The Grip

Hands   must   work  as  one   unit, Watch   the   thumbs

And the right forefinger,Parallel "Vs" The coin test,

Tendencies to avoid

  The role of the hands in the operation of sending the ball to its objective is a subject of endless argument.  The importance I attach to the hands may be gauged in the first place by what I have to say about the grip.  I want to deal with it at some length and in considerable detail.

  For one thing the top golfer has developed a sound and constant grip on the club which in itself permits the hands to work properly.  You may find the odd good player with a suspect grip, but you will seldom find a bad one with a good grip.

  At this point let me draw attention to Eric Brown, deservedly one of the outstanding professionals of the post-war era.  Brown's achievements speak for themselves, and yet I often wonder how still greater they might have been if only he had schooled himself to grip the club in the more orthodox way.  It is remarkable that a player of the Scottish professional's admirable golfing qualities, he has a very fine movement into the ball, should grip the club with the right hand so much under the shaft which sets the "V" of this hand at an angle to the "V" of the left hand.

  What I want to point out is that Brown has reached his position in the game in spite of this flaw in his technique, not because of it.  He has succeeded while so many others have failed.

  The grip is the first step we take towards the shaping of the swing.  Slackness or movement on or away from the shaft at any stage of the swing can throw the whole operation out of line and completely wreck the timing.

  I go so far as to say that conscientious work on the grip until it is correct in all its details will contribute more than any other factor towards the building of a finely shaped swing.  The feet, legs, back, shoulders all have their essential parts in the movement, and good hand-action in itself will not bring these members into play as some pundits would have us believe.

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