Regrip in takeaway
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My guess is anxiety over the shot at hand and a need to "feel it just right" prior to the shot.
I see a lot of people, including a buddy from work I have just started helping get into golf, do this prior to a shot.
Even the pros get into this bad habit (Sergio did it for a while).
Not a good idea because you ultimately alter the face angle relative to your hands. Eventually, you destroy clubface control.
At least that's the way I see it.
Harvey Penick called it "motorcycling the grip" and warned against it.
I see a lot of people, including a buddy from work I have just started helping get into golf, do this prior to a shot.
Even the pros get into this bad habit (Sergio did it for a while).
Not a good idea because you ultimately alter the face angle relative to your hands. Eventually, you destroy clubface control.
At least that's the way I see it.
Harvey Penick called it "motorcycling the grip" and warned against it.
cmartingolf
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DON'T GROUND THE CLUB
It's really hard to re-grip the club if you don't rest the weight of it on the ground.
It's really hard to re-grip the club if you don't rest the weight of it on the ground.
curtisj76
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I've been messing around with that idea but I don't seem very "stable" with the club in the air.
Brian Manzella
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The Big RE-GRIP...
Who?
The cure?
What about not grounding the club?
Who?
Folks who—for whatever reason—think or feel that their grip needs to be stronger.
The cure?
Get the grip right in the first place, or stick a tee in the left heel pad area, where any re-grip will result in the tee falling out.
What about not grounding the club?
If you can do it, do it. But, in my experience, less than 2% can.
You should try it, and be ABLE to do it anyway, because you'll have to in fairway bunkers.
You should try it, and be ABLE to do it anyway, because you'll have to in fairway bunkers.
curtisj76
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Thanks Brian, I must be in the 98%. For some reason I feel all over the place when I hover it and would be less accurate.
cmartingolf
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Brian,
Here's a perfect example of a guy who has the weight of the club in his hands and finds a perfect measure to the ball without "grounding" the club. He's an excellent grass tapper
Which, btw, is what I teach. I don't want the club waiving around 3" above the ball.
I guess my point is that a good swing starts in motion, with a waggle, then finds its measure to the ball without losing the weight of the club in the hands. Tapping the grass is a good way to find the measure.
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Here's a perfect example of a guy who has the weight of the club in his hands and finds a perfect measure to the ball without "grounding" the club. He's an excellent grass tapper
Which, btw, is what I teach. I don't want the club waiving around 3" above the ball. I guess my point is that a good swing starts in motion, with a waggle, then finds its measure to the ball without losing the weight of the club in the hands. Tapping the grass is a good way to find the measure.
Address Routine
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birdie_man
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I'm with you. It's never seemed right for me...and you can't use the ground for a LCT.
I need to practice it again nonetheless. For bunkers and cause I haven't tried it much in a while.
Guitar Hero
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Brian,
Here's a perfect example of a guy who has the weight of the club in his hands and finds a perfect measure to the ball without "grounding" the club. He's an excellent grass tapper
I guess my point is that a good swing starts in motion, with a waggle, then finds its measure to the ball without losing the weight of the club in the hands. Tapping the grass is a good way to find the measure.
Address Routine
Martin, Good stuff.
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