Power sources and their influences on the forces within the hands ¶
By: Zach F on April 29, 2024, 9:04 a.m.
Hi Tyler!
I have a question regarding dynamic forces within the grip during transition.
As I’ve been endeavoring to change my power source and observing my hands on the club, I’ve noticed that my previous tendency has been to perform what I’ll call a “flutter” regrip with my the fingers of my right hand in transition, the same way you’ll see singers regrip a microphone as they’re singing(one clip represents that motion taken to extreme).
When I perform the transition in what feels like a more dynamic and powerful way, I’m noticing more of a pull that wants to separate the grip of the club from the palms of my hands, and actually increases the load on the thumb and first two fingers of my right hand(somewhat hard to film, but I tried in another clip), so that it’s effectively the opposite of the load within the trail hand flutter pattern. I’ve attempted to demonstrate a macro or exaggerated version of this sequence within the lead hand from transition to follow through in the single hand clip. Am I perceiving this correctly? I know that in actual practice a floppy grip is a no-no, but it seems to me that unless the swing were to come to a complete stop at the top, dynamic forces would necessarily act in some way upon the hands in transition. Am I heading the right direction in decoding those impulses?
As always, I appreciate your insight and guidance!
Zach
