Htting grip pressure??

mcflog · #1 03-02-2005, 09:45 AM

Does or can hitting lend itself to a firm (read VERY firm) grip pressure. Was doing a little experimenting before the snow hit the ground and was hitting some real quality golf shots. Felt like a hit and hold on (invision the stinger) but the ball was going long and straight short irons seemed to have more spin. Felt like I was really able to keep the hands and wrists from breaking down more. I know Mark Evershed who worked with Tomasello advocates a firm grip, but I believe that may be from the relationship he had with Moe Norman and a belief in the non deviating club face or something like that.
Thoughts??

**YodasLuke** · #2 03-02-2005, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by mcflog

Does or can hitting lend itself to a firm (read VERY firm) grip pressure. Was doing a little experimenting before the snow hit the ground and was hitting some real quality golf shots. Felt like a hit and hold on (invision the stinger) but the ball was going long and straight short irons seemed to have more spin. Felt like I was really able to keep the hands and wrists from breaking down more. I know Mark Evershed who worked with Tomasello advocates a firm grip, but I believe that may be from the relationship he had with Moe Norman and a belief in the non deviating club face or something like that.
Thoughts??

I would consider myself a 9 on a scale from 1 to 10 as far as grip pressure. I'm preparing the pressure points to be applied, #1 most importantly. When I think of pushing against something, anything really, I would not imagine that I had a live bird between me and the object. That old Snead comment has most certainly ruined many pressure points.

***Trig*** · #3 03-02-2005, 05:47 PM

I'd say I'm an 8 out of 10 on grip pressure since I started applying hitting procedures.

Matt · #4 03-02-2005, 06:11 PM

Whether hitting or swinging, I grip it FIRM. Very firm.

jim_0068 · #5 03-02-2005, 06:16 PM

I hate grip pressure crap like this for a one main reason:

the grip pressure you employ at address WILL NOT be the same during the rest of the swing. Its impossible. It almost always INCREASES.

So for that reason i keep a "firm enough" grip pressure so that i can keep my alignments in place at the top/end of my swing, thats it. Because when i start going through the ball the grip pressure is much higher.

mcflog · #6 03-03-2005, 10:05 AM

I would like to thank Ted for his reply, it confirmed what I was working on.

For Jim I don't neccesarily like the term "grip pressure crap" I think all discussions here have merit of some point. It's amazing how something so simple can be overlooked by the majority of players, such as grip pressure and a stationary head. And as far as your analysis of most players increasing their grip pressure during the swing I would say that in reality even though they may attempt to squeeeze the grip firmer most amateurs LOSE pressure in the connection of the two hands leading to a flat right wrist and a loss of the proper angles and alignments.

jim_0068 · #7 03-03-2005, 10:42 AM

mcflog the only place in the swing that an amatuer or really anyone for that matter "could" lose grip pressure is somewhere near their top/end position from 1) a faulty grip to begin with 2) an incorrect wrist motion in the same place.

sorry for the "crap" designation....

**YodasLuke** · #8 03-04-2005, 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by jim_0068

mcflog the only place in the swing that an amatuer or really anyone for that matter "could" lose grip pressure is somewhere near their top/end position from 1) a faulty grip to begin with 2) an incorrect wrist motion in the same place.

sorry for the "crap" designation....

I think the crap classification, "x", was listed for anyone that would like to include crap in their swings.

Richw · #9 03-06-2005, 01:44 PM

I saw a Playing Lesson with the Pros' on GF with Sam Torrence. He stated that he liked to have a softer grip at address because "I don't care who you are, it will firm up on the way down".

I would echo Jim on this one... start just firm enough and then let the swing firm it up even more.

**EdZ** · #10 03-14-2005, 08:34 PM

Hitting and swinging are, to a fair extent, opposite sides of the same coin. Hitters will tend to have firmer grips, and swingers lighter grips. It is a bigger issue for swingers IMO, as it is far too easy to allow a tight grip to overcome CF. I don't think I'd ever tell a swinger to grip 9 out of ten!

Firm, secure, stable, solid - not 'tight'

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