Strong and weak grips: basic characteristics

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Golfers,

Could I just check the basic terminology before I ask a question.

Strong grip:
Left hand:rotate right/inwards/clockwise, making more knuckles on left hand visible and taking the left thumb more towards right hand side of the grip

Right hand: rotated right/outwards so that that thumb also mores to right hand side of the grip. The more the fingers on the right hand become visible, the stronger the right hand grip.Top weaken the strength of the right hand, you should rotate right right hand so that more knuckles on right hand become visible and the right thumb moves towards the left side of the grip

Now to the questions:
1. How should the strength of the left and right wrist complement each other? For example, should a) both be strong, b) both be weak, c) one of each?

2. Is there one of these positions or perhaps a combination of two, that will likely make it difficult, if not impossible to release the club (as evidence by the ability to catch raindrops with the left hand on follow through)?
 

Kevin Shields

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Top player standard is left hand slightly stronger and right hand slightly weaker to neutral. There are a million reasons for this, most of which are difficult to type out. Of course there would be endless examples of good players who do not employ this type of grip but I would strongly recommend it as a starting point.
 
Top player standard is left hand slightly stronger and right hand slightly weaker to neutral. There are a million reasons for this, most of which are difficult to type out. Of course there would be endless examples of good players who do not employ this type of grip but I would strongly recommend it as a starting point.

Kevin,

I tried out your suggestion of weakening my right hand grip. I have a big blister on my right ring finger now. Below are a couple videos from the range session. What do you think? Still too strong?

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