subject: Common Problems With Golfers With Their Grip [print this page] While most of the golfers give importance to their swing and other shots but hardly do they pay attention to their grip. Although it looks like a small thing but it can hugely impact the golf shots. It is the most important thing when it comes to hitting the good golf shots. Here are the most common faulty golf grips which can be seen on a regular basis.
The first thing where most of the golfers fail is that they grip the golf club very tight thinking that it will give lots of power to the shot. While in reality this makes the ball to go a bit lower and hence cover less distance. In some cases the ball even goes a little to the left side from its intentional path.
Another common mistake which people do is by gripping the club weakly which is just the opposite of the above problem. In this case the ball might get the flight but due to lack of power in the grip, it wont travel the desired distance. These two are the most common mistakes which you will often see on golf courses. So it is always better to have a neutral grip which is not too strong and not weak.
There is a constant debate about the finger and palm gripping. This grip has nothing to do with the performance of the player. A player using his palms to grip can be a great performer but it is recommended to grip the golf clubs using fingers. You have to place the club a bit lower so that your fingers are gripping the club which allows you to generate maximum club head speed while hitting and result in a long distance shots.
Another problem is that many people keep their hands separated from each other while holding the golf clubs. This causes lack of coordination between the two hands and results in bad shots. Ideally if you are a right handed golfer, your right hand which is the lower one would cover the thumb of the left i.e. the upper hand which connects both hands together for better coordination. While gripping, both hands should act as a single object and hence both the hands should be close to each other and in contact. Many people keep their hands far away which expose the thumb of the upper hand and then the hands work independently which lacks coordination required for quality and powerful golf shot.
The fifth and last problem is that people often keep some gap between their thumb and other fingers while gripping the golf club which is absolutely wrong. Your thumb should be tightly close to your other fingers without any gap between them. If there is any gap in between the thumb and figures, there are chances that the club might fall in that gap while swinging and you will lose control on your swing.
