FRANK COX: STRONG GRIP AND SHUT THE CLUBFACE
8m
The first thing Mike gets Frank to do is just relax his hands in front of him. Mike is going to work on Frank’s grip. He puts the club into Frank’s left hand in a neutral position. He then cups Frank’s right hand onto the club. Frank makes a practice swing 100 yards and hits it straight. With the new grip, Frank must bring the clubface back square, and on the downswing, he must match the circle of the clubface with the circle of his body. Frank has to push his left leg back to push his left hip out of the way to make the circle of the clubface into the ball. If he does this, he won’t have to twist his hands to catch the club up at impact. Frank makes some practice swings, where he has a strong grip. He shuts the clubface on the backswing and pushes his left hip out of the way at impact. Mike demonstrates how the hands work with the lever system, and he moves Frank’s hip out of the way. Frank then hits a perfect shot 100 yards. He continues to make some good shots. The thing Mike gets Frank to work on is the impact position. The hands are up and on the back of the shaft, while Frank’s left hip is out of the way. Mike gets Frank to make short chip shots and really concentrate on getting the club to impact position.
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