the split grip?

[Firebat138]

ok....played 36 holes yesterday and damn.....little tired....LOL....But the question at hand....I was watching a little Jim McLean and tried out his split grip technique on the range....I guess this is a normal grip, but my right hand is a little further down and NOTover top my left....So I hit 10 balls MY old way and then hit 10 balls this way and the first 10 sliced the same as I always do....and about 225. The next 10 DRAWED..or DREW...or they went straight as an arrow and about 250-275 or more....Now I know with a slice I am loosing yardage cause of the spin and roll that I get is to the right.....What does this tell me about my swing or hands for that matter...Am I not getting then through quick enough? etc..etc..Thanx for your tips...

Eric

[Firebat138]

anyone? Played nine holes today and the same thing....I brought my hands back UP a little bit the drives were going straighter, but still hooked a little.....

[$2 Nassau]

Ten finger grip? i.e. baseball grip?

[Firebat138]

Sort of.....That might be it.....But I keep the left thumb down....But maybe that IS baseball grip....

[Warik]

Is there a gap between your left and right hand when you do it? My instructor had me trying that grip at some points throughout a few lessons to show me what proper release feels like and also to help me stop coming over the top (at least I imagine that is what it was for, since that was the main problem I had been having).

You'll sacrifice distance but accuracy seems to improve. One thing that helped for me was taking a few practice swings with the split grip and then hitting with my normal grip.