Golf Grip - Heel of Your Hand Wednesday, October 20, 2010


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You will experiment with your grip. Whether you start with the overlapping grip, the interlocking grip or the two handed grip will be a matter of choice. You'll experiment a little. You might move your hands to various positions, your V's may point in different places, who knows? We believe that as beginning golfers advance, the grip becomes even more personalized. You will want to end in a productive place, so remember to take each experiment as an experiment. You are learning your individual grip.

One dangerous by-product of grip experimentation is that it often leads to bad habits. While grips are designed for differing hand sizes, finger lengths and purposes, all grips have certain similarities.

The club should be gripped primarily by the fingers, not the palms. If you practice a lot, palm calluses tell you something about your grip. They are in the wrong place!

Golfers do not usually talk about the heel of their palm. Hey, the heel of your hand is important. If you are right handed, the heel of your left hand must stay on the club. It is easy to let the club and the heel separate. Lifting the heel is a bad idea, a very bad habit. Of course, you're the heel of your right hand must stay in contact with your left hand unless you are a two fisted guy. Then, the heel of the right hand stays on the shaft of the club.

The best place to check your heel contact is at the wrist cock and at the top of your swing. Those are two locations where it is easy to lose the heel. Work on maintaining heel contact through the swing. Stay on the club for power and accuracy.




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