Instruction – Grip and Ball Flight

I always say how you grip the club is like the steering wheel of the car; it will determine the direction the ball goes the majority of the time. 

If you want the ball to go left or draw more, rotate your hands to the right on the club at setup, having both thumbs to the right of the logo on the grip. When you do this, you will see more knuckles on your left hand, allowing the ball to go more left. The more knuckles you see on your left hand and the more of your right palm you see, the more left the ball will go. 

If you want the ball to go right or fade more, turn your hands to the left on the club. The more your thumbs are left of the logo on the grip, the more right the ball will go. The less knuckles you see on your left hand and less of the palm of your right hand you see, the more right the ball will go. 

For more solid contact, address the ball with the grip slightly ahead of the golf ball at setup. Have the grip point to the inseam of your left pants leg. This will promote your hands to be ahead of the ball at impact, helping you compress the ball and have more solid contact when hitting. 

Here is an important drill to help with more solid contact when hitting. Place an alignment stick six inches behind the golf ball and start with small swings, swinging in length from hip high to hip high without a golf ball, practicing brushing the grass in front of the alignment stick. After doing this, focus on hitting the ball in front of the alignment stick. If you hit the alignment stick, this means your weight was on your trail foot at impact, which will cause you to either top the ball or hit it thin. Your weight needs to be on your lead side at impact. 

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