Pete Finch – PGA Teaching Pro
People who hit hook shots often get that club face very, very close in relation to that path. However you do see people who have strong golf grips which could cause that hook shot to actually hit slices or fades, but don’t hit a hook at all. Now why would that be the case, why would plays with strong golf grips which would indicate and which could lead to a strong club face position still move the ball from left to right if you’re a right handed golfer? Well what these golfers tend to have is a very relaxed grip pressure and a very relaxed grip overall. If you have a relaxed grip and you have a relaxed swing you can make a better compensation and that there is the key. If you’re gripping on to the club very, very tightly say with a strong grip pressure. That strong grip and that close club face will be set in stone for the rest of the swing and it’s very then hard – it’s very hard then to compensate with that type of grip pressure and with that type of club face position. If you have a look at someone like Dustin Johnson or Ryan Palmer for example, both of those players grip the club very, very strongly. However they also have a very relaxed grip pressure. And what that means is that they can swing with a very, very strong grip if we take the case of Dustin. With a very bold wrist at the top making it even more of a strong little face position. But still come down and actually get the ball moving from the left to the right hand side.
And that is all because their relaxed grip pressure allows them to manipulate the club much more easily. And when I talk about manipulation, I’m not talking about conscious manipulation; I’m not talking about having a light grip pressure and then moving the hands around. What I’m talking about is having a relaxed grip pressure that will allow the brain to subconsciously act and get that ball flying towards your target. Generally speaking your brain want to try and do you a favor, if you’re aiming massively of to the lefty hand side, they’ll try and open the club face to curve it back around to the right and vice versa. If your grip pressure is nice and relaxed, it can allow the body to do the work that you want it to without your interference. So if you’re hitting that hook shot, just try and relax that grip pressure down, and try and let that subconscious take over a little bit more. 2016-10-26People who hit hook shots often get that club face very, very close in relation to that path. However you do see people who have strong golf grips which could cause that hook shot to actually hit slices or fades, but don’t hit a hook at all. Now why would that be the case, why would plays with strong golf grips which would indicate and which could lead to a strong club face position still move the ball from left to right if you’re a right handed golfer? Well what these golfers tend to have is a very relaxed grip pressure and a very relaxed grip overall. If you have a relaxed grip and you have a relaxed swing you can make a better compensation and that there is the key. If you’re gripping on to the club very, very tightly say with a strong grip pressure. That strong grip and that close club face will be set in stone for the rest of the swing and it’s very then hard – it’s very hard then to compensate with that type of grip pressure and with that type of club face position. If you have a look at someone like Dustin Johnson or Ryan Palmer for example, both of those players grip the club very, very strongly. However they also have a very relaxed grip pressure. And what that means is that they can swing with a very, very strong grip if we take the case of Dustin. With a very bold wrist at the top making it even more of a strong little face position. But still come down and actually get the ball moving from the left to the right hand side.
And that is all because their relaxed grip pressure allows them to manipulate the club much more easily. And when I talk about manipulation, I’m not talking about conscious manipulation; I’m not talking about having a light grip pressure and then moving the hands around. What I’m talking about is having a relaxed grip pressure that will allow the brain to subconsciously act and get that ball flying towards your target. Generally speaking your brain want to try and do you a favor, if you’re aiming massively of to the lefty hand side, they’ll try and open the club face to curve it back around to the right and vice versa. If your grip pressure is nice and relaxed, it can allow the body to do the work that you want it to without your interference. So if you’re hitting that hook shot, just try and relax that grip pressure down, and try and let that subconscious take over a little bit more.
