Cure A Slice – A proper golf grip is essential in correcting your golf slice

Golf Grip & Setup

The Grip

The Grip Curing a golf slice starts with the grip is where the golf swing starts. It’s the only contact you have between you and the club. So it is important to understand this part. Whether you overlap or interlock your right pinky finger and left forefinger, that’s up to you. It’s a matter of preference and feel. Personally, I’ve experimented with both, and there is virtually no difference in my book as far as the results of my shots. But I do prefer the overlap feel to the interlock, so that is what I use.

You’ll want to have a firm grip with your left hand (for right-handers, again this will all be opposite for left handed players). But your right hand is just there for support and along for the ride really. The golf swing is controlled primarily with the left hand, but like Roy said, you want your hands Proper golf grip is a critical foundation of a proper golf swing to unite to form a unit. Remember, the tighter you hold on to the club, the less power you will have in your golf swing. The firmer you hold it, the less club head speed you’ll be able to generate. This is true for your entire swing. The tenser you make your muscles, the slower your swing speed will be, resulting in much less distance on your shots. Free and loose muscles are able to be moved much quicker, and that is the goal. So relax your hands and be firm, but not overpowering.

There is one book that I've read that addresses the stance and the grip better than anything I've seen. Ben Hogan's 5 Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf is worth the few bucks for the golf grip chapter alone. It has stood the test of time, and the golf grip will never change. Go out and buy it, better yet, just BUY IT HERE.

"In golf there are certain things you must do precisely, where being approximately right is not enough. The grip is one area that being half right accomplishes nothing. Being painstaking about learning a proper grip rewards you a thousand times over." -Ben Hogan

The Stance/Setup

Yes, I know, we’ve all heard this before, but it is important. Of course you want your feet square to your target and shoulder width apart. But how close should you stand to the ball? This is one of the things I’ve seen many players who slice the ball struggle with. You don’t want to stand to close to the ball. By standing too close, you don’t allow your swing to reach its maximum power and also you will tend to “jam” your self at contact. By standing too close to the ball, it almost forces you to have an “outside-in” swing, cutting across the ball resulting in the slice spin that many of you are so accustomed to. So do yourself a favor, and stand a bit further away from the ball next time and see what happens.

Practicing the proper golf swing will cure a slice Ideally you want to take your stance….forget the club at this point, but keep it handy. Now without the club and ball, pretend you’re setting up for your shot and just let your arms hang straight down. That’s it, hang them straight down….don’t reach out. Bring your hands together now to form your grip, and now add the club. With your arms hanging comfortably, and your club in you hands, wherever the club head meets the ground is where the ball should be during your swing. If anything, you can stand an inch or two further away from the ball which will give you more room to freely swing the club instead of being so cramped.

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The Grip The Grip is where the golf swing starts. It’s the only contact you have between you and the club. So it is important to understand this part. Whether you overlap or interlock your right pinky finger and left forefinger, that’s up to you. It’s a matter of preference and feel. Personally, I’ve experimented with both, and there is virtually no difference in my book as far as the results of my shots. But I do prefer the overlap feel to the interlock, so that is what I use. You’ll want to have a firm grip with your left hand (for right-handers, again this will all be opposite for left handed players). But your right hand is just there for support and along for the ride really. The golf swing is controlled primarily with the left hand, but like Roy said, you want your hands to unite to form a unit. Remember, the tighter you hold on to the club, the less power you will have in your golf swing. The firmer you hold it, the less club head speed you’ll be able to generate. This is true for your entire swing. The tenser you make your muscles, the slower your swing speed will be, resulting in much less distance on your shots. Free and loose muscles are able to be moved much quicker, and that is the goal. So relax your hands and be firm, but not overpowering. There is one book that I've read that addresses the stance and the grip better than anything I've seen. Ben Hogan's 5 Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf is worth the few bucks for the golf grip chapter alone. It has stood the test of time, and the golf grip will never change. Go out and buy it, better yet, just BUY IT HERE. "In golf there are certain things you must do precisely, where being approximately right is not enough. The grip is one area that being half right accomplishes nothing. Being painstaking about learning a proper grip rewards you a thousand times over." -Ben Hogan The Stance/Setup Yes, I know, we’ve all heard this before, but it is important. Of course you want your feet square to your target and shoulder width apart. But how close should you stand to the ball? This is one of the things I’ve seen many players who slice the ball struggle with. You don’t want to stand to close to the ball. By standing too close, you don’t allow your swing to reach its maximum power and also you will tend to “jam” your self at contact. By standing too close to the ball, it almost forces you to have an “outside-in” swing, cutting across the ball resulting in the slice spin that many of you are so accustomed to. So do yourself a favor, and stand a bit further away from the ball next time and see what happens. Ideally you want to take your stance….forget the club at this point, but keep it handy. Now without the club and ball, pretend you’re setting up for your shot and just let your arms hang straight down. That’s it, hang them straight down….don’t reach out. Bring your hands together now to form your grip, and now add the club. With your arms hanging comfortably, and your club in you hands, wherever the club head meets the ground is where the ball should be during your swing. If anything, you can stand an inch or two further away from the ball which will give you more room to freely swing the club instead of being so cramped. How you should correctly start your backswing...		The Inside Approach: Take the 6 swing challange!! Awarded by golf digest as the #1 rated swing trainer.