Curated Action

Thumbs-Off Soft Landing Grip Drill

Golf

Thumbs-Off Soft Landing Grip Drill is a reusable training action. Review its coaching notes and targets below.

Reusable training actionVideo demonstration1 min 35 sec

Training Details

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Sourceyoutube.com/watch?v=hZ0ZTEVRqow
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Thumbs-Off Soft Landing Grip Drill

Lift both thumbs completely off the grip and swing with the fingers to feel clubhead weight, eliminate downward thumb pressure, and promote a soft-landing Release 2 delivery.

Key points

  • Hold the handle entirely in the fingers with both thumb pads hovering off the shaft
  • Feel the natural pause and momentum drop of the clubhead at the top of the swing
  • Rotate the chest smoothly through impact without pulling the hands down aggressively

Common mistakes

Squeezing down with the thumb pads, which adds shaft lean, removes dynamic loft, and causes the ball to launch low and hot.

Sets: 2Reps: 10 repsRest: 30 secEst. duration: 1 min 35 sec
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