I am finding it very hard to get back to the ball, I use the 'current' - where the pad is on top (first picture), but I don't have the same movement, where as the one I think I should use (second) - with the pad to the side slightly feels more free - and the club becomes an extension of my arm. The extreme (3rd) I did just for the hell of it! - ignore my crappy pictures - but as they say - a picture paints a thousand words - and thought it would show my problem...

The first pic is the closest to the traditional left hand grip. The grip should exit your hand through the crease between your big pad (closest to wrist) and your small pad (right under the callous under your index finger).

Your left hand should not feel free, it is the hand that you use to guide the club back to the ball. Try to get the sensation of pushing down the shaft through the hosel with the left arm. Your right hand should provide all the speed and power, it should push the club back to the ball.

Hope that helps.

thank you, that does help, I think the problem I suffer from is that the angle the club runs at becomes to straight when I have the pad on top, I have seen lots of images with a line drawn on the glove with the grip intersecting the first joint of thei ndex finger and running over the base of the little finger ( or there abouts) - now, is that view from the top, i.e the hand underneath the club, or side on? - so if the logo is on top of the club, when you do it should the logo be on top of the line, or rotated so its nearer the line?

And when you say it exits on the crease, I 'know' what you mean, but agian not 100% sure on the orientation , is the crease below the grip, to the side etc? - when I try below the pads to the side, when its to the side the pads mostly on top, and when I try above its alien to me!

(hope this makes sense! - could take another picture)

Absoltuely no idea! :tsg_smiley_laughatyou:

Butch Harmon's brother, the one that just passed away recently, recommended for you to stand with arms hanging naturally down. In this position, the palms naturally faced the pockets/hips. Now take a hold of the club. This is the "neutral" position.

I like pic 2. When I get the club too much in my fingers like in pic one, I am all over the place. Makes my grip way to strong and I get too handsy.

Edited March 15, 200618 yr by matt411

just bought 'the 7 laws of the golf swing' by nick Badley - got some interesting images, semi-cleared it up for me (like the idea of introducing the lcub from north-east if your facing north (on the vertical))

Thanks gents

In regards to your response to my response. :tsg_smilie_confused:

If this makes sense, if your clubface is square, the crease that we discussed earlier should be on the grip 90 degrees west of the logo. Or perfectly in the middle of the "left" side of of the grip.

I think that's what you're asking.

thank you - yes thats what I was trying to say :)

So - that would be considered neutral, then mocving the crease North (i.e more to top) - would make the grip stronger?

thanks

You got er!! :tsg_smiley_yes: