Right thumb

[BrianW]

Re: Right thumb

The same deal for me. I hit 200 golf balls and my thumb print has two blisters. I am probably gripping it to hard.

Thanks for the post.

You may be gripping to light and allowing the club to move and rub your thumb.

200 balls in one session is quite a lot though and if you are hitting them off like a machine gun then you will get some rubbing. Take your time hitting balls on the range, I would suggest that more than 75 an hour is too fast.

[mconn]

Re: Right thumb

Thanks guys. Yep placing the right thumb along the shaft is not natural for me either. I've gone back to placing it across the shaft slightly to the left once the blister healed :P

So I'm wondering, for a person who says hits 200 balls 3 times a week at the driving range, should I still be getting torn skin (especially on the right thumb)? If so, does it mean I am still gripping too hard or employing the right thumb incorrectly?

In my opinion, you're letting the left go along for the ride when the reverse should be true...it's my left thumb with a slight assist from last two fingers of my right hand that control my position at the top of the back swing. The right hand pressure, unless your careful, creates lots of problems.

If you can't control your back swing primarily with your left hand , your right is two dominant. The lighter the grip, the fewer problems with blisters etc.

That's why pros can hit hundreds of balls a day w/o our discomfort. Most have grip pressure much less then most amateurs. The only thing that holds the club in their hands for many, is the taper at the end of the handle. That's the part of those great swings we can't see, that if we emulate, would yield better results.

[KrudlerAce]

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Yes I agree with the first post. The right thumb should be across the across not resting right down the middle of it. It doesn't really come into play during the swing other than to act as part of the stability of the grip.

If you are gripping the club correctly (i.e. holding the grip with your fingers) and not in your palm then the right thumb won't play much of a role.

[ReefBoy]

Re: Right thumb

Sounds like you are also trying to hit the ball with your arms and shoulders instead of swinging the club from your torso rotation. If you swing around your body the arms and hands can stay relaxed(no blisters), and another neat side effect is an effortless contact with the ball.

Christopher

[mconn]

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Keeping the right thumb "slightly" across shaft with the index "trigger finger" parallel to the shaft allows me to apply aa little right hand pressure on down swing w/o the tendency to grip with the right hand. Maintains "V" toward right shoulder with weak grip I prefer and no longer have right hand irritation. I agree, turning into ball minimizes hand manipulation which for me, lead to blister problems. Remember though, you can't turn into ball with good body rotation, unless you've turned away with your back swing successfully with an open club face. From their, everything rotates including forearms, naturally and with little need to "work" the hands producing finger/hand irritation. I like the previous statement of letting your left hand/side control the back swing. That's all I think about going back....them rotate back into ball w/o any other thoughts.
Good luck...

[robf]

Re: Right thumb

Also having the right thumb along the top of the shaft can put undo stress on the thump tendons at the top of the backswing. This can create tendonitis and other problems.

thanks,


bob

[arigatou]

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V, the formation of the thumb and index finger of both hands should point the same direction - your nose, a weak grip and a more powerful grip riggt shoulder.

[jacksparrow]

Re: Right thumb

This information you has shared helps me a lot because I'm just new to golf and I really want to know the proper ways to do it to produce a perfect swing.