Smitchell733
Club Champion
Are there many players on here like myself who use this sometimes unorthodox grip while playing?
Cack handed
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A junior at my club plays of 4 cack handed
Smitchell733
Club Champion
I've heard of a few people also playing it but have yet to meet one!! I know there's a guy from Edinburgh John Gallagher, he's recently went pro and plays cack handed!
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If, by cack-handed, you mean left below right (for a right-hander) then yes a former assistant at our club who does quite well in local events does exactly that. The interesting thing is that he has no difficulty in teaching others the conventional grip and swing.
Foxholer
Blackballed
I believe he had a spot of 'bother' when he was an Am.
Apparently, he was 'overlooked' for Scottish teams even though he was regularly beating/performing better than guys who got in!
Many Pros are reluctant to teach guys who play cack-handed too!
Apparently, he was 'overlooked' for Scottish teams even though he was regularly beating/performing better than guys who got in!
Many Pros are reluctant to teach guys who play cack-handed too!
Smitchell733
Club Champion
Yes that's the one! Sometimes I find it hard to put tips into practise as my wrists/elbows act differently through the swing as opposed the conventional grip, and almost always fade every shot..... Which I have just adapted around
the_coach
Journeyman Pro
Didn't he make your Walker cup team? I'm think I saw him at our own US Ams a while back. Good player.
Andy
Tour Winner
Guy @ Largs is off +1 playing Cack
williamalex1
Money List Winner
I've always putted cack handed the rest normal, if you can call it that.
Smitchell733
Club Champion
It would be good to see someone else in action to see any similarities and shot types in comparison to mine, sometimes I can struggle with precision shots.... I think it's down to turning the wrist when coming down on the ball
Smitchell733
Club Champion
I've always putted cack handed the rest normal, if you can call it that.
Ive heard a lot of people doing this!!
LanDog
Journeyman Pro
I putt cack handed, I'm ambidextrous and my left hand is quite strong so I just feel like it gives me more control than the other, always felt more natural to putt that way
Delh1982
Assistant Pro
I play this way and always have done from a kid , only fade problem i had was with the driver but im using offset at the moment and it seems to help , i have recently adjusted my grip slightly so would like to try a normal driver , i currently play off , around 26 but managed 41 points stableford and can still hit the ball well enough
Smitchell733
Club Champion
Do you hit the driver high aswell? I can get plenty of distance with the driver but also pass a few Boeing 747's with it
wrighty1874
Journeyman Pro
There's a 1 h/cer at Kenilworth, who hits it long and always straight down the middle. My pairs partner uses this technique and plays off 12,and also always straight down the middle. I tried to use it the other week in the nets and couldn't get the ball airborne,straight though!!!
Smitchell733
Club Champion
I'm lucky to even hit the ball off the tee without breaking a club off the floor trying to hit it using the conventional grip!!
Delh1982
Assistant Pro
Haha funny you should say that , im exactly the same , and i dont hit it overly high but i dont tee it up really high
Smitchell733
Club Champion
I tend to lean back during my swing which is a nightmare to try and stop so a lot of my shots get serious air time from the driver, not nearly as bad with irons tho!
Markw
Head Pro
A warning to anyone attempting to try a shot cack handed..... A few years back I had just picked a brand new set of ping g10 irons up from my local golf shop/range and headed to the range to try them out. Walked in the range and bumped into a friend who plays cack handed and decided to try it with a previously unhit 6 iron, took a swing and on the follow through shaft snapped at the bottom of my left hand!
Smitchell733
Club Champion
Did you take half the mat with it? I almost done the same thing trying to hit it the 'normal' way!! I use that term loosely as I believe it's whatever's comfortable to each individual
