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Archie Swivel

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What are the pros and cons of using a WEAK WEAK WEAK grip? Today I experimented with using a grip that left the clubace so open at address that I had to rotate my left arm with every fiber of my being to square the club face at impact. I literally hit two drives 320 yards- no kidding. It was as if I harnessed every bit of energy in my body and released it at impact. Unfortunately, if I wasn't hitting the ball as hard as possible, I could not square the club face, so I did not utilize that technique on my mid-to-low irons.

I basically had to 'sling' my body around as hard as possible and rotate my left arm tremendously to accomplish this energy packed impact. Is this a bad thing I am experiencing with?

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That's the way I swing...you won't miss left but it can be hard to learn how to hit crisp short irons at first.
 
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Mathew

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The correct mechanics should make no difference how your grip is... hard or soft - makes no difference....
 
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You prolly need to learn how to take a short, descending swing and still hit it firmly.

Learn to "drop your hands and catch them with your pivot" as Brian says. This is the "crossroads" according to Hogan (don't take the wrong "road")..."drop and pivot" to add some punch to your swing.

If I understand what is going on with you, you may be having the same main issue as I was with developing my golf swing (I have struggled with what to do with my short clubs vs. long clubs for the past 2 years- trying to find a way to hit both equally well).
 
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Could be better rhythm. When I used a slightly strong grip, I found that my arms would rotate faster than my body. Pulls, and some hooks. I tried to hold off on the forearm rotation recently,angled hinging, but I started slicing for the first time.

I weakened my grip to get PP3# directly behind the shaft, and to match up my palms. A side benefit was better rhythm. My forearms rotated as fast as my body. Complete( and faster) rotation through impact is needed to square up the clubface when the ball comes off the clubface, or else push/slice city. As Birdie said, no more losing it left.
 
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I think I am going to abandon that brief experiment. Yeah I hit a couple more 300 yd drives today and they were pretty neat sweeping sling shot boomerang trajectories. But my misses were 50 yards right.

I find that if I try more straight back, straight through hitting procedure, my misses are less degrees off than trying to swing from way inside aft quadrant.

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I swing like this because I don't want to miss left at all...and because this is a natural way for me to swing...it's how I've mostly always swung it.

I wouldn't try to go too far from your normal swing unless you have to.
 
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I am now of the opinion that I would rather just try to hit the dead back of the ball and aim 3 degrees right of the target rather than trying to hit the inside aft quadrant to account for the 3 degree differential at separation. My misses are much much less deviant that way.

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Today I experimented with using a grip that left the clubace so open at address that I had to rotate my left arm with every fiber of my being to square the club face at impact.
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Super drill for practising bringing a squared up clubface into the inside aft quadrant of the ball - particularly for reluctant slicers and power faders. It is surprising how your subconscious takes over mid-swing and brings on an automatic correction for an errant grip and an under rotation through the release.

Slicers: Address the ball with a weak grip and a wide open clubface, then try to hit a ball straight down the middle of the range. You may surprise yourselves.
 
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