The V Grip (for hookers only – may help with the pull also) The VGrip
Here's a experimental grip I'm testing that might help if you are hooking. (Note: Everyone else shouldn’t even consider trying this grip unless you have confirmed problems due to an other active trail hand.)
I call it the V Grip because you put the shaft actually in the V of your trail hand between your thumb and index finger. This is a grip where your trail hand is very, very far under the club but it allows you to straighten your trail wrist and not fly your trail elbow out (causing a pull) or roll your wrist over closing the club face (causing a hook).
Take your standard PowerThumb grip with your lead hand. Then you put your trail hand under the shaft and slide the shaft right up against the V where your trail hand index finger and thumb meet. The pad at the base of your trail index finger is under the shaft at a 6 o'clock or even 7 o'clock position. The palm of your trail hand is pretty much facing straight up.
Now you can experiment a bit with the right hand position whether but the palm is facing up or a little more forward however you absolutely have to MAKE SURE YOU KEEP THE SHAFT RIGHT IN THE V. The club actually has to be touching the bottom of the "V". In some ways it's almost like you are pushing the club with the bottom of the "V" of your trail hand.
This grip works best with a double overlap. I think it makes the double overlap easier because the position of the trail hand makes it easier to get the trail hand fingers over the fingers of the lead hand. (NOTE: this double overlap position is significantly different from our standard double overlap grip position. The trail hand is rotated almost 90 degrees more under the shaft than with the regular double overlap). This grip also works fine as a single overlap and seems to be okay with a 10 fingered grip however, I don't recommend the 10 fingered version. I'd much rather see you use one of the overlap versions of the Vgrip because that unifies your hands more and makes a good core powered swing more likely and a handsy swing less likely.
This grip feels "different". It makes you trail hand only help by giving some pushing power through impact. It dramatically reduces the tendency to close the club through impact with right side, right hand dominate type players.
This grip automatically helps keep your trail elbow close to your side so it may help prevent pulls if you tend you let your back elbow fly up and wind up with an Outside-To-Inside swing.
I am NOT suggesting this as a grip for the average Symple Swinger. With Symple Swing all we need is a trail hand grip that doesn't screw things up through impact. If it does sound like your trail hand is causing problems through impact then the V grip is engineered to reduce those specific problems. If you have any questions about the V-Grip e-mail me at Joe@SimpleGolf.com.
Joe Davidson
Simple Golf
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The V-Grip (for hookers only)
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Posted - February 19 2007 : 1:19:45 PM
