Right thumb and forefinger problems
 

Lately I've been getting quite a bit of leakage or a little flip. I've noticed that when I really have to disengage the right thumb and forefinger(rt. handed golfer). When I do this it forces me to push with the right thumb pad and I get really good results.

Basically I'm completely taking the rt. thumb and forefinger off of the club. Has anyone else done this, or is this a bad habit to get into?

thx

John Daly does that although the #3pp is still in contact with the handle!

See the Hogan home movie on this site where after hitting balls into the sea he discusses the pressure points in his hands. In regard to the right thumb and forefinger he says something like: "There's no pressure down and around......its just through" and then demonstrates #3pp loading through the ball via clubhead lag.

You cant sustain that feeling of lag in the hands and flip at the same time. They are mutually exclusive.

Also golfs unique move is the right arm extending with the right hand maintaining its Impact Fix degree of bend in a frozen like manner. Try right arm only chips to feel how this frozen right hand can work some magic especially when its accompanied by a sense of lag pressure at the #3pp.

Maybe get your right forearm on the shaft plane while your at it , the Right Forearm Flying Wedge ...........and Trace the Plane Line with your loaded #3pp. In this way you'll have knocked off a lot of the Imperatives to this game.

In the process of translating these magical alignments to a proper two armed swing you may feel like golf is becoming very right sided , Swinging or Hitting. If so, welcome to the club........

concentrating on the #1 PP has helped me a lot. I was casting w/ the #3 PP,being to force full w/ it I think. I saw an entry over at Ritchie 3 Jacks site where as a hitter, he had done the same thing, focusing on #1 and it helped him big time.

I still sense the pressure on #3, but Im more actively driving #1 with great results...less throw a way and more rt arm, more distance and much better contact.

Great response from ColtsFan. Periodically I have that same problem with pp#3 and find if I use the Pure Ball Striker for a bit, I get back to where I want to be with #3. It is probably the focus as much as anything, but that tool is the best.

definately a focus thing...I lost my little PBS, I gotta call Jeff and order another one.

Movement of #3
 

As a hitter you'll be ok as long as your driving the right arm through #1 and not taking too long of a back swing.

It can also be useful as a drill with basic motion to enhance the feel of #3.

Taking the forefinger and thumb off the shaft as a swinger can cause issues when you get to the top as the #3 moves to the V/pinch part of the right thumb and forfinger and supports the club at the top. With the right thumb and forfinger out of the grip you dont have this V/pinch so lose the club and have no #3.

See this video for the full explanation:

http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/gallery...hereAreYou.wmv

good old #1, works for me!