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TIPS FROM THE PROS
Don't Slip, Fix Your Grip
Tweak your hand position for better contact
and control.
* BY MIKE BARGE *
M
Mike Barge is
the director of
instruction at
Hazeltine National
GC and a Class A
member of the PGA
of America.
uch is made of how the top hand is to be positioned on the club,
but where the club rests in relation to the hand also needs to be
addressed.
I see many players gripping where there is pad showing above the grip
end. In some cases, this is because they are playing with a club that is too
short for them.
For better control, always have some of the grip showing above the
pad of the top hand. You'll have less chance of the club slipping during the
swing and make better contact.
GREAT DRIVES
The Vintage
at Staples
Staples No. 17 » par 4 » 308-394 yards
Opened 1929 (nine holes); 1996 (18 holes) | Architect Joel Goldstrand (designed 14 new holes)
Head Professional Bill Israelson | Superintendent Danny Reed | Course Record 61-Bill Israelson, 2001
M
GA amateur champion
Bill Israelson
says the dogleg-right 17th is
boomerang-shaped. You have
to be aggressive off the tee to
get things sailing in the right
direction.
" My philosophy is to always
mngolf.org
pick the most conservative
line you can play aggressively, "
Israelson says. " No matter the
shot, play a line you are comfortable
with-and play it
with confi dence. "
Tree-lined and tight, with
a creek snaking through the
right-hand woods,
the hole
is bunkerless-but not without
its concerns. Pull the club
that will land you inside 150
yards for a middle iron into a
well-protected green. Hitting
a driver requires a strong leftto-right
path to avoid running
through the fairway.
" If you play too aggressive
a line, you start scaring the
ball, " Israelson says. " Take
something you're comfortable
with and make an aggressive
swing. " -Joseph Oberle
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PHOTO BY PAUL MARKERT, ILLUSTRATION BY DEAN LAVATO
PHOTOS BY MATT SEEFELDT

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