| Anyone who has played any golf at all knows that | | | | to be thinking about, but if your golf swing grip is |
| there are about a million things you need to be | | | | screwed up, then they won't do you any good. |
| thinking of when you put that club in your hands. | | | | The "old school" of golf will tell you that your golf |
| When you are on the tee, and should be thinking | | | | swing grip should be light, as if you were holding a |
| only about the ball and hitting it hard and straight, | | | | bird in your hands. If someone grabbed the golf club |
| most of us are thinking about a myriad of other | | | | out of your hands, they should be able to pull it |
| things that we should be doing with our body. If you | | | | easily. But, most of us prefer a stronger grip, for fear |
| read through the golf magazines, they will give you | | | | that we will let go of the club because of our |
| plenty of advice, but rarely do they actually mention | | | | massive strength and speed - which does not |
| your golf swing grip. | | | | happen. |
| You will see entire articles written on the how much | | | | In reality, if you are right handed, you should have a |
| your shoulders should turn, how your spine and head | | | | grip that would enable you to swing the club entirely |
| should stay still, and how your eyes should never | | | | with your left hand. In fact, try hitting a few balls |
| leave the ball. You also read plenty about your hips | | | | with just your left hand the next time you are at the |
| and using them to accelerate through the ball for the | | | | driving range. Your grip should be strong enough to |
| most speed in your club. These are both great things | | | | enable you to swing with just one hand. |