It All Starts With Your Golf Grip

Smooth, easy tempo is so key to a good golf swing. And you have to use the big muscles to execute the golf swing. Those two things together make a good grip one of the main foundations of a good swing for all of us amateur golfers. Read on to see what I mean.

Being relaxed helps so much to make sure that you have a smooth, easy tempo in your golf swing. If you are tensed up, especially in your big muscles, it can throw everything out of whack. And one thing that can really help keep you from tensing up is your grip.
I see many golfers at the range who are gripping their golf clubs as if they are about to snatch 250 pounds off a bench and press it over their head. Their grip is so tight I wonder if they are going to be able to let go of the club to put it back in the bag. I don’t know if “grip it and rip it” has fueled this, but I see a lot more of this than I used to.
When I first started playing golf I read a book by Tommy Armour that my dad had. It was called “How To Play Your Best Golf All The Time”. It was a very good book and he had one thing in there about the grip that has stayed with me to this day.
He talked about not holding the golf club too tightly or too loosely. His golf grip tip was that the perfect grip on the golf club would be to grip the club as if you were holding a bird in your hands. You should hold it tight enough that the bird can’t get away, but not so tight as to hurt the bird.
One of the things this helps me with to this day (and will help you also) is that it allows me to grip the golf club but stay relaxed. Anytime I feel myself speeding up my swing or gripping the club too tight, I think about that tip from Mr. Armour and it seems like my whole body just relaxes. And then I start hitting the golf ball better again.
Boy if I only wouldn’t keep forgetting that from time to time! Hope this helps your game.
Good golfing to all you golf nuts.