What Are The Key Points The Fingers Play During A Golf Shot (Video) - by Peter Finch
What Are The Key Points The Fingers Play During A Golf Shot (Video) - by Peter Finch

So now let's have a look at the key points that the fingers play when you're actually hitting the shot. We’ve had a look at what's happening with it in the grip and we’ve had a look at the grip pressure that you want to be applying throughout the swing. Whether the point of impact what are your fingers doing, and what role do you want them to play? Well in general you want the fingers to be holding the club in the same manner as what you saw at address.

So the nice neutral grip, the same amount of grip pressure on the back of the left hand, the actual kind of overlapping nice and relaxed and the index finger and the thumb being pressed into a trigger kind of position. Now these will remain constant throughout the swing if you focus on them. But at impact things are going to change. So when you're actually coming through the point of impact it's very hard for the brain just to switch off and say okay. I'm going to try and keep that same grip pressure not matter what because you are moving through hitting the ball and especially with an iron then contacting the turf. Your hands are going to want to grip on that little bit tighter. It’s just the natural reflex to try and hold on to that club as you're moving it in quite a violent motion in many respects. So you're going to want to grip on a little bit tighter. So when you're actually hitting the shot, the role that your fingers -- the role that you want your fingers to play is to remain more relaxed than they otherwise would be. So you're going to actively have to focus on this, and think about this rather than just letting the things in the hands do what they want. So those same grip pressures that you are seeing throughout the kind of grip and throughout that backswing. As you are moving through the point of impact again try and focus on those areas. Trying to keep that grip pressure of the four right forefinger and the thumb and just trying to keep that little finger on the left hand gripping arm, that a little bit tighter. And then as you come through, try and maintain that finger kind of relationship at the same time. So it's something you will have to think about as you're hitting shots. You won't be able to just let them do what they want because you're going to be starting to grip on that little bit tighter. 2016-06-07

So now let's have a look at the key points that the fingers play when you're actually hitting the shot. We’ve had a look at what's happening with it in the grip and we’ve had a look at the grip pressure that you want to be applying throughout the swing. Whether the point of impact what are your fingers doing, and what role do you want them to play? Well in general you want the fingers to be holding the club in the same manner as what you saw at address.

So the nice neutral grip, the same amount of grip pressure on the back of the left hand, the actual kind of overlapping nice and relaxed and the index finger and the thumb being pressed into a trigger kind of position. Now these will remain constant throughout the swing if you focus on them. But at impact things are going to change. So when you're actually coming through the point of impact it's very hard for the brain just to switch off and say okay. I'm going to try and keep that same grip pressure not matter what because you are moving through hitting the ball and especially with an iron then contacting the turf.

Your hands are going to want to grip on that little bit tighter. It’s just the natural reflex to try and hold on to that club as you're moving it in quite a violent motion in many respects. So you're going to want to grip on a little bit tighter. So when you're actually hitting the shot, the role that your fingers — the role that you want your fingers to play is to remain more relaxed than they otherwise would be. So you're going to actively have to focus on this, and think about this rather than just letting the things in the hands do what they want.

So those same grip pressures that you are seeing throughout the kind of grip and throughout that backswing. As you are moving through the point of impact again try and focus on those areas. Trying to keep that grip pressure of the four right forefinger and the thumb and just trying to keep that little finger on the left hand gripping arm, that a little bit tighter. And then as you come through, try and maintain that finger kind of relationship at the same time. So it's something you will have to think about as you're hitting shots. You won't be able to just let them do what they want because you're going to be starting to grip on that little bit tighter.