The first item of importance is to check the set-up and the grip. Many times ar faulty ball direction
can lead directly back to the initial grip. We do not all fit the same mould for a grip! Begin by
hanging your arms naturally down at your sides. Then, look to see how many knuckles are in view.
Most people will see two and maybe three on one hand. Grab your club keeping in mind the knuckles that
you just saw hanging from your sides must be visible as well when positioning their hands on the grip.
This will be your natural grip!
You do not want to place your hands on the club so that it feels awkward for you! Yes, there is a
"strong" and "weak" grip, however unless they are overdone, most of the time with your "natural" grip
you will not have that come into play.
The correct grip for you is the one that delivers your clubface square to your direction of swing
during impact. You may need to experiment slightly with the above, and it may feel very uncomfortable.
However, if you stick with it you will see results. After you have placed your hands on the grip, you
can check to see where the "v's" between your index and thumb point to in your shoulder area.
Make sure you are gripping with the last three fingers of each hand-Not the palm itself. Your hands
have to be able to work through the ball and will be unable to do so by overgripping with the palms of
your hands. The "v's" are made by squeezing the index and thumb together down the shaft-I tell my
students to stick a tee in-between those fingers, and if it stays they did it correctly.
Start with your "v's" pointing to "normal" or midway between your nose and your right shoulder
(opposite for left-handers). If the flight of your shots tells you that you are delivering the clubface
to the ball looking to the right of your swing line, move both your hands gradually towards the "strong"
position-"v's" pointing to your shoulder.
If your shots tell you that the clubface is arriving at the ball looking left of your swing path, move
both "v's" gradually towards the "weak" position-pointing toward your neck area. The grip is right for
you when your shots fly straight, although you may be pulling the ball right or pushing it left of
target.
No curve on your shots shows that your clubface alignment and swing direction are matched!
