The most common fault I find in all standards of golfers is bad technique in the set up and grip. While making a balanced set up with a good grip doesn't guarantee a good golf swing it goes a long way to helping the swing improve. With this in mind I have dedicated the first eight weeks to the set up and grip. Good luck and hard practising.



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The main principle with your hands is to get them working as a unit. Show the palms of your hands facing together as in (diagram 1). Once achieving this, place the right hand below the left and close the hands around the grip as shown in (diagram 2). Incorrect grips are shown in (diagrams 3 & 4) which are strong and weak grips respectively. These grips cause lack of control of the clubface. This will inevitably cause you to manipulate your clubface and swing.

This lesson will be followed up next week with linking your hands together to help them work together.

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