Would be interested in whether there's a specific type of swing flaw that might occur if I play this grip from here on out though? Also allows me to feel the right index finger pressure point better. The right hand sits most comfortably when it's in the position shown but I've also had that stronger as per the OP's right hand in the past it just doesn't 'knit' as well for me. Ideally I'd like to have the left hand a little stronger but the wide shoulders and short arms mean pushing it much beyond what I use now becomes a real strain on my left wrist (which I used to suffer with tendinitis on). Started out 'neutral', gravitated toward 'strong', started hooking everything so went back to 'neutral' bit by bit and recently found a position which feels like it fits my swing: That's incredibly weak.-Right hand well on top of the club.-It may 'work' for you but i would guess it is covering up for some other issues.-Thats a pretty nonstandard grip outside the normal ranges.Interesting discussion for me as I've swapped and changed grip so many times over the years trying to figure out what works best for me. The primary functions of the thumbs are to support the club at the top of the backswing, and to allow the golfer to sense force and direct force in the proper direction. I've broken par keeping my right thumb literally floating off the club entirely on anything outside of 50 yards (it was injured). The 'thumb track' or the valley formed when you cup your hand is shown in the first two pictures.Įssentially, then, from a right-hander's perspective looking down at their grip:Īgain, that's the generality. I'd prefer to see that a bit more on the aft side of the shaft, so it fits in the 'pocket' of space between your thumbs. In fact, in the left image, it's almost a putter grip with both thumbs going down the middle of the shaft (blue arrow). In the left image, you can see that it's not covered by the heel pad. It's interesting to note the left thumb as well. I will stress again that everyone's a bit different here, and I'm only speaking to a generality, or what would be considered a 'neutral' or 'average' right thumb. With the thumb on the aft side of the shaft, depending on the type of player you are, you'll either push against it causing a steepening of the shaft, or you'll want to feel pressure against it and support the club more and you'll lay the shaft off. The better position? Because it helps support the club a bit more at the top of your backswing. You can see how the right thumb moves up the aft side of the line on the left, and the fore side of the line on the right. So, more the right-hand image than the left-hand image here: This was originally a PM, but I think discussion of this can help people, so I've moved it here, into the public, as I don't mind.įor me, and this will change a little (only a little) depending on your pattern, but the ideal position for the right thumb tends to be just forward of center.

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