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Soft Hands in the Golf Swing - Huh?

A birdie is in the hands...

Did you ever wonder what was meant by a golf announcer when they say the golfer has soft hands?

Do you focus primarily on the golf swing plane when you are practicing? How about your hands? Do you ever think about their position throughout the backswing or forward swing?

Do you think about when to turn over the hands to release the golf club or does this happen automatically ? This is examined when you study the mechanics of the golf swing.

If you talk almost any good instructor they will say any good player has great hands. A true statement in my mind if you take a look at Phil, Tiger, and some of the other greats.

According to Rick Smith He says that the pros have great hands and often amateurs lack feel in their hands. What does this all mean? It means that what you are doing with the hands during the swing is very important and integral to a good swing.

Unfortunately, amateurs often do not recognize the importance of what the hands do during the swing.

A quick recollection of the swing will indicate the hands move back during the backswing, hinge at the top, and return to the impact position on the downswing. Now here is the key to the hands during the swing. The hands are passive and should remain passive throughout the golf swing. It goes back to feel of the clubhead during the swing. To allow for you to feel the clubhead the hands must be passive. You should feel the weight of the clubhead so that you can properly control it.

You cannot have a death golf grip on the club and expect the feel the club. If your hands are not relaxed during the swing how are you going to be able to hinge correctly at the top of the swing? You are not!

Often the case is with amateurs, they are tense in the hands, wrists, and arms. As a result they attempt to steer the club and manually turn the club over.

The hands must smoothly go through the process of hinging and rotating to impact. Much like allowing the club to drop into the slot. How do you go about getting the hands to be relaxed? First off, stop using the death grip on the club, and start to work on feeling the club. Take the club back slowly, focus on tempo and timing and you will start to feel the clubhead with your hands.

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