Right side dominance

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ThomasTheTank

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How can I ensure my right hand doesnt dominate at the transition?

I can see on video I still fight my right hand being the dominant hand trying to pull the club down and all that does is pull my right shoulder out. When I manage to do this with my left hand all is good as my left arm stays connected and drops inside as I pivot

My pro has suggseted I try and really lighten my right hand grip pressure and increase left hand pressure to make the left hand/arm feel in control throughout - im struggling with this although Im continuing to work at it .. anyone else got any suggestions for drills, feelings etc?
 
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I would suggest that you grip firmly with your left hand and very lightly with your right.

Then swing right through the ball rather than hitting at it.
 
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benhogan55

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Right thumb and forefinger

The drill that gets me out of this mode is right thumb and right forefinger off
of the shaft..Brian describes it someplace when he talks about squaring the sweetspot....I have played complete rounds like this.
Hope it helps!
 
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puttmad

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Thomas,
You cab always try a double overlap grip (as long as you use overlap now)....that takes the right hand out of it a bit...
 
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ThomasTheTank said:
So a swing through with the left rather than a pull/hit with the right?
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Yup! If you are a swinger, that is.

Try some full practise swings with your left arm only and unlock the secrets of the pivot, hinge action and finishing swivel.

But remember that once you take a death grip on the club with your right hand all will be lost in the urge to kill the ball, rather than let your swing pass through it.
 
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Brian Manzella

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Bentley J. Doyle

I'll never forget the time Ben was giving Tom Bartlett a lesson, and some yahoo member who Ben had worked with once or twice, was trying to interrupt Ben's lesson with talk of how the flip was caused by "too much right hand."

Ben, madder than I had ever seen him, started FLUSHING iron shots with just his right hand on the club, with PERFECT form, and—of course—no flip.

"Is THAT too much right hand?"—THWACK

"Is THAT too much?"—DOUBLE THWACK!

Tom and I just looked at each other in amazement.

Point is, YOUR PROBLEM HAD NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH TOO MUCH RIGHT HAND, ARM, OR SIDE. JUST POOR MECHANICS.
 
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