Is It Time to Change Up Your Golf Grip?

Working on your golf grip can improve every element of your game from tee off to green skills. Many people change up their golf grip as they progress through the ranks. A beginner with a nonexistent handicap might have an excellent grip but a lousy swing. As they improve, the clutch of their grip may change.

Maintaining a good golf grip can be as important as building a great golf swing. Using a golf grip can maintain steady execution of specialized swings toward different types of targets. A golf grip that works wonders for the tee off to the green can choke the delicate control needed for putts and chip shots. Most people tend to overlook the importance of a golf grip in favor of special clubs and extreme techniques.

Many people tend to borrow or use clubs without properly assessing whether or not the golf grips work for them. Many play for years without really shopping for a customized golf grip on their golfing gloves. Without the appropriate traction and perspiration absorbency, the standard golf club finish does not support the most optimized golf grip.

Golf grip does not just affect the swing of the club to impact but addresses the face of the club and its relationship to the ball during the entire swing. Follow through is an important element in many aspects of a player's game and golf grip is a hidden control that skillful players can use. Many players do not realize they can lose a lot of power in their swing by inappropriately gripping the club.

You cannot bring power to the ball if the connection does not occur. Your golf grip is often the culprit of a great swing with poor connection. The proper golf grip allows for more "feel" in the handling of a ball from the hinge of the wrist at the top of the club. Through practice and proper application of the golf grip, a serious player can apply the right combination of accuracy and force to the ball to direct it onto the green and fairway.

People who are comfortable working with their hands often have a great golf game, since control and flexibility of the thumb, knuckles, and wrist assist in good golf grip control and swing execution. The key to developing a better game is to bring newer and more sophisticated, yet efficient, techniques while incorporating what works.

Proper attention should be paid to a golf grip that works when other things don't. Many players invest in custom clubs because they may have certain characteristics in their swing and golf grip that work best with less weight, a better feel, or additional features.

The best golf grip occurs when your hands form naturally in the proper alignment without testing or drawing power away from your arms or shoulders. "Tensing up" does not always mean the stress of the swing is in the ball connection, but effort to maintain the grip. Every player should experiment with grips to see what new or more effective results a different technique can yield.

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