Grip Pressure - How Hard to Grip the Golf Club

December 17, 2007

Grip pressure is the object of much confusion in the world of golfers. Most often, the scale analogy is used (on a scale of 1 to 10, grip a 5, or 7, or 4, or so on).

I think that gripping a golf club is analogous to gripping a pen. You want to maximize your control, and at the same time write quickly and painlessly. The grip pressure that is right for a golf club, the object being to swing it with the maximum combination of control and speed, is the same as the grip pressure required for a pen.

It may be difficult for you to translate gripping a pen into gripping something many times its size. So think of it this way. Grip a golf club the same way you would grip a hammer or shovel. The objective of your grip pressure is the same.

Written by John at 1:19 pm. Full Swing