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Hey everyone,

I've been having a problem lately with my grip on left hand (right handed swing) during the backswing. It feels like the grip is detaching from the base of my palm. I currently have the grip between the two fatty parts of the palm on the lifeline which I thought was correct, however when I do this the problem aforementioned happens, and it causes the face of the club to open up resulting in nasty shanks.

Any tips on how to stop this from happening? Are my grip fundamentals incorrect?

I experimented with almost a different grip, almost like a karate chop looking down wards where the bottom thin side of my hand aligns with the grip and it seems to prevent this...


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Hey everyone, I've been having a problem lately with my grip on left hand (right handed swing) during the backswing. It feels like the grip is detaching from the base of my palm. I currently have the grip between the two fatty parts of the palm on the lifeline which I thought was correct, however when I do this the problem aforementioned happens, and it causes the face of the club to open up resulting in nasty shanks.  Any tips on how to stop this from happening? Are my grip fundamentals incorrect?  I experimented with almost a different grip, almost like a karate chop looking down wards where the bottom thin side of my hand aligns with the grip and it seems to prevent this...

Aha, I'm not the only one. I slowed down my backswing to the point where the grip does not shift. This works when your forearms get tired too. Just working on it this moment. Let me know if this works for you or if something else works as well. I really hate irons, too bad you need to hit well between 100 to 170 yards regularly. I can't land a green with regularity because of this, only 20% of them. Depending on how tired I am, I need to use different clubs for the same distances. Again, please let me know how you solve this issue.

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Originally Posted by Lihu

Aha, I'm not the only one. I slowed down my backswing to the point where the grip does not shift. This works when your forearms get tired too. Just working on it this moment.

Let me know if this works for you or if something else works as well.

I really hate irons, too bad you need to hit well between 100 to 170 yards regularly. I can't land a green with regularity because of this, only 20% of them. Depending on how tired I am, I need to use different clubs for the same distances.

Again, please let me know how you solve this issue.

Problem is my hands get really sweaty so even slowing down my swing still leads to some slipping. Here's what I've been experimenting with...

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7AfFg6FIVTY/UHCchMbePrI/AAAAAAAAAPk/XFH1BdlFnn4/s640/IMG_20121006_150038.jpg

As you can see it's shifted down from the lifeline to the bottom fatty part of the palm. It seems to have helped with the slipping issue...but I'm not sure if this will lead to other problems.


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Problem is my hands get really sweaty so even slowing down my swing still leads to some slipping. Here's what I've been experimenting with... [URL=https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7AfFg6FIVTY/UHCchMbePrI/AAAAAAAAAPk/XFH1BdlFnn4/s640/IMG_20121006_150038.jpg]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7AfFg6FIVTY/UHCchMbePrI/AAAAAAAAAPk/XFH1BdlFnn4/s640/IMG_20121006_150038.jpg[/URL] As you can see it's shifted down from the lifeline to the bottom fatty part of the palm. It seems to have helped with the slipping issue...but I'm not sure if this will lead to other problems.

Sweaty hands can be cured with a good leather glove. Golfsmith has some on sale for $14, snake eyes. Your grip should not be too tight, otherwise your forearms will tire too quickly. Gripping too close to the end might cause other issues. Try the gloves first. My issue is when my takeaway is too fast, my left thumb slips a little (when I hit left handed). Slowing it down and pausing at the top seems to remedy many of my issues.

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Check out this video to learn how to grip properly.  You should have the grip in your fingers, not in your palm, along the lifeline.  Pay particular attention around 1:11


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Check out this video to learn how to grip properly.  You should have the grip in your fingers, not in your palm, along the lifeline.  Pay particular attention around 1:11

Good point, I did not notice that as well.

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