Joe,
I NEED TO REGRIP MY IRONS. ARE THERE ANY GRIPS YOU PREFER?
Jay
Hi Jay,
Most brands of grips are pretty good, even the less expensive ones. I will assume your grips are getting worn and therefore feel a bit smooth. When I was younger I found out the hard way how dangerous this can be. I laid my driver down on the ground waiting for my turn to hit, and the ground had some dew on it, but I paid no attention to that. But when I swung with the moist grip, the club slipped out of my hand and flew 20 yards, much to my embarrassment. If you are playing well with these grips, you can rough them up with sandpaper to get rid of the smoothness for awhile, but if you are not playing well with them and hoping new grips will help your game, then I would recommend a thicker grip for better control. The theory is the same for a baseball bat, the thinner the grip, the more clubhead speed you can generate, the thicker the grip, the better control you have. In my case, I like the mid sized grip because the skinnier grips give me a feel that the club is rattling around in my hands, and the jumbo grips have the feel of a baseball bat. For materials, some people like the feel of soft leather, but in my case I choose the rough feel of the black and white cord grip.
Joe
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Joe,
On a flat green I putt pretty good, but on tilted greens I am clueless, I need some tips.
Slim
Hi Slim,
The first thing to do on every hole is to observe the terrain as you walk up to the green from 100 yards inward. Try to see which way will water would likely drain off the green. That is the way putts will break in general if you do not see any other breaks when reading your putt up close. Try the plumb-bob method where you stand behind the ball and hold up the putter’s shaft so you can see the hole along the shaft. Does the hole look perpendicular to the shaft, or is there a tilt? The third idea is to aim at an intermediate target, rather than aiming at the hole. You should already have estimated how much the putt will break, so pick a discolored spot on the green along that line and aim at that spot, it is much easier to aim at a near spot than to aim at a further spot such as the hole itself. Find a practice green that has a lot of slope and observe the differing amounts of break on uphill or downhill putts along the same line. Only with practice and observations can you get a feel for this.
Joe
On a flat green I putt pretty good, but on tilted greens I am clueless, I need some tips.
Slim
Hi Slim,
The first thing to do on every hole is to observe the terrain as you walk up to the green from 100 yards inward. Try to see which way will water would likely drain off the green. That is the way putts will break in general if you do not see any other breaks when reading your putt up close. Try the plumb-bob method where you stand behind the ball and hold up the putter’s shaft so you can see the hole along the shaft. Does the hole look perpendicular to the shaft, or is there a tilt? The third idea is to aim at an intermediate target, rather than aiming at the hole. You should already have estimated how much the putt will break, so pick a discolored spot on the green along that line and aim at that spot, it is much easier to aim at a near spot than to aim at a further spot such as the hole itself. Find a practice green that has a lot of slope and observe the differing amounts of break on uphill or downhill putts along the same line. Only with practice and observations can you get a feel for this.
Joe
