Xander Schauffele on Hitting It Long

Xander Schauffele did an article for Golf Digest on some of his tips for getting big distance when you're a smaller person. You can follow the link to learn some of his tips and feels, but I want to point out one specific thing he says which is different from what you may have heard most instructors say.

Xander uses a impartial grip, which goes against the advice most teachers give -- that is, that a strong grip makes for a more powerful strike. But Xander's definition of a impartial grip is very interesting. Here's what he says:

One issue that will help you unleash that strength at the proper moment is your grip. Mine is neutral. For a inventory shot, I see most effective one knuckle on my glove hand when I look down. This grip lets in me to hit draws or fades once I want to. It also we could me launch the clubhead into the ball like I?M hammering that nail. If your grip is just too sturdy, you could?T completely release the clubhead, normally resulting in a loss of velocity. And a grip that?S too vulnerable makes it difficult to square the clubface at impact, so you lose manipulate.

You get that? He can only see ONE knuckle, not two or three. Take a good look at that photo above from the article. Xander also notes that he wants to club shaft almost vertical at address for a drive, not leaning forward. That's important because it works with the one-knuckle grip to get the hands in the proper position at impact. Make sure you read what he says about the one-knuckle grip, shaft lean and ball position at address so you don't turn your grip too weak.

He says this stuff will help you to get higher hand movement so you hit the ball farther. He certainly ought to recognize!

There are numerous interesting thoughts in Xander's article, but this one approximately the grip sincerely stood out to me. It's pretty clean that Xander is making an attempt to transport freely, no longer "keep" something in an try to create some unique function. That mind-set exchange in and of itself might help you get greater distance than you do now.