Driver grip pressure

The only way to get there is by experimenting on the practicing range. When you are hitting practice balls on the driving range, you have the opportunity to tweak different parts of your swing and check out the results.

Experimenting with different grip pressures is the best way to find the right amount of pressure to optimize your swing. While all golfers should benefit from a light grip, the exact amount of pressure that will work best is going to vary some from player to player. To get started, use one of your wedges and hit a few short shots on the range. Hit five shots toward a target about 50 yards away using your normal grip pressure.

Next, hit five more shots with a slightly lighter grip pressure and see how they feel. Do you still have complete control of the club throughout the shot?

If so, do another set of five while making your grip even a little more relaxed. Continue this process until you reach a point where the club starts to feel too unstable in your hands. The grip pressure you want to use in your swing is the lightest one that still feels stable and in control. The club should feel light and free to move quickly through the hitting area.

With just a little bit of practice, you will start to wonder how you ever played with just a tight grip previously. Now that you have found a comfortable grip pressure for your pitch shots, gradually increase the distance that you are hitting the ball on the range. Move up to a full swing with that same wedge, then reach for longer and longer clubs until you arrive at the driver. As mentioned before, it might be necessary to squeeze a little tighter as the clubs get longer, but not too much.

Even with the driver, you want the grip to feel comfortable and relaxed so the club is free to move through the hitting area as quickly as possible. It should be noted that the quality of your grips on the golf clubs that you use is important toward helping you maintain a light grip pressure.

If your grips are worn or slippery you will need to hang on tighter just to control the club. Try to keep your grips as clean as possible, and replace them periodically before they get too worn down. Also, if you use a golf glove, make sure it is in good condition and dry so it forms a secure connection with the club. Adjustments to Your Swing. While making swings using a lighter grip pressure has the potential to do great things for your game, it can also cause some problems at first.

If you have been playing with a tighter grip up until this point, you will probably experience some challenges as you try to transition into a more relaxed grip.

However, after a few minor adjustments to your technique and some time spent practicing, you should be able to get on track and start hitting great shots.

Following are three basic adjustments that you may need to make to your swing in order to accommodate your new, lighter grip pressure. All of these points may not apply to you, so work on them on the range to see what helps you swing better, and what does not.

All of the mechanics of your swing are interconnected, so changing one can have a trickle-down effect on many others. Once you successfully adjust your grip, you will then need to alter your swing slightly to facilitate the grip change.

Only when all of those tweak come together just right will you start to enjoy the fruits of your labor. Using proper grip pressure when putting is every bit as important as when you are swinging the club for a full shot, if not more so.

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