I need help with my grip.

[live4u120]

With all of my clubs, doesn't matter the club, when I go to grip it, I grip it correctly, and I know it's right because the club face is straight towards the target and it's comfortable. When I swing through, by the time the swing is over, my left thumb (my clubs are junior mens clubs, so there are grip references on the grip) is ALWAYS too far to the right of the reference, closing the face, and pulling the ball.

What's up with this?

If it's needed, I have a pretty strong grip. I heard stronger grips was better than loose ones... Or am I wrong?

[umpiremark]

Strong grip doesn't mean squeeze the piss out of the grip ... I was always taught to hold the club (grip) like you were holding a bird. Too loose and the bird flys away, too tight and you've got guts all over your white glove!!

Strong grip means position of the hands on the club at address. Knuckles more left or more right, etc.

You say at the end of your swing your left thumb is ALWAYS right? Your thumb and hands have shifted on the grip or your hand position at finish? I'm confused.

If your thumb (hand) is moving on the club during contact, 1) wear a glove; 2) get new grips, and 3) stop squeezing the guts out of that bird.

You have a 10 hndcp so I assume you're a good golfer. I'd look on line and get some examples and articles on hand position, grip pressure, etc. and buy new grips.

[mdouet]

I'm certainly no expert, but if your clubface is too closed at impact you may want to strengthen your grip (not grip it tighter, but position your hands more clockwise on the club so your thumbs are to the right of center on the club). I have the opposite problem (clubface is too open at impact), so my instructor switched me to a more neutral grip and it seems to be working wonders so far (hitting em high and straight), just feels damned uncomfortable after hitting with a strong grip for over a year.

[Philip9210]

Strong grip doesn't mean squeeze the piss out of the grip ... I was always taught to hold the club (grip) like you were holding a bird. Too loose and the bird flys away, too tight and you've got guts all over your white glove!!

I am going to try this next time I go out, seems like I grip a bit to tight, but also don't wanna be to lose. thanks for the advice.!

[Mr Soane]

If you look you'll see a thread in which I had trouble with my grip and that turned out to be too much pressure - coupled with a new set of Golf Pride New Decade grips and I devolped quite painful callus on my left hand. I'm just going to go softly softly from now on.

PS he also said too tight a grip can cause all sorts of swing problems, if you grip too tight you tend to loosen the grip on the backswing which probably opens the clubface on the downswing. Try to maitain an even pressure throughout the swing (whilst not thinking too hard about launching your club over the nearest hedge!)

[Scottydoint]

make sure you grip it in the fingers. Really the two most important things are that the heal pad of your left hand sits on top of the shaft and that you "V"s are pointing towards your right shoulder.

[CarlSpackler]

I'm certainly no expert, but

:scratches head: This sounds backwards to me. If the club is closed at impact, strengthening the grip will tend to close it more, where weakening the grip will promote an open clubface at impact. Correct me if I am wrong.

[wedge player]

This sounds backwards to me. If the club is closed at impact, strengthening the grip will tend to close it more, where weakening the grip will promote an open clubface at impact. Correct me if I am wrong.

yea he needs to weaken his grip

[shankapotamus]

I'm certainly no expert, but if your clubface is too closed at impact you may want to

Actually, you should do the opposite.

[mdouet]

Actually, you should do the opposite.

Well now I'm confused, I thought a closed club face was when the toe is too far to the left (if you're right handed), and that a weak grip is when you rotate your hands counter clock wise on the grip, wouldn't that close the clubface even more?

[Finnstang]

Well now I'm confused, I thought a closed club face was when the toe is too far to the left (if you're right handed), and that a weak grip is when you rotate your hands counter clock wise on the grip, wouldn't that close the clubface even more?

Your understanding of a closed clubface and how to weaken the grip are correct. As far as what it does to the clubface, though, is incorrect. Weakening your grip (or strengthening it) shouldn't really do anything to the clubface while at rest unless you are rotating the whole club and not just your grip on the club.

[shankapotamus]

Now I'm extremely confused lol

[Razz11]

I will try to explain it a bit and get rid of some confusion. You do want to weaken your grip (move hands counter-clockwise) if you are hooking the ball... As you would want to strengthen your grip (move hands clockwise) if you are slicing the ball. The best that I can explain what will happen is this: with a natural swing when you come through the ball your hands should "straighten" themselves out so to speak. If you weaken your grip then it is harder to roll your hands over too early, where if you strengthen it, then you can roll them over very easily before contact, which will open and close the clubface throughout the swing. When you weaken your grip it should be quite a bit harder to turn your wrists over before impact, because they will be starting there.