Tyler Ferrell is the only person in the world named to Golf Digest's list of Best
Young Teachers in
America AND its list of Best Golf Fitness Professionals in America.
Improve Your Ball Flight with 5 Degree Grip Adjustments
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Experiment with a 5-degree grip change to see its impact on ball flight
- Identify how grip adjustments can help correct rightward ball curvature
- Feel the differences in club weighting and its effect on your swing
Learn how slight changes to your grip can significantly affect your ball flight. This drill helps you understand the relationship between grip pressure and the direction of your shots.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
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This drill is called 5 degree grip changes.
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This drill is an experimental drill while you're going through the setup phase.
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So what I want you to do is you're going to go through the grip routine and
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00:00:12.350 --> 00:00:12.640
take your
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normal grip.
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And then you're going to hit a shot.
7
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And for the purpose of this drill, you're going to watch the ball flight and
8
00:00:18.610 --> 00:00:19.080
you're
9
00:00:19.080 --> 00:00:20.480
going to see what it does.
10
00:00:20.480 --> 00:00:24.950
If it curves off to the right, instead of trying to change your swing path,
11
00:00:24.950 --> 00:00:25.920
which sometimes
12
00:00:25.920 --> 00:00:29.220
I will tell you that you should do, I'm going to have you just experiment with
13
00:00:29.220 --> 00:00:29.760
the grip
14
00:00:29.760 --> 00:00:34.380
so you can see the power of where you have the hands on the club and how they
15
00:00:34.380 --> 00:00:35.000
affect
16
00:00:35.000 --> 00:00:36.000
ball flight.
17
00:00:36.000 --> 00:00:40.180
So the way you'll do it is you take your normal grip and then you'll take your
18
00:00:40.180 --> 00:00:40.900
trail hand
19
00:00:40.900 --> 00:00:44.620
or right hand for right hand and golfer and you'll grab the club and you'll
20
00:00:44.620 --> 00:00:45.280
just relax
21
00:00:45.280 --> 00:00:49.960
your fingers so that you can spin the club 5 degrees and then regrip.
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00:00:49.960 --> 00:00:54.440
Now every time you do that, you're going to tell me, oh man, this feels totally
23
00:00:54.440 --> 00:00:55.040
weird.
24
00:00:55.040 --> 00:00:58.600
And I want you to understand that you only change the grip 5 degrees.
25
00:00:58.600 --> 00:01:01.920
But the weighting of the club is going to feel a very, very different.
26
00:01:01.920 --> 00:01:04.900
Now what you may find is even though the weighting of the club is different,
27
00:01:04.900 --> 00:01:05.560
you strike the
28
00:01:05.560 --> 00:01:09.440
ball better and it goes more in the direction that you're looking for.
29
00:01:09.440 --> 00:01:13.740
And this is a good initial way to fine tune ball flight while you're going
30
00:01:13.740 --> 00:01:14.560
through the
31
00:01:14.560 --> 00:01:15.640
position layer.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.320
This drill is called 5 degree grip changes.
2
00:00:04.320 --> 00:00:08.800
This drill is an experimental drill while you're going through the setup phase.
3
00:00:08.800 --> 00:00:12.350
So what I want you to do is you're going to go through the grip routine and
4
00:00:12.350 --> 00:00:12.640
take your
5
00:00:12.640 --> 00:00:13.640
normal grip.
6
00:00:13.640 --> 00:00:15.640
And then you're going to hit a shot.
7
00:00:15.640 --> 00:00:18.610
And for the purpose of this drill, you're going to watch the ball flight and
8
00:00:18.610 --> 00:00:19.080
you're
9
00:00:19.080 --> 00:00:20.480
going to see what it does.
10
00:00:20.480 --> 00:00:24.950
If it curves off to the right, instead of trying to change your swing path,
11
00:00:24.950 --> 00:00:25.920
which sometimes
12
00:00:25.920 --> 00:00:29.220
I will tell you that you should do, I'm going to have you just experiment with
13
00:00:29.220 --> 00:00:29.760
the grip
14
00:00:29.760 --> 00:00:34.380
so you can see the power of where you have the hands on the club and how they
15
00:00:34.380 --> 00:00:35.000
affect
16
00:00:35.000 --> 00:00:36.000
ball flight.
17
00:00:36.000 --> 00:00:40.180
So the way you'll do it is you take your normal grip and then you'll take your
18
00:00:40.180 --> 00:00:40.900
trail hand
19
00:00:40.900 --> 00:00:44.620
or right hand for right hand and golfer and you'll grab the club and you'll
20
00:00:44.620 --> 00:00:45.280
just relax
21
00:00:45.280 --> 00:00:49.960
your fingers so that you can spin the club 5 degrees and then regrip.
22
00:00:49.960 --> 00:00:54.440
Now every time you do that, you're going to tell me, oh man, this feels totally
23
00:00:54.440 --> 00:00:55.040
weird.
24
00:00:55.040 --> 00:00:58.600
And I want you to understand that you only change the grip 5 degrees.
25
00:00:58.600 --> 00:01:01.920
But the weighting of the club is going to feel a very, very different.
26
00:01:01.920 --> 00:01:04.900
Now what you may find is even though the weighting of the club is different,
27
00:01:04.900 --> 00:01:05.560
you strike the
28
00:01:05.560 --> 00:01:09.440
ball better and it goes more in the direction that you're looking for.
29
00:01:09.440 --> 00:01:13.740
And this is a good initial way to fine tune ball flight while you're going
30
00:01:13.740 --> 00:01:14.560
through the
31
00:01:14.560 --> 00:01:15.640
position layer.
Tyler Ferrell is the only person in the world named to Golf Digest's list of
Best Young Teachers in America AND its list of Best Golf Fitness Professionals in America.
