KPJ Golf Tips and Advice

Your hands are your only connection to the golf club.  Your grip directly determines the shape, the height and length of your shot, so it had better be correct before you hit your shot or your ball may end up in the wrong place.

Your hands are your only connection to the club

One of the most common golf injuries among professional and amateur golfers is to the lead hand and wrist.  The repetitive motions of golf, and the high speed of the typical golf swing can place the hands, fingers and wrists at high risk for injury. Repetitive blunt trauma or single severe trauma to the fingers and hands can lead to numerous conditions such as tendonitis, broken or deformed bones.

If a player lacks strength in their hands, wrists and forearms, they are more likely to sustain an injury through traumatic force resulting from a poorly executed golf swing, hitting a root, rock or taking a deep divot, and from overuse.  The most common injuries are tendonitis and bursitis. Both can occur in your hands, wrists and elbows. The best way to prevent these injuries and improve your swing is to strengthen your hands and wrists. All this week I will be giving you simple yet effective exercises that will help you get a grip on a better game.

To create more power and control your shots, try this grip strengthening exercises.

Off-Course Training-

Grip Exercise #1-Let Your Fingers Do the Walking

1. Hold a club out in front of you with your hand in the base of your fingers so that the club hangs down vertically in front of you. (Photo 1)
2. Stabilizing your arm, walk your fingers down the grip, working the club upwards using only your fingers. (Photo 2)
3. Once you have reached the end of the grip walk your fingers back up the grip, moving the club back down again. (Photo 3)
4. Repeat this process with your other hand. Repeat this exercise 2 to 3 times.

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