Rotate Hand to Kill Slice

Dear Seth,

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I would like to thank Mr Joe DeLorenzo for taking the
Time to answer these questions for us!

Joe is available for private lessons in the Chicago area.
If you are interested, let me know.

Joe is a very good instructor and does an excellent job, so if you
Are having a problem, send it to me and he will answer your
questions

A Bit of Golf Trivia
Lee Trevino played in all the major tournaments and
won 3 of the 4 majors. Which major did he fail to win
and why did he have no realistic chance in that one?
(answer is below)

Joe,
Is it better to make adjustments until you can hit the
ball straight every time, or just allow for hooks or
slices?
Harry

Hello Harry,
All of us have natural tendencies to fade or draw most
of our shots. Of course, hooks or slices that are too
severe should be corrected, but my preference is to
allow for fades or draws as long as they are fairly
consistent. Not very many people can hit the ball
straight every time. Ben Hogan used to say it was an
accident to hit the ball straight. One day on the
practice range Ben saw the notorious straight ball
hitter Moe Norman, and said "accident" after every one
of Moe's shots, and finally gave up and said to Moe
"Just keep hitting those accidents". Realistically,
there are not very many Moe Normans out there, so
those who try to hit every shot straight are likely to
succeed only part of the time, and most of the time
they will have to guess whether their misses will be
to the left or right. Those who can draw or fade
consistently already know which side they would be
most likely to miss, so they only have to guess at the
amount of left or right movement, so this makes it
easier to avoid the side that has trouble. They can
aim at one side of the fairway or green, and if the
shot happens to have very little movement it will end
up where they aimed, and if it has more movement than
expected, they are still in play on the other side of
the green or fairway. Assuming your course has equal
amounts of trouble on the left and right sides, half
of the trouble on the golf course is eliminated, so
the margin of error favors those who can consistently
fade or draw, so trust your tendencies instead of
fighting them.
Joe

Joe,
What do you think of the baseball grip and how would
you know if the shaft on your driver is too stiff or
has too much flex?
Eugene

Hello Eugene,
Some folks think the baseball grip is the same as the
ten finger grip, but I say they are different. When
you grip a baseball bat you normally wrap your thumbs
around the handle, but I would not recommend that for
golf. However if you instead place your thumbs along
the shaft it becomes the ten finger grip, no
interlocking or overlapping of the fingers. After
using the overlap grip for about 40 years, I switched
to the ten finger a few years ago because I got better
results with it. You have to experiment and find which
grip works best for you. As far as figuring out which
is the right shaft for you, if your swing speed is
under 100 mph, use a regular shaft. A stiff shaft is
for those who have higher swing speeds. This is not a
hard rule because some people want the stiff shaft
anyway if they are willing to give up some distance to
get better accuracy, the theory being that a stiffer
shaft reduces the variables called flex and twist. To
complicate matters further, the amount of flex will
vary from one manufacturer to another, for example
medium from one brand might be the same as stiff from
another brand. Graphite shafts also use terms like
"firm" or "high modulus" just to add more uncertainty.
So how do you know which is best for you? If your
shots are too high or too wild, try a stiffer shaft.
If your shots are straight but too low and too short,
and you want more height and distance, try a regular
shaft.
Joe

Question for the Evil Twin:
Jody, since golf offers many pleasures, which is your
favorite sight, a ball hanging on the lip of the cup
and then falling in, or a flop shot over a bunker that
trickles down next to the pin, or a low rising drive
that splits the center of a narrow tree-lined fairway?
Answer: All those are nice, but my favorite sight
which gives me the most pleasure is my opponent
throwing a club. The full backswing, the delayed wrist
action, the flowing follow-through, followed by that
unique whirring sound, reminiscent of a passing flock
of birds, this is a real thing of beauty.

Answer to the above Trivia Question: Lee never won
the Masters because Augusta National is set up to
favor those who draw the ball, while Lee always fades
the ball.

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Richard's Quick Tip

Rotate Your Hand to Kill Slice

Many experienced golfers hit an abundance of weak, sliced shots.
Sometimes, the culprit us a faulty left-hand grip, turned too far to the
Left. You fit this description if the V formed by your left thumb and
forefinger points to your shoulder. This will cause you to open the
clubface and lose clubhead speed through impact, because your
hands are not working together.

By turning your left hand more to the right (strengthening it) so that
The V points between your right shoulder and chin, you'll give yourself
A much better chance to square the clubface and increase clubhead
speed. Once you have a proper grip, improvement will proceed rapidly.

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