Pace of play makes me happy
So, in a previous post, I wrote how playing at Green Knoll was akin to passing a kidney stone. Fortunately, the pace of play was much better on Friday afternoon. It was another beautiful Jersey day and the sky was blue. Sean had grabbed a tee time for 4 at 4:40pm, and I played with Sean, Val, and Sue. I had Friday off from work, and decided to hit the range at Quailbrook during the afternoon. I was still having some problems connecting with the ball trying to use the Ben Hogan grip. It just doesn’t feel comfortable. I hit a bucket and it was getting worse. Since I had such a strong grip to begin with, I really didn’t have to turn my wrists all that much during impact.
When I tried the Hogan grip, where my right ‘V’ points to my shoulder, my timing was completely off, and I was pushing and hooking everything. Since I was going to play 9 that night, I decided it was best to abandon the grip work, and just concentrate on 1/2 swing and tempo. Sean met me around 3 that afternoon, and we hit another bucket of balls at Quailbrook and I returned to my trusty original grip. It felt more comfortable, and I was hitting the ball straight again. I will save the grip work for another day.
The pace of play at Green Knoll wasn’t horrible, and we managed to play 9 in about 2 hrs. I was hitting the ball pretty well and felt comfortable again. I shot a 48, and managed only one meltdown hole. Except for the 8th hole, I was very happy with the game.
tmills1073 on July 16th 2007 in Golf
Sean @ DeepRough responded on 17 Jul 2007 at 7:34 am #
Yeah, changing the grip is a tough one. It’s really something you have to work on at home. Take your 56 wedge inside, and just work on your grip on the couch. For at least a week.
When I switched from interlocking -> overlap, it probably took a month before it was second nature. And I read the grip section of Hogan’s Five Lessons about 1000 times.