9-Iron Man
Exciting Times
It’s happened to us all at one point or another in our golf game: the complete failure and disintegration of our swing. It’s happens. It’s a fact of life. To me, this has happened a few times now, but none as worse as my latest breakdown.
A few weeks ago I had the chance to go play again after about 3 weeks rest. To get myself ready I went to the range and then everything fell apart on me. The wheels fell off and I was not in a good place. The cause? A bunch of things, but the primary reason was at the top of my swing, I was re-gripping the club with my left hand. I was actually letting go of the club enough so that I could reposition my hand of the club. Scary stuff for sure. I don’t know why I started doing this, it just sort of happened. I constantly fight an over the top swing which commonly forces my shots right as a slice. Lately, I was quite focused on making sure that I was turning my wrists over to close the club face at impact. Well it looks like I took it too far. So much so I began to re-grip the club to close the face even more. Match that with my over the top swing and you get a 30 yard pull with my short irons and 30-40 yard hooks with my long irons and fairway woods. My driver believe it or not, was actually going pretty straight. Obviously, I couldn’t play golf this way. So after quickly cancelling my round for the next day I made a stop at my local Golf Town, and I left with the latest weapon to get my scores low; and it turned out to be my cheapest item in my arsenal.
The GripIt Rite Aid attaches over the grip of any club, from wedge to driver. It should be noted that seeing as it fits over the grip, standard sized grips are best. You might be able to slip it over a midsize, but it will be very tight, and therefore could cause damage to your grip. Installation is as simple as slipping the aid on to your grip and will be covered in the video below.
As I mentioned in the video, I’ve managed to straighten out my PW and two wedges. I’m even seeing some very good yardage gains as well. What I’ve found is that having the grip aid on my club is keeping my hands quiet and “locked” on the club which is shortening my swing and helping me stay on my swing plane. I'll keep you guys updated with my progress.
More info can be found on GripIt Rite website.
The packaging. Sort of 80's retro.
Some pics before and after installation.
A few weeks ago I had the chance to go play again after about 3 weeks rest. To get myself ready I went to the range and then everything fell apart on me. The wheels fell off and I was not in a good place. The cause? A bunch of things, but the primary reason was at the top of my swing, I was re-gripping the club with my left hand. I was actually letting go of the club enough so that I could reposition my hand of the club. Scary stuff for sure. I don’t know why I started doing this, it just sort of happened. I constantly fight an over the top swing which commonly forces my shots right as a slice. Lately, I was quite focused on making sure that I was turning my wrists over to close the club face at impact. Well it looks like I took it too far. So much so I began to re-grip the club to close the face even more. Match that with my over the top swing and you get a 30 yard pull with my short irons and 30-40 yard hooks with my long irons and fairway woods. My driver believe it or not, was actually going pretty straight. Obviously, I couldn’t play golf this way. So after quickly cancelling my round for the next day I made a stop at my local Golf Town, and I left with the latest weapon to get my scores low; and it turned out to be my cheapest item in my arsenal.
The GripIt Rite Aid attaches over the grip of any club, from wedge to driver. It should be noted that seeing as it fits over the grip, standard sized grips are best. You might be able to slip it over a midsize, but it will be very tight, and therefore could cause damage to your grip. Installation is as simple as slipping the aid on to your grip and will be covered in the video below.
As I mentioned in the video, I’ve managed to straighten out my PW and two wedges. I’m even seeing some very good yardage gains as well. What I’ve found is that having the grip aid on my club is keeping my hands quiet and “locked” on the club which is shortening my swing and helping me stay on my swing plane. I'll keep you guys updated with my progress.
More info can be found on GripIt Rite website.
The packaging. Sort of 80's retro.
Some pics before and after installation.