Tom, do you encourage golfers to have grip end underneath the meaty pad of hand? Hogan said if you can hold the club Just like this with two fingers , then you’re in the correct lead hand position.
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Tom, do you encourage golfers to have grip end underneath the meaty pad of hand? Hogan said if you can hold the club Just like this with two fingers , then you’re in the correct lead hand position.
Thank you very much Tom. J
Thank you very much Tom. J
So I deduce that if my main problem is that I have a tendency to draw or hook, unlike most of my gaming friends who slice or fade, should I try the Ben Hogan grip?
Hi Jon,
I recently did an episode on the YT channel specific to Mr. Hogan's grip. You can view it HERE.
You'll notice from watching the Grip Lessons in the online school - 1.2a & 1.2b in Chapter 1 of the Golf Swing Simplified - as well as the grip-related lessons on the YT channel - that I prefer a grip that is in the fingers and not the palm (or "meaty pad"). Mr. Hogan's grip was very specific to him, was part of his anti-hooking mechanism, and enabled him to hit hard with his trail hand without worrying about the left side of the course. Most amateurs, however, would likely struggle to not slice the ball with this grip.
Tom