Neutral Grip Build
Build the grip in the fingers so the club can hinge and the face can square.
Use this if
The grip sits in your palm or the face stays open.
The fault
The club sits in the palm with the lead thumb on top, so it can't hinge and the face tends to stay open (a slice).
Steps
- Let the lead arm hang; lay the grip across the base of the fingers
- Close the hand so the heel pad sits on top of the grip
- Thumb and index finger of the lead hand sit snug together
- Trail palm covers the lead thumb; trail thumb on the opposite side
- Pick one grip style and build it the same way every ball
Fingers, not palm; build it the same
Reps
Build the grip 10 times without a ball, then every ball for one bucket
Why it works
Seating the grip across the base of the fingers lets the wrists hinge freely, and matching the hands keeps them working together. One grip, built the same way each time, can reduce a big source of face changes.
You need
Club
At home
Ideal at home; build it in front of a mirror.
More Wrist Action drills
Lower It With the Trail Arm
Lower the club with the trail arm, not the wrists, so the hinge lasts into delivery
L-to-L Half Swings
Half swings that set an L going back and rebuild it through, to train hinge and release
Let-Go Release
The trail hand comes off past impact so the club can release freely instead of holding on