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Much has been written about the correct golf grip in golf instruction books over the past one hundred years or so. Virtually every golf instruction book has a chapter on how to learn the correct golf grip, and yet there are so many golfers who have grips that are a long way from being correct.

In this article I’m going to shed light on what to do to develop a correct golf grip that will drastically improve your golf shot-making consistency, leading to more golf confidence when you play and practice.

Before I begin though, I want to tell you about golf lies that are being spread about the golf grip. You see, there are two distinct styles of golf grip; one is for the PGA tour golfer or the elite amateur golfer, and the other is for the average amateur or social golfer.

It is a lie to think that a high handicap amateur golfer should use the grip that a tour golfer uses. The reason for this is that tour golf swings are highly developed to hit golf shots over long distances very accurately. The whole purpose of a pro golf swing is to shoot low golf scores consistently, so their grip is finely tuned to their individual swing style. It is uncommon to see a tour golfer with a poorly formed grip because they know how important the hands are in controlling both the club face and club head during the golf swing.

Amateur golfers don’t compete for tournament prize money, so their goals are different to that of tour pro’s. Most of the amateur golfers that attend my golf school simply want to hit longer and straighter shots so they can play closer to their golf handicap. An amateur golfer has a handicap so they can compete against other golfers with handicaps ranging from low to high. Pros and amateur play the same game, but have very different goals and ways of going about it when all is said and done.

The main difference between the professional grip and the amateur grip is the way the hands are placed on the golf club in relation to the club face. Golf grips in golf instruction books are often described as ‘strong,’ ‘neutral’ and ‘weak,’ which mostly refers to the placement of the left hand on the grip, and how many knuckles of the hand can be seen. More knuckles showing means a stronger grip and less knuckles showing means a weaker grip.

Personally I believe this way of describing the golf grip is incorrect. I prefer to think of the golf gripping styles as either, palm of the hand style, or, fingers of the hand style. In my experience, too many amateurs have a more palm of the hand style of grip, which quite often leads to a slice ball. You cannot fix a slice shot or increase you driver distance with a palm of the hand style of golf grip.

This style however, does suit tour players because it helps them to reduce excessive hand and club motion, giving them more control over their ball flight, which is actually more important to them than hitting the golf ball further.

Amateur golfers actually need more hand motion to straighten golf shots and hit the ball further. The correct golf grip for amateurs golfers who want to fix a slice, reduce sideways spin on their golf shots, and increase the distance of their irons and woods is to adopt the fingers of the hand style.

This grip style does two things that nearly every amateur golfer needs to do to play better.

It increases the wrist cock angle in the back swing so you can increase the potential energy in your golf swing, leading to a faster moving club head in the down swing.
It increases the rotation of the club face making it easier to rotate the golf club closed through the impact  zone which leads to correcting slice shot patterns and excessive side spin on all of your shots

The easiest way to learn the fingers of the hand style of golf grip is to notice the difference when you hold something with a handle diameter the size of a baseball bat, as opposed to something with a diameter the size of a golf grip. Instantly you should be aware of the difference in where you naturally hold the object. If it’s a thick diameter, it will feel more comfortable in the palms of both hands.

An amateur golfer using a fingers of the hand style will considerably increase their rotational speed, both in terms of club head acceleration in the down swing and also club face rotation pre and post impact. This is the correct golf grip method for any golfer who wants to hit the ball further and straighter with far less effort.

A so called ‘neutral grip’ for an amateur golf is a typical golf lie. Beware of this advice because it won’t fix slice problems, and in fact, it will probably make a slice for you. Place your golf club into your right down into fingers of both hands until you feel that it’s being help predominantly there, and you’ll notice the difference when you swing the golf club and hit some shots.

I guarantee that you will play better, more often, and with a great deal more golf confidence by using the fingers of the hand style of golf grip. This is the correct golf grip for most amateur golfers, so try it today, you won’t regret it.

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It all started with a plain simple approach to make a superior T-shirt. The founder Kevin Plank was a football player with the University of Maryland who tried making something like this as he was tired of changing his t-shirts after every 15 minutes when he plays. He made a T-shirt using moisture-wicking fabric for athletic performance and that’s how Under Armour compressioncame into existence.

It is the official outfitter for the football programs of University of Utah, Boston College, Temple University, Auburn University, University of Delaware and many more. The company was founded in January 1996 and ever since then it has shown wide expansion in its products. From apparels to shoes, from basketball to volleyball, the company has always kept the requirements of sports persons in mind and have developed the best of the products for them.

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Imagine the following situation. Every time you step onto the tennis court whether it’s to play a regular tennis game, a practise match or a competitive match – you WIN!

No, this is not a tennis how to serve lesson because that alone will not win you matches.

