Grip It And Rip It

Why 'Grip It And Rip It' is Dead Wrong

Most people think that gripping the club harder right at the start of the backswing will help them RIP it. It may seem like the obvious answer because it feels like it adds more power to the swing.

But it's actually dead wrong.

In fact, the extra tension that comes from gripping the club harder as you start the backswing actually KILLS SPEED AND ACCURACY. Club head speed it the key to more distance and consistency. Quiet hands on the backswing will enable you to initiate a WIDER SWING ARC and a WIDER SWING ARC is critical to generating more SPEED.

Imagine an old-fashioned record. As it spins, the outside of the disc will spin much faster than the inside. The farther you get from the spindle, or the axis of rotation, the faster the SPEED of the outside edge. The same concept holds true with the golf club. The farther the clubhead is from the axis of rotation - in this case your spine - the faster it will travel. A WIDER SWING ARC is critical to getting more distance.

So what is the correct grip pressure?

Using a scale of 1 to 10 for how tight you grip the club, let me give you a couple rules of thumb for different golf shots:

- Around the green: Grip Pressure = 3
- From the Fairway: Grip Pressure = 4
- Off the Tee: Grip Pressure = 5

A grip pressure of 3 is light but in control. A grip pressure of 4 is firm. A grip pressure of 5 is strong, but not tight. Get the idea?

Anything more than a grip pressure of 5 will result in excess tension. And that will kill you swing speed as well as your accuracy. There's lots of golf information out there. The trick is figuring out who to trust.

One of the best sources I've found comes from a PGA Pro named Eric Jones. Not only that, he played college golf at Stanford, he coached there, and he has a Masters Degree in Sport Psychology. Oh, and you might also like to know he's a World Long Drive Champion.

That's a lot of creds in my book, and everything he's shared with me has been worth its weight in gold. He has a distance program you may want to check out at The 5 Keys To Distance.

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How To Break 80

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Breaking 80 in golf is easy for the professionals but for the average golfer it is a proud moment to finally accomplish this feat. Watching golf on television and then trying to duplicate it is nearly impossible. After all these guys are the best in the world at what they do. That is why they are paid for playing the sport and you are not. However, do not exasperate yourself over it, the good news is it is possible for just about anyone, even weekend golfers to learn how to break 80.

Golf is a more pleasurable experience when you play well. The problem with most golfers is they practice the wrong things or just don’t practice enough. However, most beginners barely have time to play once a week, let alone spending time at the driving range. Does this sound like you? If so then the key is to maximize your practice time to fit into your schedule. The way to do this is by working on the most important things, the things that will actually help you to break 80 regularly.

One of the most important factors is to manage your shot management. Try and think about your goal for the round before you play it depending on the courses toughness. If you are on a hole that is just killing your score, think about taking a drop instead of hacking away at a ball in the rough. Making smart choices is the first step to cutting strokes off of your game. In fact, most beginners could shave eight strokes by taking this approach.

If you are able to take your practice time and work on techniques that will help you improve your skills instead of trying to kill the ball off the tee, then you will soon see a difference in your final scores. The goal is to enjoy the game of golf. If you don’t you are playing it for the wrong reasons.

There are many golf tuition courses available online, the problem is many of them are too advanced for beginners. Also, to pay a professional for lessons can be quite expensive. You can do it yourself here with our information on our site. Take my advice and learn how to break 80 consistently before you learn more advanced techniques.
 

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Timing The Golf Swing

After you have reached a point where you feel that you have mastered the mechanics of the swing, you should begin to develop a rhythm for swinging. This is generally referred to as timing. Very little is ever written on timing the swing, compared to the fundamentals of the swing, but I feel it will merit your close attention sooner or later.

Learning to time the swing is like learning to dance or play a musical instrument. You have a certain rhythm or "beat" which you must swing into—and so must you when playing golf. Some players have a fast swing tempo, others a slow one; it all depends upon their physical makeup and habit patterns.

By experimenting and trying different speeds, I have developed a set rhythm of swinging the club. I try to maintain this rhythm with every club, trying not to change the tempo of my swing when I change clubs. Naturally, I am swinging faster with certain clubs, say with the long irons and woods, because I take a fuller body turn with these clubs. Thus, the speed of the clubhead increases with the longer-shafted clubs, owing to a fuller clubhead arc, but the tempo of the swing remains the same. This is an important thing to remember at all times.