down to an 8. He teaches using the Ben Hogan meathod. One of the key things that he taught me (it took me a solid month to get perfected) is to weaken your hands alot and then release the club very hard. You will find that it is very hard to hook the ball. You might want to play around with it.

Good luck with it!

]]> By: Golflogic.ca http://www.deeprough.com/index.php/2006/10/05/strong-vs-weak-grip/comment-page-1/#comment-636 Golflogic.ca Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:16:38 +0000 http://www.deeprough.com/index.php/2006/10/05/strong-vs-weak-grip/#comment-636 A friend who is a golf pro bought this electronic grip which he attached to a club and goes off if you are holding the club too hard. It was easy taking the club back but on the downswing, our natural reaction is to squeeze harder. It was near impossible the first few times not to over squeeze. Once I got the hang of it, I found I hit a better ball. I guess what I am saying is...focus on the light grip on the way down as well. A friend who is a golf pro bought this electronic grip which he attached to a club and goes off if you are holding the club too hard. It was easy taking the club back but on the downswing, our natural reaction is to squeeze harder. It was near impossible the first few times not to over squeeze. Once I got the hang of it, I found I hit a better ball. I guess what I am saying is…focus on the light grip on the way down as well.

]]> By: DeepRough http://www.deeprough.com/index.php/2006/10/05/strong-vs-weak-grip/comment-page-1/#comment-617 DeepRough Sat, 07 Oct 2006 12:00:47 +0000 http://www.deeprough.com/index.php/2006/10/05/strong-vs-weak-grip/#comment-617 Hey Rob, Yeah, the Sam Snead 'holding a bird' thought is definitely a good one. I try to keep that grip pressure all the time. I have heard some pros say that they try to increase or decrease the pressure on the left hand if they want to hook or slice it...but, I haven't had much success with trying that to get the ball to work left or right. The number of knuckles showing though, that definitely makes a great impact on my ball flight :) Yoga, eh? I thought about trying some Martial Arts class over the winter, but all the local places around here seem to be focused on getting people ready for the next UFC championship. Thanks for dropping by! -Sean Hey Rob,

Yeah, the Sam Snead ‘holding a bird’ thought is definitely a good one. I try to keep that grip pressure all the time. I have heard some pros say that they try to increase or decrease the pressure on the left hand if they want to hook or slice it…but, I haven’t had much success with trying that to get the ball to work left or right.

The number of knuckles showing though, that definitely makes a great impact on my ball flight :)

Yoga, eh? I thought about trying some Martial Arts class over the winter, but all the local places around here seem to be focused on getting people ready for the next UFC championship.

Thanks for dropping by!
-Sean

]]> By: Bad Golfer http://www.deeprough.com/index.php/2006/10/05/strong-vs-weak-grip/comment-page-1/#comment-616 Bad Golfer Sat, 07 Oct 2006 05:31:06 +0000 http://www.deeprough.com/index.php/2006/10/05/strong-vs-weak-grip/#comment-616 Funny you should post this now. The last few weeks I've been messing around with different grip strenghts. The 1st lesson I ever took they told me to grib the club "like you're holding a bird in your hand, strong enough so it won't fly away, yet not so strong that you crush it." But that was a long time ago. I noticed a few weeks ago that I was gripping the club very tight, which I think makes me tense in general and wasn't allowing my swing to flow. So I remembered that tip from my first lesson and that's a part of my pre-swing thought. Its been helping. Regarding flexibilty -- I started doing yoga about 2 months ago and it's fantastic. Cheers! Rob Funny you should post this now. The last few weeks I’ve been messing around with different grip strenghts. The 1st lesson I ever took they told me to grib the club “like you’re holding a bird in your hand, strong enough so it won’t fly away, yet not so strong that you crush it.” But that was a long time ago. I noticed a few weeks ago that I was gripping the club very tight, which I think makes me tense in general and wasn’t allowing my swing to flow. So I remembered that tip from my first lesson and that’s a part of my pre-swing thought. Its been helping.

Regarding flexibilty — I started doing yoga about 2 months ago and it’s fantastic.

Cheers!

Rob

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