Question For Greg

Hi Greg.
I have been practicing your right had drill, with a 7 iron and it is really making a huge difference to my ball flight .

My question is ......Can i use rhe right hand drill with my driver and do i have to make any alterations to the drill?????????

Highest Regards....Terry.

This was my most recent response to this same question...

http://www.golf-tuition-online.com/s...36&postcount=4 (Greg's right hand drill)

greg, why dont you make a step by step of how to set up, starting with the grip? Since a lot of people here like your drills and ideas this would be good for them

HERE, HERE...great idea shootin. Start with the grip please

I agree, would be most informative from someone with so many good ideas already!!

I don't like to get into grips that much because they are just about as unique and individualized as the individual. Saying that this one I use is the only right answer is just...wrong. Giving advice on what different grips do for you and how to change to that grip is another...that is fine. Make it stronger, weaker, overlap, interlock, 10-finger...do you have small hands? Are you slicing it? Each has it's place in a separate discussion.

Ok that said...when I teach an individual, I pass this information on:

* The hands need to be working together...all the time. Never 1 dominant over the other. Grip pressure has to be constant and allowed to have the wrists hinge freely. Too tight and you hinder a good release. Too loose and you lack stability and regripping/slippage.

* The impact of the club being delivered to the ball while maintaining solidness in the hands on the grip is what will dictates a proper grip. It appears at address that the hands will be in a position to deliver this club from the side (right handers going from right to left), when this club is traveling in this direction to the ball it seems logical to setup the hands on the grip to prepare for this. You think to place the right hand's palm on the side of the grip and wrap the fingers around the left to hold the grip into the palm. The left hand in a similar side position to counter what will be the side-to-side impact. But, in reality, the true affect on impact is actually placing the club in more of a vertical attack on the ball. I start by making the hands comfortable on the club while delivering a blow to the ground from directly above hinging the wrists up/down only. Like holding a hammer. You never hold the hammer from the side and try to rotate the wrists to make impact on the nail...you probably will be missing a finger soon. You use the hammer virtically. This impact usually makes the palms of the hands more on top of the club to deliver and absorb this blow. The fingers wrap from under now. Now, put the fingers anywhere you want, interlock, overlap...etc.

Setup to the ball:

* The left leading arm will be in a generally straight line from the leading shoulder to the ball. The left hand grip should be allowed to be ready to let the club slip and slide into place to allow the face to be set square first, then while the ball is in it's desired forward/back position for the shot type, you can now set the grip. Making this apart of a route is essential to a good setup every time. Gripping first to line that grip up to the target could lead to minor hand rolling manipulation to help the final alignments which all goes away during the movements of the full swing. So, make the small alignments first and build a stance and grip around that.

* With this leading hand's position now in place, the right trailing hand has to come to the grip. So depending on the ball's position, it could travel all the way across the body for a forward position or not far at all for a ball in the back. The idea is that you let the trailing right hand come to a club that is placed and already in alignment. Having the palms now more on top of the grip...stated above will make the right hand drill and right wrist cupped at setup make a lot of sense.

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I understand what you mean, you are right

I was thinking if you did something and said it was a basic way, for the majority of people on here it would be better then what they are currently doing. something where you keep everything in a nuetral zone. show them how the hands align, right hand comes into place, etc. then go on to talk about little details about wekening or strengthening makes so and so happen.

If you teach someone how to have the grip like hogan for example, changing stronger, weaker, etc would be slight modifications as opposed to when some people have one hand really weak and one really strong. I just think a good visual, where you show close ups to the grip, would be great

I can appreciate your sentiments, but if you do a basic, (call it somthing like starter set up 101), the ones who are more advanced already know enough to where it wont harm them

The basics of the grip are in the "Golf Lessons" section at the top by Greg Hutton.

If you go look at that lesson, am I the only one who thinks his left hand looks pretty strong there????

Greg

I pracitced your right-hand drill again today , i am amazed at the low straight ball filight with my 7 iron, this must be because the drill delofts the clubhead ??????

Remember, the drill reduces your swing to 1/2. That will keep it low. The full swing will get the ball back up to something more to what you expect. It does keep a lower overall flight as compared to a natural swatter though, and rightfully so, where swats scoops under adding loft.

Nothing that strong about 2 knuckles on the left hand, so no.

I guess I really am not understanding the grip as much as I thought. It looks like his V would be pointing at our past the outside of his shoulder. The whole knuckle thing kind of baffles me since it depends on how you maniupulate/suppinate/whatever "ate" word fits here.....meaining if I take my normal stance with a slight forward press, arms/club in line, and left wrist flat....everything looks weak.,..but if I relax the hand and it makes its natural curve inwards then I see the "expected two knuckles"

do I just judge the grip by what it looks like at my actual address, ready to hit the ball, or if I just stick my hand directly out in front of my sternum...

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Talking about neutralness in a grip is all about you and the way your hands are related to each other at address.

Let you arms just hang straight down at an address position (without a club). No tension at all...don't even look at them. Now, move them together. Now look at them. Where are your palms? Are they facing each other? Or do your thumbs meet? Whereever they are is neutral to you.

Moving them higher in the club strengthens them (leading hand rolling towards the back hand and back hand rolling towards the leading hand).

Letting the hands reverse this direction weakens them.

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