We all think we know how to grip a golf club, but there are some fundamentals that lots of us are still getting wrong.
You might have heard the terms, strong, weak or neutral when referring to a players golf grip, but what do they actually mean? These terms don’t refer to grip pressure. They actual refer to the placement of a golfers hands on the club. And, each one of these grips can affect what happens to the ball. So, before you undergo major swing changes it might be worth checking your grip…
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Weak Golf Grip
A weak golf grip is a term used to describe when a player is holding the club too much in the palm of their left hand. For a right handed golfer the left hand would be more under the club with the thumb straight down the shaft or slightly left. The right hand would sit on top of the left hand, covering it.
This sort of grip encourages the club face to open up in the takeaway. This hand position makes it very hard to load the wrists correctly in the golf swing. Therefore, presenting an open clubface at impact. This makes it harder to generate power and distance through the ball.
A weak golf grip is typical for a golfer who slices the ball. An open club face is not a slicer’s friend; it just encourages the ball to move to the right. It also means there will be a lot of manipulation of the club face needed to get the ball travelling straight. This won’t help with consistency.
