Trailing Hand Grip

[Tball88]

Can somebody give me the science behind what happens with a strong vs. a weak trailing hand grip(right hand for a right handed golfer).

Maybe I'm wrong, but for me, the stronger my right hand grip the more likely I am to flip, and also I feel like I have to use the hands more to square the club.

With a weaker trailing hand grip, I feel I square the club more with the body, and it's very difficult to flip.

I know there is a lot of talk about the lead hand grip, but would like to better understand the effects a weak vs. a strong trailing hand grip create.

thanks

 

[mjstrong]

A few other points that I've found with the trailing hand grip: a weaker grip put my elbow straighter and higher at setup, which has made me take the club away too closed (believe it or not) since I wasn't able to let the right elbow fold as easily. Aka, I fixed my closed-clubface-in-the-takeaway problem by strengthening my right hand grip a little. Counter-intuitive, perhaps?

I'm sure that that the results of altering that one component depend largely on others, however...

 

[Tball88]

Interesting point.

What is referred to as a weak trailing hand grip, actually stays more closed for me on takeaway as well and is easier for me to square up at impact with a body led swing. The weaker grip makes me feel a little more "over the top", where the stronger grip feels more "under plane" to me.

In an arms led swing, where I roll the arm into impact(horizontal hinge) the stronger grip gets the club squared up more easily.

Just my observations, I'd like to get others as well.

 

[Jim Kobylinski]

Tball it seems like with a stronger grip you are setting up with your lead forearm already slightly rotated to avoid looking at a closed clubface; this is my hunch as to why you feel it rotates it that open.

 

[Tball88]

Good Point Jim, when I do go with a stronger trailing hand grip it is possible I'm rotationg the left arm just a bit. I know for sure It has a tendency to make my left shoulder drop more at setup and puts my right forearm more under my left forearm as well, and I get a little more axis tilt.

All of which could be why I get more underplane hooks with this setup.

 

[BCGolf]

Weak Double Action

If the Left Wrist is vertical and the right wrist is turned to the top, the right wrist will be on the same line as the left wrist cocking motion. I believe this will make it more difficult to scoop.

 

[dbl]

BCG, definitely.

I've been experimenting with this and it's mighty impressive.

 

[Kevin Shields]

TBall, when the trailing hand is more "on top" I feel like i can squash the irons better with a Manzella "dribble the ball" type move thru impact. I like to keep the right wrist bent and palm away feel throughout my iron swing and a neutral to weak trailing hand allows me to do this without turning the toe down.

I think a slightly turned under trail hand might be better for a "toss" release.

 

[dannyc]

If the Left Wrist is vertical and the right wrist is turned to the top, the right wrist will be on the same line as the left wrist cocking motion. I believe this will make it more difficult to scoop.

don't understand...can you say/explain again?

thanks