But probably the best method of strengthening the fingers is by using a simple piece of apparatus which you can rig up in a few minutes.

  Take a broom handle and bore a hole half-way along its length.  Run a piece of string through the hole and fix a weight at the other end of the string.  Holding the pole with both hands apart and parallel to the ground, turn it with the fingers clockwise towards the body thus winding the string towards the pole and drawing the weight up to it.  Release the weight slowly back to the ground by turning the fingers in the opposite direction.

  One word of warning.  Make sure your equipment is strong enough for its work.  An assistant professional sent to my school by his employer failed to take this necessary precaution.

  I had found that this player's hands were not working properly together.  The right hand was overpowering the left, so I set him this broom-handle exercise.  So keen was he to get to work that immediately on his return to his employer's workshop he picked up the first weighty article which met his eye, a large jar of varnish used for coating wooden club heads and whipping.

  The exercise was going well until, with the jar almost up to the pole, the string snapped. Down went the jar, spilling its sticky contents across the floor of the shop!

  You cannot put in too much work on the hands and fingers, those vital extremities which are your sole contact with the club, the means by which you feel and sense the position of the club head throughout the movement.  Train them and condition them, and you will find that the rest of the technique which goes to the shaping of the swing will become less of a chore and more of a pleasure.  Your progress will be more rapid and sure.

The Simple Swing

I guarantee you'll lengthen your drive and cut your handicap by 7-12 strokes in just 2 weeks.

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