Wilderness Ridge Golf

Greetings again golf fans! Today I will be talking about the core fundamentals that allow you to swing and produce proper ball flight results. I have decided that today I will focus on the grip as this article will become too long if I cover alignment, stance and posture. Plus, this will give you something to look forward to in future articles. :)

First is grip. I always say grip is number one because it is your only connection to the golf club. Similar if I had an electrician do some work and he doesn't hook up all the wires to a switch.....the result is a bad connection and the unit won't work. Grip is similar, if you have a poor grip you can negatively affect ball flight and distance. A grip that is too weak will produce shots always moving to the right. A grip too strong will close the club and produce lower left shots. So, it is important to start with the left hand and have the rubber grip run across the the top portion of your fingers but not in your palm. Next, wrap the heel pad of your hand up and on the top of the grip with your left thumb slightly down the right center (right hand players) of the grip.
Next let's put your right hand on the club. I have all beginners lift the club up in front with the shaft pointing skyward. You will now connect the right hand so that the rubber part of the grip runs throught the top part of the fingers and allows you to wrap your hand over your left thumb. You want the lifeline of your right hand to be in line with your left thumb and completely covering it. When you look at this you should see the letter "V" which forms from your right index finger and thumb. The right index finger will also be in a hooked position and look similar to if you were holding a pistol and about to pull the trigger.

I have included photos below as examples of the correct position along with a few from students that I have worked with to correct their poor grip. For some reason some of the photos are rotated incorrectly and I am not a good enough blogger to figure this out so apologies for any photo that looks upside down, etc.

Now, you are ready to swing. This grip will produce much straighter shots.

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