Butch Harmon bitch-slap...

[Where's the Cart Girl?]

Read this in Golf Digest this month, tried it and loved it. Try this at the range if you don't feel like you're powerful enough through the ball at impact. It's a super easy feeling to obtain and, I think, crucial for good ball striking.

The article was better than the video IMO because it was exclusively about the back of the left hand swing thought, but here's the vid link anyway; I'm referring to the stuff between :30 and :40...

http://www.golfdigest.com/video?videoID=42983514001

"Feel like you're backhanding the ball at impact." Is how he wrote it in the article. The Butch Harmon Bitch-Slap . Fantastic.

PLEASE: No offense to any ladies here, the bitch-slap is a vessel solely designed for one man to emasculate another man with. And now, evidently, to improve golf ball striking.

[shortstop20]

I always have this feeling in my left hand.

Although I'm a lefty playing right handed so maybe it comes easier to me.

[squaddie]

Thanks for the video, WTCG. I especially was interested in Butch's tip about "taking more club and swinging easier" when having to decide between two clubs where the shot is just about at the maximum of the higher-lofted club.

I've been working on hitting the ball more solid and I seem to do that when I'm not trying to kill the ball. But I have been thinking about which club to use in terms of average of the maximum distance I can hit them, which has been causing my accuracy problems. I'll have to try this out next time I'm at the range.

[McGolf-Doggie]

I was traveling for a couple of weeks, no golf, and was invited to play right after. I knew I didn't have much "game" so I pretty much took an extra club each time and swung real easy. Made a good few more GIRs. I think I may keep on doing that, and see how it works out.

[Zeph]

I've struggled with my release forever, so I'll give the bitch slap a go.

[iacas]

Yes, it's one of about 10 to 15 full-swing golf tips Golf Digest recycles each and every issue.

[Where's the Cart Girl?]

Yes, it's one of about 10 to 15 full-swing golf tips Golf Digest recycles each and every issue.

Throw enough

against a wall and some is bound to stick.

[shortstop20]

Yes, it's one of about 10 to 15 full-swing golf tips Golf Digest recycles each and every issue.

Sad but true.

[KwSipp]

Heres a made up drill by your truly for getting the sensation of the "bitch slap", right handed golfer grip the club left hand low, and make some practice swings. You'll see and feel how the club stays back easier.

[Travtex]

Heres a made up drill by your truly for getting the sensation of the "bitch slap", right handed golfer grip the club left hand low, and make some practice swings. You'll see and feel how the club stays back easier.

So, what... choke up/down? Or are you talking about gripping it all upside-down like?

[AmenCorner]

When I saw the thread title, I was hoping to come in here and literally see a video of Butch Harmon being bitch slapped. Call me sadistic, but that sounded like a really good thread.

[KwSipp]

So, what... choke up/down? Or are you talking about gripping it all upside-down like?

yes lead hand lower than the trail hand, just gives you some sensation on how the lead wrist should lay back and the trail wrist should cup slightly at impact.