Should you change your grip?

When attending John Jacobs golf school I watched an instructor warming up in the morning. He was hitting fades with a fairway wood.

After watching 3 or 4 in a row land in nearly the same spot, I asked, "Can you hit a draw that lands the same distance to the left?" He demonstrated several nice draws which landed about 5 paces to the left of the target line. I thought, "He must be hitting a 5-metal ... no one can be that accurate with a driver."

So I went to look at his club while he took a break. It was a 7.5 degree driver! WOW! I was impressed!

Did you ever try to hit a low lofted driver? Less than 10 degrees or less than 9.5 degrees?

The pro explained that all he did was change his grip from slightly weak to slightly strong. The swing stayed the same other wise. The amount of change as in all things in golf is very slight. About a quarter inch is about all it takes. Try it sometime.

By the way, there was no change in the position of his feet -- just his
grip.