Day 56: The Range - Grip, Ball Position, Swing Plane, Towel Drill

Today, I was back at the range bangin' balls.

I wanted to focus on 4 things: my grip, my ball position, my swing plane and the towel drill

My Grip
I have a pretty neutral grip - neither strong nor weak. Both the 'v' on my left hand (the shape made with your thumb and index finger) and the 'v' on my right hand point towards my chin. I have a stronger right hand than I do a left hand - that is the 'v' made with my right hand points closer towards my right shoulder.
The logic behind a weak and strong grip is this: a weak grip (hands turned more over to the left of the club) tends to keep the club face open at impact; whereas, a strong grip (hands turned more over to the right of the club) tends to keep the club face more closed at impact.
Today I am trying something new, I am weakening my left hand grip (pointing the v towards my left shoulder) and strengthening my right hand grip (pointing the v towards my right shoulder). I am doing this in an effort to see if I can hit the ball more straight.

My Ball Position
I am going back to the standard ball position - keeping the ball off of my left heal with my Driver and moving it further back with each club so that it is a little bit behind the center of my stance with my sand wedge and my 60-degree.

My Swing Plane
I am focusing on keeping my hands and arms in front of me during my take away and coming back through to the ball from the inside.

The Towel Drill
The Towel Drill is a good drill to force you to come at the ball from the inside and to make sure that you are not coming over the top. Here is a good video from Dave Wesley demonstrating the towel drill (by the way, if you slice the ball, it is helpful to check out all 7 videos):


The result of all these things was that I hit the ball pretty darn well. The grip felt a little weird, but any change feels weird at first. Now if I could just remember these things on the course, I would be in pretty good shape.