Improve Your Ball Flight with 5 Degree Grip Adjustments
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Experiment with a 5-degree grip change to see its impact on ball flight
- Identify how grip adjustments can help correct rightward ball curvature
- Feel the differences in club weighting and its effect on your swing
Learn how slight changes to your grip can significantly affect your ball flight. This drill helps you understand the relationship between grip pressure and the direction of your shots.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.320
This drill is called 5 degree grip changes.
2
00:00:04.320 --> 00:00:08.800
This drill is an experimental drill while you're going through the setup phase.
3
00:00:08.800 --> 00:00:12.350
So what I want you to do is you're going to go through the grip routine and
4
00:00:12.350 --> 00:00:12.640
take your
5
00:00:12.640 --> 00:00:13.640
normal grip.
6
00:00:13.640 --> 00:00:15.640
And then you're going to hit a shot.
7
00:00:15.640 --> 00:00:18.610
And for the purpose of this drill, you're going to watch the ball flight and
8
00:00:18.610 --> 00:00:19.080
you're
9
00:00:19.080 --> 00:00:20.480
going to see what it does.
10
00:00:20.480 --> 00:00:24.950
If it curves off to the right, instead of trying to change your swing path,
11
00:00:24.950 --> 00:00:25.920
which sometimes
12
00:00:25.920 --> 00:00:29.220
I will tell you that you should do, I'm going to have you just experiment with
13
00:00:29.220 --> 00:00:29.760
the grip
14
00:00:29.760 --> 00:00:34.380
so you can see the power of where you have the hands on the club and how they
15
00:00:34.380 --> 00:00:35.000
affect
16
00:00:35.000 --> 00:00:36.000
ball flight.
17
00:00:36.000 --> 00:00:40.180
So the way you'll do it is you take your normal grip and then you'll take your
18
00:00:40.180 --> 00:00:40.900
trail hand
19
00:00:40.900 --> 00:00:44.620
or right hand for right hand and golfer and you'll grab the club and you'll
20
00:00:44.620 --> 00:00:45.280
just relax
21
00:00:45.280 --> 00:00:49.960
your fingers so that you can spin the club 5 degrees and then regrip.
22
00:00:49.960 --> 00:00:54.440
Now every time you do that, you're going to tell me, oh man, this feels totally
23
00:00:54.440 --> 00:00:55.040
weird.
24
00:00:55.040 --> 00:00:58.600
And I want you to understand that you only change the grip 5 degrees.
25
00:00:58.600 --> 00:01:01.920
But the weighting of the club is going to feel a very, very different.
26
00:01:01.920 --> 00:01:04.900
Now what you may find is even though the weighting of the club is different,
27
00:01:04.900 --> 00:01:05.560
you strike the
28
00:01:05.560 --> 00:01:09.440
ball better and it goes more in the direction that you're looking for.
29
00:01:09.440 --> 00:01:13.740
And this is a good initial way to fine tune ball flight while you're going
30
00:01:13.740 --> 00:01:14.560
through the
31
00:01:14.560 --> 00:01:15.640
position layer.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.320
This drill is called 5 degree grip changes.
2
00:00:04.320 --> 00:00:08.800
This drill is an experimental drill while you're going through the setup phase.
3
00:00:08.800 --> 00:00:12.350
So what I want you to do is you're going to go through the grip routine and
4
00:00:12.350 --> 00:00:12.640
take your
5
00:00:12.640 --> 00:00:13.640
normal grip.
6
00:00:13.640 --> 00:00:15.640
And then you're going to hit a shot.
7
00:00:15.640 --> 00:00:18.610
And for the purpose of this drill, you're going to watch the ball flight and
8
00:00:18.610 --> 00:00:19.080
you're
9
00:00:19.080 --> 00:00:20.480
going to see what it does.
10
00:00:20.480 --> 00:00:24.950
If it curves off to the right, instead of trying to change your swing path,
11
00:00:24.950 --> 00:00:25.920
which sometimes
12
00:00:25.920 --> 00:00:29.220
I will tell you that you should do, I'm going to have you just experiment with
13
00:00:29.220 --> 00:00:29.760
the grip
14
00:00:29.760 --> 00:00:34.380
so you can see the power of where you have the hands on the club and how they
15
00:00:34.380 --> 00:00:35.000
affect
16
00:00:35.000 --> 00:00:36.000
ball flight.
17
00:00:36.000 --> 00:00:40.180
So the way you'll do it is you take your normal grip and then you'll take your
18
00:00:40.180 --> 00:00:40.900
trail hand
19
00:00:40.900 --> 00:00:44.620
or right hand for right hand and golfer and you'll grab the club and you'll
20
00:00:44.620 --> 00:00:45.280
just relax
21
00:00:45.280 --> 00:00:49.960
your fingers so that you can spin the club 5 degrees and then regrip.
22
00:00:49.960 --> 00:00:54.440
Now every time you do that, you're going to tell me, oh man, this feels totally
23
00:00:54.440 --> 00:00:55.040
weird.
24
00:00:55.040 --> 00:00:58.600
And I want you to understand that you only change the grip 5 degrees.
25
00:00:58.600 --> 00:01:01.920
But the weighting of the club is going to feel a very, very different.
26
00:01:01.920 --> 00:01:04.900
Now what you may find is even though the weighting of the club is different,
27
00:01:04.900 --> 00:01:05.560
you strike the
28
00:01:05.560 --> 00:01:09.440
ball better and it goes more in the direction that you're looking for.
29
00:01:09.440 --> 00:01:13.740
And this is a good initial way to fine tune ball flight while you're going
30
00:01:13.740 --> 00:01:14.560
through the
31
00:01:14.560 --> 00:01:15.640
position layer.
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