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Have any of you tried a circular grip, or some kind of grip(the actual grip that is part of the club) that easily allows one to get the LEFT THUMB AFT when positioning their hands on the club.

If the pressure points are lined up along the sweet spot plane of the club... it should be of some advantage mechanically, even with putting. I think this would be especially true if using a PUSH TYPE STROKE, then the #1 Pressure Point has something to push against.

With conventional putter grips, the left thumb, if placed aft, would be resting on part of the edge of the flat top, that is a characteristic of most putter grips.

Sure! In addition to the circular grip -- Homer Kelley was no fan of the reminder-grips -- note the:

-- Parallel Plane Line, Stance Line and Target Line;

-- Ball Location (just behind Low Point, i.e., opposite the Left Shoulder);

-- Appropriate Knee and Waist Bend;

-- Centered and Stationary Head.

-- Aft Left Thumb;

-- Zero #3 Accumulator (Clubshaft an 'extruded' extension of the Left Arm) with the Club secured in the palm and under the thumb pad;

-- Reverse Overlap Grip;

-- Straight Left Arm and the Flat Left Wrist (the Left Arm Flying Wedge);

-- On Plane Right Forearm and Level Right Wrist (the Right Forearm Flying Wedge);

-- On Plane Hand Pressure Points;

-- On Plane Backstroke and Downstroke with Left Shoulder Center of the Clubhead Arc;

-- Angled Hinge Action and its Rhythm (In Line Left Arm and Club throughout the Stroke);

-- Complete Follow-Through to Both Arms Straight.

You cannot see the Extensor Action, but it is there. I do not use the Push Basic Stroke (instead, I use Punch Basic and my Right Forearm Fans), but I do Push the Tracing Club through Impact with an active Right Arm and Elbow.

In sum, the Stroke is pure 12-5-1 (Basic Motion / Stage One) using the Hitter's Variation (active #1 Accumulator and Angled Hinging).





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