I assume it was GC that stated this in the course of their WGC-Accenture telecast Saturday and I wanted to bypass it along.
Scott Piercy makes use of a 10-finger grip, also called a baseball grip. (I do too, btw, and feature completed so for properly over two decades so I recognize a little bit approximately it.)
ESPN posted an article approximately his grip returned in mid-2012 so I'll simply link you to it. But I would love to say a couple of things approximately this an awful lot-maligned grip.
The author of the ESPN article says "My friends and a few swing instructors on tour told me that I would hit the ball left with the grip." I can tell you from experience that this simply isn't true. Given the fact that most Tour players who have a problem hitting the ball left use Vardon grips, I'd say that if your grip is making you hit the ball left (or right, for that matter) then you're using your hands improperly. Your hands should simply hold the club, not manipulate it. (Except for some trouble shots... and I've found I can manipulate the club better with 10 fingers.)
I like the baseball grip because it's simple and it's a natural way to grip a club. I've heard that an overlapping grip (aka Vardon grip) helps your hands work together better than any other grip... although the most legendary players like Jones, Nicklaus, and Woods all use an interlocking grip and never seem to have a problem. (Interlock grips also put all 10 fingers on the club.) Why should a baseball grip be any less successful?
I do assume a baseball grip is the exceptional grip for gamers with smaller hands. Nicklaus as soon as stated this is why he went with the interlock, however I don't know if Jack Grout would have ever advocated the baseball grip because it's not as conventional. Personally, I've used all 3 grips and locate that I manage the club better with all ten arms at the grip. When I interlock my hands, it on occasion reasons me to get my hands out of role -- a hassle I never have with a baseball grip.
Finally... Whilst Carl Rabito straightened out my swing, he never even recommended I change it. Since he's coached primary winners I wager meaning it's not harmful for your recreation. Wouldn't you compromise?
So in case your grip feels uncomfortable, you is probably higher served by using a baseball grip. Or if you use a baseball grip now, don't feel like you need to trade it just as it's no longer the maximum popular grip round. It's an awesome grip -- just ask Scott Piercy.
The picture got here from this nationalpost.Com article.
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