No, this not some kind of tennis act where I tell you to watch the tennis ball better and you learn absolutely nothing.

No, you can’t get this advice from your local tennis shop, and there are no special tennis terms for what you are about to learn.

No, you can’t just pop a tennis video on and learn it either.

BUT…

Yes, it is possible and I am going to show you how to do it!

So here goes – The tennis information on how to win every time you play guide.

First things first, a true story (yes it really is true!)

The whole “tennis how to win every time you play” thing started a long time ago when I learnt how to do it and finished most recently with one of the ladies I have started to coach!

Now previously, like most people I coach and see, Karen mainly judged her weeks’ tennis on how many games and matches she had won. It also revolved around how she was still unable to beat this player or that player even though she was convinced she was the “better” tennis player with the “better” tennis shots (and the better tennis kit).

Everything was brought into sharp focus one day when I decided we would play doubles against one of the other local coaches and their pupil. We played and lost! But it was Karen’s inability to reproduce the form she had been showing just 10 minutes earlier in the warm up lesson (and she was playing well).

We talked about things and I outlined some of the strategies I have in my Tennis Matchplay System Report at www.beatallthetennisplayersyouwant.com which is written for and works for players of all tennis levels and after a bit of head shaking she began to see that winning tennis matches was not all about just hitting tennis balls.

The following week we played the same pair and drew, with Karen playing much better, saying she just tried to play and place her shots better. Even though we had drawn the match, in her eyes she had made serious progress and in some way even had the feelings of having won (I think you might be seeing where I am going with this).

This was bought up another level the week after when she told me she had played some mixed doubles with a guy during the week and had lost. But she said for the first time since she started playing she realised that although they had lost the doubles as a pair, she was really happy with how she had played.

”Even though WE lost” she told me, “I, felt like I had won!”

And that is exactly the right way to approach things!

And that is exactly the right way for YOU to approach things!

So, from TODAY stop focusing on the OUTCOME when you play i.e. Win or Lose and start focusing on the PROCESS when you play i.e. raising your 1st serve percentage, cutting down on unforced errors etc.

If you think about it, just improving on a couple of things like your 1st serve percentage and unforced errors will help you WIN more matches anyway.

But, if you improve on the 1 or 2 factors that you choose to focus on (and I recommend you only choose 1 or 2), and lose the match then your opponent was probably too good BUT you can look back at the match with a really positive outlook in the knowledge that if you continue to focus on and improve on separate facets of your game you will be improving your tennis rankings and improving your tennis game out of sight…….and THAT is the way to WIN every time you play!

Remember & start it today.

Imagine the following situation. Each time you enter the field, be it a regular tennis game, a game of practice or game competition – Play the game!

No, this is not a tennis-lesson on how not to win this one, you will matches.

No, not as some kind of tennis where I say to you, watching the tennis ball better and learn absolutely nothing.

No, you can not advice from your local tennis shop, and there are no special conditions for tennis, what you should know.

No, you can not skip a tennis-video and also to learn.

BUT. . .

Yes, it is possible, and I’ll show you how!

So here goes – Information tennis, like every time you play to win the Guide.

First things first, a true story (yes it’s true!)

All Tennis and anytime you play “thing started years ago when I learned how to do it recently and ended with one of the ladies started I coaches to win!

Now, before, like most people I see the coach and, most importantly, his weeks Karen tennis how many games and matches they have held the same. In addition, turned around because they are not yet able to beat this player or that player, even if it was convinced it was the “best” tennis player with the “best” tennis strokes (and best tennis kit).

Everything has been highlighted as strong as I one day, we were playing double handed cons of the other local coaches and their students. We played and lost! But he was unable to train for Karen it was shown, had only 10 minutes earlier from reproducing in the lesson warm-up (and played well).

We talked about things, and I noted some of the strategies I have in my system, Tennis Match Play report at www. beatallthetennisplayersyouwant. com, for, and works for tennis players of all levels written by and shake his head a little, she began to see that the benefit was tennis matches, not just all about balls.

The following week we played the same pair and moved with Karen playing much better, “she just tried to play and put their plans better. Although we play a lot in their eyes, she had made great progress and in some respects even won to feel (I think you can see where I’m coming).

It was another layer in the week bought, when she said she had played mixed doubles with a man during the week and had lost. However, she said, the first time since she has seen them play that they actually lost twice as a couple, she was very happy with the way they had been started.

“Even though we lost, she said:” I felt like I won! “

And that is exactly the right way to go about things!

And that’s exactly the right way for you to go about things!

So starting now stop focusing on the result when you play, that is, win or lose and relevant to the process when you play, that is, your awareness first serve percentage error reduction unprovoked, etc.

If you think about it, simply improving on a number of things, like your first to serve percentage and unforced errors to help WIN more games anyway.