Here Homer initially states that PP #3 is located at the First Joint of the Right Hand index finger. However at 10-11-0-3 he calls it the First knuckle of the forefinger. The adjoining photo seems to show it as the index finger joint above the knuckle of the lady's small hand.
Which is it ... the First Joint or the First Knuckle of the index forefinger? Does it matter which?
The reason I ask for clarification is because I have a longer hand requiring a mid-sized grip, and the club handle settles just above the Knuckle and into the finger section towards the first finger Joint when I reach the Top and start Reversal into the Downswing. This is how the anatomy of my Right Hand accomodates the club handle and to maintain a stronger right hand position. I do hold the club with a somewhat Long Thumb in my Left Hand. My wrist joints are quite flexible in all axes and I am able to hold grip pressure in any position (a gift from my musical days of piano and cello --- well Educated Hands and great Rhythm and Tempo too !!!)
I do tend to hold the club handle a little deeper into my Right Hand to establish a more secure PP #3 against the more solid Knuckle Joint. I can hold it more in the fingers so that PP #3 is against the First Joint of the Index finger, but I find the finger is too flexible and yields too much against the force of the Lag. This I find disconcerting because it creates another Degree of Freedom in the Right Hand that could be technically considered a Power Leak. Also this creates a very weak Right Hand grip position and a flatter Right Wrist.
When I catch the club handle just above my unyielding Right Knuckle joint, PP #3 is much more solid and I can deliver the Right Hand Thrust from Power Accumulator #1 much more decisively. You must recognize that the fingers are more flexible than the palm knuckles.
I have seen golfers with shorter and pudgier hands establish PP #3 at the First Joint of the Index finger, but Men with longer and bigger hands may let the club handle snuggle deeper into the fingers causing PP #3 to move towards the Knuckle rather than the Joint. (e.g. Azinger in his younger days with his ultra-strong grip).
I would appreciate your valued opinion and helpful guidance on this topic. Others need not reply. Thanks.
Which is it ... the First Joint or the First Knuckle of the index forefinger? Does it matter which?
The reason I ask for clarification is because I have a longer hand requiring a mid-sized grip, and the club handle settles just above the Knuckle and into the finger section towards the first finger Joint when I reach the Top and start Reversal into the Downswing. This is how the anatomy of my Right Hand accomodates the club handle and to maintain a stronger right hand position. I do hold the club with a somewhat Long Thumb in my Left Hand. My wrist joints are quite flexible in all axes and I am able to hold grip pressure in any position (a gift from my musical days of piano and cello --- well Educated Hands and great Rhythm and Tempo too !!!)
I do tend to hold the club handle a little deeper into my Right Hand to establish a more secure PP #3 against the more solid Knuckle Joint. I can hold it more in the fingers so that PP #3 is against the First Joint of the Index finger, but I find the finger is too flexible and yields too much against the force of the Lag. This I find disconcerting because it creates another Degree of Freedom in the Right Hand that could be technically considered a Power Leak. Also this creates a very weak Right Hand grip position and a flatter Right Wrist.
When I catch the club handle just above my unyielding Right Knuckle joint, PP #3 is much more solid and I can deliver the Right Hand Thrust from Power Accumulator #1 much more decisively. You must recognize that the fingers are more flexible than the palm knuckles.
I have seen golfers with shorter and pudgier hands establish PP #3 at the First Joint of the Index finger, but Men with longer and bigger hands may let the club handle snuggle deeper into the fingers causing PP #3 to move towards the Knuckle rather than the Joint. (e.g. Azinger in his younger days with his ultra-strong grip).
I would appreciate your valued opinion and helpful guidance on this topic. Others need not reply. Thanks.
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