Malaska Journey Lesson 2
Unlock a deeper understanding of the golf swing with Mike Malaska in this insightful lesson. Malaska, known for his emphasis on natural motion and efficient mechanics, guides golfers through key principles that promote consistency and power. This session focuses on developing a fluid swing that wor…
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- Instructor: Mike Malaska
- Category: Lessons
- Topic: Full Swing
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So now we're into week two. What week two is all about is going to be your grip. Now, hopefully, you've spent time week one with whatever your grip was, getting a feel for how do you make the ball curve. But now we've got to get really consistent with how you put your hands on the club, because we want to get consistent with your swing. And we want the weight of the club and the momentum of the club doing a lot of the work for you. So your grip has to be on there the way your body works. And so here's what you're going to do. First, if you just bend from your hips and you let your arms just hang in front of you. Now, if you look at my left arm, this is where my left arm hangs. So that's how my joints line up. Now, if I grip the club in what they call a neutral palms opposing grip, here's what's going to happen. When I swing and the club pulls on my arm, my arm's going to go right back to where it hangs natural. Now the face is wide open. Then I have to start doing weird stuff with this hand to try to catch the face up. So the first thing with grip, your lead hand goes on the way your arm hangs. So I'm seeing three knuckles on my left hand, so there's where my left hand grip's going to be. Now, the other thing, the club goes in your fingers. Now, I like to say fingertips. This joint right here in your fingers is where the back of the club goes. So the club rests and it rides down here in my fingers, and then my hand folds…