One of the most important parts of playing good golf is the control of the clubface. The primary control is in your grip and how you place your hands on the club. Although you can certainly get the clubface out of position during your swing, gripping the club so that you have a better chance to return the clubface to square is a great way to start.

Grip the club with your normal grip and address the ball. Once you are in your normal setup position just glance down at your hands and count the number of knuckles you can see on the back of your top hand. You should see two knuckles. You should also see the tips of your middle finger and your ring finger of your bottom hand.

Seeing more knuckles and finger tips means that you have a strong grip and the clubface will have a tendency to close or you could hook the ball. If you see less knuckles and fingers then you have a week grip and your tendency would be to have the club open or you could slice the ball. If you see more knuckles on your top hand and less fingers on your bottom hand then your hands are twisting and this would lead to the club opening and closing at different times.

Make sure you are aware of how you grip the club. This might explain some of your off line shots. Work on your grip constantly to get the clubface in the right position will make your shots better.

To find out more information on how to keep your clubface square click here to learn about the importance of the lead golf wrist.

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I was listening to the Golf Channel the other day and the gentleman was giving a tip on how to cure your slice. He was hitting a bag on the ground and he was saying that you had to swing in to out to cure your slice. This got me to thinking that for every golf tip that helps someone, it probably hurts just as many if not more.

The golf swing is very complex and precise so each person’s motion is like their fingerprints. Giving tips are dangerous if the person isn’t aware of what their swing is like and what the problems with it are. You need to see yourself on video so that you can make better judgements on whether a particular tip will help you improve.

I have no problem with people experimenting with different ways of swinging the golf club. I encourage my students to explore different swings, different speeds and different lengths of swings but to realize that there isn’t one thing or one tip that is going to make them a pro golfer. Tips don’t last because people focus solely on the tip for so long that they usually end up exaggerating something that work that eventually can lead to much bigger problems. Try different things but after just go back to you old swing. The experimenting will lead to improvement in your swing if you trust the training and let it happen.

P.S. One of the best tools you can use to help you work on your proper golf swing is the
Wrist Rite golf training aid. This helpful tool will keep your clubface in alignment with the ball at impact instantly. Click here to get more info on this golf aid

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I had the pleasure of playing The National Golf Club in Woodbridge, Ontario last week and what a treat. I can see why it is traditionally the #1 golf course in Canada. I hadn’t been there in 20 years and I still remembered a lot of the holes. That is a sign of a great golf course.

The new clubhouse is spectacular and the service was outstanding. From the minute we entered the parking lot until we left we were treated royally. The gentleman on the first tee was amazing as he told us about the certain rules and the fallow holes.

The golf course was in amazing shape and the trees were beautiful in their many different colors. Adam Brown, the host pro, had told me that it was the best course to play in the fall. Actually it is the best course to play anytime.

If one ever gets the chance to play there, don’t pass it up. I hope I do not have to wait another 2o years to play this great golf course.

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