How often have you watched female golfers in a tournament? I happened to watch the women’s Australian open this year and saw Yani Tseng from Taipee, the 2010 LPGA player of the year and winner of two majors in that year and current world number 5, win the 2011 Women’s Australian Open for the second time, back to back by 7 strokes from her nearest rival, who happens to be the current world number one, Jiyai Shin from Korea.
As I watched I asked myself, ‘What is it that sets these women in particular, apart from the rest on the LPGA tour, why do they dominate so many of the world’s tournaments, many of them are just over 5 feet tall, Jiyai Shin the world number one from Korea, is only 5ft 1 inch tall, yet their domination of women’s golf worldwide is unmatched.
The ability of these women and Yani Tseng in particular, who also happens to be one of the longest drivers off the tee on the LPGA tour, is well, amazing, to say the least. Have you ever asked yourself, where does their power and accuracy come from? How is it that these tiny women can out drive most amateur male golfers, and even some of the PGA players.
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In the first of this series on beginners golf tips, we’ll begin by focusing on the ‘right’ golf grip to set you off on the correct path to a better golfswing, so to get your game heading in the right direction, let’s check on your grip.
