Brian's "neutral grip"

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diggerdog

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Brian,
What is the normal reaction to students when you first move them to the neutral grip, where the scoring lines match up level to the back of the wrist. It feels super weak to me. Are most pros really this "neutral'?
 
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Brian Manzella

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Look at pictures of the REALLY GREAT ball strikers:

Hogan, Nelson, Snead, Nicklaus, Palmer, Player, Weiskoff, Miller, Woods, Singh....

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Mathew

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Brian knows the grip and a recent revelation to me shows me why.

The right palm is almost facing the ground during the setup.... Basically then during the moveaway you can just bend that right wrist back not rotating your arms - still letting it face the ground (toe will be about 45 degrees and not up to the sky) and with that move you start the extensor action which until recently - used to elude me how it was done. Basically from here you will be plugged in and all you really need to do is finish your turn continuing the feeling of 'showing the (palm of your) hand to someone' standing behind you watching you hitting balls down the line. You will then be in a powerful position to hit down on the ball....

Brian you agree ?
 
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Or you just trace the plane line with the #3 and right forearm takeaway. keeping the bent right wrist you describe.
 
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hue

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quote:Originally posted by diggerdog

Brian,
What is the normal reaction to students when you first move them to the neutral grip,
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diggerdog: When I changed to Brian's grip the right hand grip felt quite comfortable quite quickly but the left hand grip with the leading edge matching the back of the left hand felt very weak for a long time. I kept at it and constantly checked it as I would sometimes make an adjustment just before I hit a shot to get it into a stronger position . I would check the grip again at the end of the swing to make sure that I got this grip down and it is now a habit. I used to hook the ball from time to time and this grip has cured it. I hit the ball better with this grip ang I agree with what Mathew and rcw have written. It takes some work . Practice your grip when watching TV and keep at it. At one point when I kept on going back to a slightly stronger grip just before I hit the ball I made a point of setting up with a weaker grip than Brian recommends and hitting shots at the range just to get the point home. I constantly check the grip to make sure I do not fall back into my old habits. Keep at it.
 
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ej20

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quote:Originally posted by Mathew

Brian knows the grip and a recent revelation to me shows me why.

The right palm is almost facing the ground during the setup.... Basically then during the moveaway you can just bend that right wrist back not rotating your arms - still letting it face the ground (toe will be about 45 degrees and not up to the sky) and with that move you start the extensor action which until recently - used to elude me how it was done. Basically from here you will be plugged in and all you really need to do is finish your turn continuing the feeling of 'showing the (palm of your) hand to someone' standing behind you watching you hitting balls down the line. You will then be in a powerful position to hit down on the ball....

Brian you agree ?
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Sorry,i've yet to see ONE decent player with a right hand grip THAT weak.

But if it works for you,i'm happy for ya...
 
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EdZ

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ej20 - How about Hogan?

once you 'feel' the right forearm takeaway, using the base of the right hand to push the left which REALLY helps keep the flat left wrist (and lets you 'feel' the plane), Hogan's grip can be better understood.
 
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ej20

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quote:Originally posted by EdZ

ej20 - How about Hogan?

once you 'feel' the right forearm takeaway, using the base of the right hand to push the left which REALLY helps keep the flat left wrist (and lets you 'feel' the plane), Hogan's grip can be better understood.
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Hogans grip was nowhere near as weak as most people made it out to be.I would call it closer to neutral.The "V" of his right hand point toward his chin.If he had the feeling of the palm almost facing the ground like Mathew described,the V would be pointing at his left shoulder.
 
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ftcmnc

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What is so different about Brian's "neutral grip?"

I have seen lots of places that seem to give the same instructions for taking the grip. They say to have the heel pad on top of the grip with the thumb to the right of the top of the shaft and the same instructions for taking the right hand grip.

I have even seen the same grip procedure with reference to the scoring lines in Hank Johnson's book, "How To Win the Three Games of Golf."

Am I missing something?
 
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Turfspanker

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Brian,

Do you advocate placing the left thumb directly inline with the sweet spot on the shaft and the number 3 PP in line as well?

Thanks,

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