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Hi - sorry if this question has been answered a million times.  I promise I did a forum search and couldn't find it.

At the top of the backswing, should you feel pressure on your trigger finger of the lower hand or no?

Thanks.


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  On 3/13/2022 at 2:56 AM, KP96 said:

Hi - sorry if this question has been answered a million times.  I promise I did a forum search and couldn't find it.

At the top of the backswing, should you feel pressure on your trigger finger of the lower hand or no?

Thanks.

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Feel ain’t real, but also… your index finger is on the top of the grip and it’s also often interlocked so it’s not even on the club at any point.

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  On 3/13/2022 at 3:04 AM, iacas said:

Feel ain’t real, but also… your index finger is on the top of the grip and it’s also often interlocked so it’s not even on the club at any point.

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To be clear I'm talking about the index finger of the right hand if I'm a right handed player.

I thought you were supposed to feel pressure on that finger at the top but I've read otherwise as well, and that you only feel it when you start your downswing.  I'm confused.  I can do my backswing in either manner actually, where I feel a ton of weight on the index finger at the top or I feel nothing.  No idea what is correct.


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  On 3/13/2022 at 3:09 AM, KP96 said:

To be clear I'm talking about the index finger of the right hand if I'm a right handed player.

I thought you were supposed to feel pressure on that finger at the top but I've read otherwise as well, and that you only feel it when you start your downswing.  I'm confused.  I can do my backswing in either manner actually, where I feel a ton of weight on the index finger at the top or I feel nothing.  No idea what is correct.

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It’s on top of the club. I think if you feel pressure there you’re pulling the shaft down too much.

Many players never really feel pressure in that finger.

If you do you’re probably throwing the club a bit more than you maybe should.

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  On 3/13/2022 at 3:12 AM, iacas said:

It’s on top of the club. I think if you feel pressure there you’re pulling the shaft down too much.

Many players never really feel pressure in that finger.

If you do you’re probably throwing the club a bit more than you maybe should.

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OK got it - thank you!


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  On 3/13/2022 at 3:04 AM, iacas said:

Feel ain’t real, but also… your index finger is on the top of the grip and it’s also often interlocked so it’s not even on the club at any point.

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Lower hand trigger interlocked? Never mind. Saw clarification.

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  On 3/13/2022 at 4:07 AM, Vinsk said:

Lower hand trigger interlocked? Never mind. Saw clarification.

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Yes I misread which hand at first.

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Shure. But it depends in the type swing you are looking for. If you want to throw the club head your trigger finger at the top of the backswing is a must. If you hold the club at the top with your left thumb you will always be pulling the handle. Remember then that sequence will go from right hand against left foot and ground in completely opposite to the standard swing


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