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THE iPING APP 

I spent 2 hours on the putting green with Mark Wilson, Bubba Watson, Lee Westwood & other top PGA Tour Pros testing this new technology. Its not hype folks, I was right there with the PGA Tour Players and they were as impressed as I was with iPING (you may even notice me a few times in the background talking to Mark Wilson about this app).  

Do you REALLY know if your grip is Strong or Weak? 

One of the most misunderstood aspects of the grip is what makes your grip strong, weak, or neutral. When I ask students what makes their grip strong or weak I usually get an answer like: “I put the club in my left hand more in my fingers to make it stronger” or “I put the club in my left hand more in the palm of my club to make it weaker”
Whether your grip is strong or weak, both of these answers are incorrect. A proper grip obviously requires both of your hands, but I am going to focus solely on the left hand (for right handed golfers).
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No matter how strong or weak your left hand is, the club belongs in the same place. Holding the club properly can not be done mostly correct or "close enough" when it comes to the left hand. I HIGHLY recommend getting further instruction with an experienced PGA Instructor to get a complete understanding of this. Mr. Hogan demonstrates the proper positioning in this picture from “Five Lessons”

The major factor of what makes your grip strong or weak is the relationship between the back of the left hand and where the club-face is aiming. Start with the club-face shut to your target, then put it properly in your left hand, and then square the club-face to your target. This will result in a proper strong grip.
The best way to visualize this is to reference the video below: `
(If you watch closely you will notice that in both grips I started by holding the club in the exact same place)

How high or low you position your hands is another factor of the grip to consider. Try holding a club with just your left hand & the shaft parallel to the ground. Then slowly move the shaft vertically by bending your wrist. You will notice more knuckles on the back of your hand as the shaft mores vertical. Even though you didn't move your hand on the grip, it appeared to get stronger. How does this translate to your grip? Simple, the higher you set your hands the weaker your grip appears to be (vise versa). This relationship between your grip and position of your hands, effects the way the club moves from address to impact.

So a proper stronger left hand will help many slicers to square the club-face through impact & a Weaker left hand grip will resist  the club-face from being closed at impact. Most golfers will benefit from a stronger grip but if you are unsure, send me an email PGABENHOGAN@GMAIL.COM    

Get your Putts ROLLING.................

Here you will see the incorrect roll of a putt. This is typical in golfers who break down their leading wrist on the forward stroke. Where the ball makes contact low on the putter-face and drives the ball upwards with backspin. This type of roll makes distance control difficult and exaggerates the imperfections on the putting surface.                    

This the proper roll of a putt. The club's shaft is leaning towards the target at impact resulting in a slightly de-lofted putter-face and the ball being struck higher on the face. The ball starts with forward spin, producing better distance control and a truer roll.