| Let's answer the title question right up front. The | | | | more likely. |
| obvious answer should be people with large hands, | | | | HOLD ON! One more consideration. Going to |
| DUH! | | | | jumbo grips is not without consequences. In |
| However, that is not the entire story. There are | | | | general, the size of your grip can affect your golf |
| more reasons for you to consider using them and | | | | shots and how you strike the ball. Here's how. |
| a few reasons you should not use them. Let's | | | | In sports that require participants to hold an |
| take a closer look. | | | | object in the hands, (tennis, golf, hockey, baseball, |
| One of the axioms for gripping is -- don't put a | | | | etc.) it is well known that grip size matters. A |
| "death grip" on the club with your hands. A tight | | | | smaller grip size tends to promote good hand and |
| grip with the hands causes tension in both the | | | | wrist action. To the contrary, larger sizes tend to |
| hands and forearms. Tension impedes a nice | | | | inhibit wrist action. |
| relaxed swing and can prevent you from making | | | | In golf, if you inhibit your hand and wrist action |
| good contact with the ball. We don't need any of | | | | during the swing, you could find any number of |
| that. | | | | problems to overcome. One problem is that the |
| One reason people grip a club too tightly is that | | | | club is not released very well at the ball. The |
| their grip size is too small for their hands. A grip | | | | result may be a weak shot or an open clubface |
| that is too small makes a golfer feel like they | | | | that can produce a slice. Not good! |
| could lose control of the club if they don't grip it | | | | So, before you run out and get your clubs |
| tighter. If that is you, you might be a candidate to | | | | re-gripped with jumbos, think about what you are |
| consider larger grips, including jumbos. | | | | doing. Jumbo grips are a natural for golfers with |
| There's more reasons to consider jumbos. As | | | | large hands, of course. It only makes sense. And, |
| golfers age, many can get some arthritis in their | | | | if you have some arthritis problems, jumbos may |
| hands or just the fingers. If so, the hands and | | | | be just the ticket to extending your golfing years. |
| fingers have trouble closing on average or | | | | However, because they can effect your your golf |
| standard size grips. It can be painful. | | | | shots, they are not for everybody. |
| Larger grips allow good contact with the club, but | | | | For more information about golf grips, check out |
| the hands/fingers don't have to close down and | | | | my other articles. Go to the Article Source link |
| can be slightly more open during the swing. If | | | | below. |
| your hands aren't hurting, a nice relaxed swing is | | | | |