cypressperch
Well-Known Member
There is no doubt about Hogan having a great
golf mind, and his writing has given us a really great reference into his insights. Concerning grip, I think John Jacobs has some pretty sound advice. You start with Hogan or Jacobs or whomever you want to develop a good grip. Then you start hitting shots, and you notice the ball flight with those shots. You rotate the grip a little to the strong side if your ball has too much left to right curvature (slice). When the ball starts to go straight, or a little fade, or a little draw (whatever you want personally), you have found your grip. If you are going left or right of where you intend to hit the ball, you now start to work on your alinement and other variables.
We have different tempos, body types, physical strength, flexibility, posture, clubs, golf balls, hand size, arm size, etc, etc, etc. There is no one grip that is going to be the exact grip needed by all the different individuals playing this game. You follow the general guide-lines for a good grip, then by trial and error, you arrive at THE GRIP THAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU. Besides those above variables, what about how flat or upright your swing might be?
Grip has a big say about the swing. If you try to duplicate Hogan's or anyother person's grip exactly, you will probably have to follow the rest of his ideas just as exactly. It is a set of ideas, a set of ideas that with an unbelievable work ethic allowed Hogan to do great things. Some might argue that there might be an easier set of ideas for regular golfers to follow that would get them to acceptable golf quicker and easier. First thing that comes to mind, a fairly strong grip will probably make for better control of the club from start to finish for a large majority of golfers.
Someone that looks like Craig Stadler would probably be wise to use Craig as a model. If you look like a Hogan, use Hogan as your model. But having said this, I would still experiment with my grip because physical appearance is just one of many variables. You think John Daily is your man? Good luck trying to replicate that turn!
CP
golf mind, and his writing has given us a really great reference into his insights. Concerning grip, I think John Jacobs has some pretty sound advice. You start with Hogan or Jacobs or whomever you want to develop a good grip. Then you start hitting shots, and you notice the ball flight with those shots. You rotate the grip a little to the strong side if your ball has too much left to right curvature (slice). When the ball starts to go straight, or a little fade, or a little draw (whatever you want personally), you have found your grip. If you are going left or right of where you intend to hit the ball, you now start to work on your alinement and other variables.
We have different tempos, body types, physical strength, flexibility, posture, clubs, golf balls, hand size, arm size, etc, etc, etc. There is no one grip that is going to be the exact grip needed by all the different individuals playing this game. You follow the general guide-lines for a good grip, then by trial and error, you arrive at THE GRIP THAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU. Besides those above variables, what about how flat or upright your swing might be?
Grip has a big say about the swing. If you try to duplicate Hogan's or anyother person's grip exactly, you will probably have to follow the rest of his ideas just as exactly. It is a set of ideas, a set of ideas that with an unbelievable work ethic allowed Hogan to do great things. Some might argue that there might be an easier set of ideas for regular golfers to follow that would get them to acceptable golf quicker and easier. First thing that comes to mind, a fairly strong grip will probably make for better control of the club from start to finish for a large majority of golfers.
Someone that looks like Craig Stadler would probably be wise to use Craig as a model. If you look like a Hogan, use Hogan as your model. But having said this, I would still experiment with my grip because physical appearance is just one of many variables. You think John Daily is your man? Good luck trying to replicate that turn!
CP