Right now, this very second, there are golfers all around the world, golfers like you and I, just regular guys that play a game from time to time just to relax and enjoy the game. That can be much more difficult than it sounds. I used to be one of those thousands of golfers that had the hardest time keeping up with my buddies on the course. I spent hours upon hours at the driving range and couldn't figure out where I was going wrong.

It's frustrating when you're searching the Internet high and low for tips and tricks and you're practicing and learning new techniques and still just can't seem to get it where you want it to be. Yes, at one point I was just like that. I had done everything that I could come up with. I even tried scrapping my clubs all together and buying new ones in hopes that maybe it was just my tools that were faulty. A majority of golfers that can't find their problem, find it in the exact place I found mine.

It all starts in the grip. For me, I just needed to adjust slightly for my natural curve on my downswing. For a right handed player, the power hand, or the right hand has a general tendency to curl to the outside as you swing through. This can give you a wicked slice, arch you way too much and drastically take away from your momentum by slacking up your line.

I want to go over a few pointers for fixing your grip issues. There is no reason that anyone should be caught up by something so elementary. Even the slightest issues can give you the largest trouble and the these kind of issues are by far the most frustrating because they're quite literally right under your nose the entire time.

First of all, get your stance and grip the club as you normally would. Take a few slow and full speed practice swings. Notice if the club has much sway in your hand. Your grip should be firm but not to tight. You aren't going for a kung fu death grip here. It's a tool, a major part of your game and you should treat it delicately. Give the the club some room to sway in your hand.

You really want to create the full effect of a pendulum and by gripping the club to tightly, you don't allow for the appropriate recoil. Be careful not to loosen your grip too much, you'll have your club swaying every way but the right one. You'll lose leverage and force if you let go too much. When your grip is too tight, you'll lose feel for the ball and flex in your wrist as the muscles tighten. The wrists moves too far or not enough, again you have major problems with impact thrust. Not enough flex, and you lose push which kills the steadiness and raw distance. Too much flex and you don't get enough impact power and you lose velocity.

It really becomes a feel thing once you find it. You'll know the second you have it right. Everything will become one fluid perfect motion. Notice while taking your practice swings, the angle of your club head as you swing through the contact zone. If your club is angled to far away from the ball, you'll more than likely get more height than distance. If your club head is leaning too far in, towards the ball, you get a more b-line shot, not much height, but fast and straight, meaning it will touch down sooner and have to travel farther on the ground. The grass absolutely kills any momentum.

To fix this problem, simply put the club head in position in front of you resting on the ground and grip the club as you normally would. If your issue is having more lift than you'd like, if you're right handed, twist your wrist your wrist slightly to the outside and re-grip then position normally. If you're problem is just the opposite, then turn your wrist to the other side. Continue practicing and changing it up, soon you'll find the grip that feels best for you.