Ping Study of the Purdy Grip

By Ted January 27, 2014 Leave a comment

Ping Golf conducted an independent analysis of the grip analyzer device prototype. The results are shown below.

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Data Analysis

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- January 2014
- Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning.
  Albert Einstein
- It is SO important to put your hands on the club properly. Young teachers today forget to talk about the grip.”
  Butch Harmon
- We strike a golf ball with the head of the club, and we hold the club with the hands. It follows, therefore, that the method of holding the club must be of real importance.
  Earnest Jones
- The hands generate clubhead speed, control the face, and they shape the path of the swing.
  Davis Love, Jr.
- If you have a bad grip, you don’t want a good swing.
  Harvey Penick
- Why do the South Africans have such good swings? They have good grips.
  Sean Foley
- The grip is your only connection to the golf club. It establishes the relationship between your body and the clubface and it dictates how you must swing to hit a decent shot.
  Tom Kite
- A sound grip is fundamental to creating good dynamics. A really good grip is indeed a work of art.
  Bobby Clampett
- Modern swing theory often focuses on using the big muscles to (hips torso, shoulders) generate clubhead speed. I see things the other way around: the hands and arms create the speed.
  Bob Toski

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