Too much tension in your grip during the swing will transfer throughout your wrists, arms, shoulders and body. This will result in less than optimal tempo and rhythm and inconsistent play.
Work to develop the feel of ‘firm but soft’ hands at address and in your waggle. Maintain this feeling throughout the swing, especially through the transition from the top of the swing.
NOTE: Work on developing and maintaining your grip strength to develop a secure connection to the golf club. When describing their grip pressure many of the long drive competitors describe their grip pressure as a 2 to 4 out of 10. Remember, their 4 might be equivalent to your 10! So train not to strain!
“My last thought before I take the club back is to loosen my grip pressure to about a 2 (out of 10). That way when I move through my transition and downswing I know that my tension level will be right where I need it to be.” 2007 RE/MAX World Long Drive Champion and Scratch Golfer Mike Dobbyn
Charles Kallassy has trained, coached and worked with numerous PGA, LPGA, Nationwide Tour (now Korn Ferry Tour) tour professionals, world champion and top ranked long drivers, collegiate, junior and physically and intellectually challenged golfers. He has taught clinics, workshops and swing exhibitions to golf instructors, men, woman and juniors throughout the United States and around the world. Charles began instructing and training elite and professional athletes in 1981. His unique approach to his craft combines effort/shape movement analysis and individually tailored training, conditioning, swing and game development programs. In addition to his work with players from the PGA and LPGA he has trained and worked with athletes from the ATP (Association of Professional Tennis), NFL, NBA and US Olympic teams. In 1983, Charles began working extensively with professional golfers in the sports therapy and fitness department at Las Colinas Sports Club, then home of the Byron Nelson Golf Classic. Charles worked with many of the game’s legendary players and instructors and has developed keen insights into the challenges of analyzing, refining and maintaining peak golf and athletic performance. Charles’ unyielding pursuit of knowledge related to golf instruction and training has evolved into his unique and comprehensive approach to golf instruction and training. His approach to patterning the golf swing, through rigorous training, from putting to driving, allows the player to abandon complex and distracting thoughts while developing competition/tour ready mindset and confidence.
