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Does having a strong grip such as Boo, David Duval or Azinger help to promote more shaft lean at impact? It seems to me that the players with stronger grips tend to have more lag.
Does having a strong grip such as Boo, David Duval or Azinger help to promote more shaft lean at impact? It seems to me that the players with stronger grips tend to have more lag.
The more you bow the left wrist, the less it is able to cock.
Tried the strong grip a la Boo Weekly today. I had much better compression and never hooked the ball. In general I was about a half a club longer and almost dead straight. I felt as though I never had to add with the hands but could just hit with the pivot. Pretty sweet!
BUT, the resultant angle of clubshaft to left forearm is less (less "lag" and more if the wrist is cupped)......
You have to have certain physical attributes to use it. Also slightly limited as all three of those examples hit it extremely low.
Why are some of the best ball strikers in history considered low ball hitters? Hogan hit it low, Duval hit it low, Boo hits it low
Yet they are considered among the best ball strikers of their generation. I know that to get to a lot of tucked pins and such it is nice to have a high ball flight that stops on a dime....ala Phil Mickelson, but its funny that no one raves at his ball striking skills.
I have a swing file of Ryan Palmer and his grip is MEGA strong. He generates a lot of lag also. I watched him hit balls a few years ago and I don't remember his ball flight being particularly low.
Here is a screen shot from my Cswing program:
http://www.putfile.com/pic/8230255
If I try a grip this strong I hook everything left of Ted Kennedy.
The MORE IN THE FINGERS you grip it, the more wrist cock you can get, but the harder it is to square up the face.
When I teach, my goal is the make the ball fly either slightly right to left, slightly left to right, or straight. I engineer the proper trajectory, and ALL of my students are long for their strength.
I am also thought of as a "Neutral Only" grip teacher, but nothing could be further from the truth.
Grip it as strong as you want. I'll try some things, and we'll settle on a grip.
Just "Make the club work like a club."
Why do strong grips seem to be what long hitters are using?
The HARDER you load the shaft, the more the face opens.
The HARDER you pull with your pivot, the harder it is to square up the face.
The MORE IN THE FINGERS you grip it, the more wrist cock you can get, but the harder it is to square up the face.
Got it?
Experiment with all sorts of grips, and use the one that works.
When I teach, my goal is the make the ball fly either slightly right to left, slightly left to right, or straight. I engineer the proper trajectory, and ALL of my students are long for their strength.
I am also thought of as a "Neutral Only" grip teacher, but nothing could be further from the truth.
Grip it as strong as you want. I'll try some things, and we'll settle on a grip.
Just "Make the club work like a club."
Why do strong grips seem to be what long hitters are using?
The HARDER you load the shaft, the more the face opens.
The HARDER you pull with your pivot, the harder it is to square up the face.
The MORE IN THE FINGERS you grip it, the more wrist cock you can get, but the harder it is to square up the face.
Got it?
Experiment with all sorts of grips, and use the one that works.