No, he’s saying that amateurs grip too lightly. A tight grip for them is
probably a pretty soft grip for a pro.
What I haven’t seen in these comments is his advise to take a wide swing
back and through. I think this is key – more so than the divot.
@tarkstar99 uh… definitely a divot especially after the last one… you
might want to actually watch the video and observe things before commenting
on them… as deep as a short iron… no… I take divots with my fairway
woods… I get super impressed by that stuff.
I didn’t know that actor Jimmy Stewart played golf. I thought he passed
away years ago.
I saw a video (in youtube) of Ben Hogan hitting a fairway shot with a # 4
fairway wood. He hit the ball with a divot.
no hes talking about monitorin the no. 1 pressure point. hes a Golfing
machine teacher
The Director of golf @ Troon says hit down on the ball, Don Trahern the
‘swing doctor’ says don’t. Almost every golf tip is contradicted by
another. Who do we listen to? Gawd golf is a confusiing game!
nonsense, the tightness grip on the club makes no difference to shot
consistency
eerr? i didn’t see any divots in either of those shots??? I saw a slight
grazing of the grass , am i missing something?
only if your squeezing the crap out of it, if your have a firm (i think
firm is a better way of describing the pressure) it wont kill you
utter crap. tight grip pressure will only make you hit inconsistent shots
Swing down and take a divot in front of ball with a fairway wood (or you
hit the ball before reaching the lowest point of swing arc) will enhance
the consistency – I try this technique at the driving range. Swing down and
skim the grass (no divot) with a fairway wood (or you hit the ball at the
lowest point of swing arc) – harder to do but seems to deliver more power.
Play better will have more fun – so I go with the swing down alternative.
yeah
gaye
I agree with warwolfii. I basically avoid golf tips on the internet and in
magazines etc. They often contradict each other and may not be right for
me. I tend to focus on the basic. I also think people need to work on one
thing at the time until theyve mastered it rather than trying out 4 or 5
different tips at once. My advice would be for people to learn to
understand their own swings instead of trying every tip they stumble across.
I know a local hall of fame golfer that keeps the handle/grip of the club
behind the ball at all times and absolutely picks the ball clean with a
nice soft draw every time. He hardly brushes the grass. He is so consistent
that it amazes me. He doesn’t believe in taking divots with any “long”
clubs which includes irons. He only starts to take a slightly noticeable
divot with his mid irons. Harvey Penick didn’t like to see divots at all. I
guess this is just another school of thought.
I’ve been watching a lot of these golf videos lately and I must say that
they’ll confuse the crap out of you. One guy says “swing down, take a
divot,” the next guy says “skip the club along the ground.” Any beginner
watching these videos would be so confused he’d probably give up the game.
@GreenDistantStar… i say hit down on the ball, so does tiger, so does
jack, and so does ernie. is that enough for you? seriously though, i get
good results when i hit down, bad results when i don’t. i’ll take the good
results no matter who the hell says otherwise.
that why he said how not to top the ball with fairway wood.
No, he’s saying that amateurs grip too lightly. A tight grip for them is
probably a pretty soft grip for a pro.
What I haven’t seen in these comments is his advise to take a wide swing
back and through. I think this is key – more so than the divot.
@tarkstar99 uh… definitely a divot especially after the last one… you
might want to actually watch the video and observe things before commenting
on them… as deep as a short iron… no… I take divots with my fairway
woods… I get super impressed by that stuff.
I didn’t know that actor Jimmy Stewart played golf. I thought he passed
away years ago.
I saw a video (in youtube) of Ben Hogan hitting a fairway shot with a # 4
fairway wood. He hit the ball with a divot.
no hes talking about monitorin the no. 1 pressure point. hes a Golfing
machine teacher
The Director of golf @ Troon says hit down on the ball, Don Trahern the
‘swing doctor’ says don’t. Almost every golf tip is contradicted by
another. Who do we listen to? Gawd golf is a confusiing game!
nonsense, the tightness grip on the club makes no difference to shot
consistency
eerr? i didn’t see any divots in either of those shots??? I saw a slight
grazing of the grass , am i missing something?
only if your squeezing the crap out of it, if your have a firm (i think
firm is a better way of describing the pressure) it wont kill you
utter crap. tight grip pressure will only make you hit inconsistent shots
Swing down and take a divot in front of ball with a fairway wood (or you
hit the ball before reaching the lowest point of swing arc) will enhance
the consistency – I try this technique at the driving range. Swing down and
skim the grass (no divot) with a fairway wood (or you hit the ball at the
lowest point of swing arc) – harder to do but seems to deliver more power.
Play better will have more fun – so I go with the swing down alternative.
yeah
gaye
I agree with warwolfii. I basically avoid golf tips on the internet and in
magazines etc. They often contradict each other and may not be right for
me. I tend to focus on the basic. I also think people need to work on one
thing at the time until theyve mastered it rather than trying out 4 or 5
different tips at once. My advice would be for people to learn to
understand their own swings instead of trying every tip they stumble across.
I know a local hall of fame golfer that keeps the handle/grip of the club
behind the ball at all times and absolutely picks the ball clean with a
nice soft draw every time. He hardly brushes the grass. He is so consistent
that it amazes me. He doesn’t believe in taking divots with any “long”
clubs which includes irons. He only starts to take a slightly noticeable
divot with his mid irons. Harvey Penick didn’t like to see divots at all. I
guess this is just another school of thought.
I’ve been watching a lot of these golf videos lately and I must say that
they’ll confuse the crap out of you. One guy says “swing down, take a
divot,” the next guy says “skip the club along the ground.” Any beginner
watching these videos would be so confused he’d probably give up the game.
@GreenDistantStar… i say hit down on the ball, so does tiger, so does
jack, and so does ernie. is that enough for you? seriously though, i get
good results when i hit down, bad results when i don’t. i’ll take the good
results no matter who the hell says otherwise.
that why he said how not to top the ball with fairway wood.