Randy Chang - Grip Pressure

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• Instructor: Randy Chang
• Category: Lessons
• Topic: Full Swing

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Hi, my name is Randy Chang. I'm the Director of Instruction here at the beautiful Journey at Pechanga Casino and Resort. Today I want to talk about constant grip pressure. What is that? Well, it's the pressure that you hold onto your grip when you swing the golf club. I've heard everything from hold onto it as light as a little bird to as firm as a firm handshake. So what's right and what's wrong? Well, they're both correct. Whatever it is that you want to do, whether it's firm or light, you just have to make sure it's maintained from start to back, all the way through the hitting area. Constant grip pressure. We have a neat little visual that we do, and it's kind of fun. We call it our toothpaste drill. I just happen to have— I carry around a tube of toothpaste wherever I go. You never know when you need to brush your teeth. But this is the visual. I'm gonna pretend this tube of toothpaste is my grip. I'm gonna take the cap off, set up to it, like my golf club, I'm gonna make a golf swing. You can swing as hard as you want. Make sure you don't squeeze that toothpaste out of the tube. Now, for most people out there, this is what happens. They get back to their backswing and— Oh, we make a mess. So, what you want to try to visualize is that this is your tube of toothpaste. Take that cap off. Make sure you don't squeeze any of that toothpaste out. I promise you, a lot straighter, a lot longer, more consistent golf shots. So, don't squeeze that toothpaste out of the tube. You need more instruction, if you have more questions, if you want to…