Stop Overthinking Your Golf Grip — Do This Instead

Coach Carolin Pinegger demonstrates how using a standard hammer can help golfers fix a weak or awkward trail-hand grip. By mimicking the natural feel of hammering a nail, players learn how to position the trail hand on top of the grip to establish proper wrist leverage and sequenced power through impact.

• Position your trail hand on top of the grip with thumb support rather than slipping underneath into the palm.
• A trail hand too far under the grip disarms wrist leverage and drains swing power.
• Sequence your swing through impact by coordinating the wrist, elbow, and shoulder as one unit.
• Visualize hammering a nail into a tree trunk straight ahead to ensure proper clubface stability at impact.

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