Butterfly or Complementary Grip?
October 28, 2024 Wright Balance® Zoom
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Below is a link to the 10 minute edited Zoom video for Question 1:
Would you please review what you mean by Grip Type by Core Subregion?
**Please Note: Be certain to test the Grip Type your student will use depending on the subregion where they end the Wright Balance® Express.
Question
There are two basic types of grip. What are they? Please choose 2 grip styles from the Grip Types below:
A. Full Monty Grip
B. Complementary Grip
C. Alligator Grip
D. Butterfly Grip
E. Eagle Grip
Answer
B & D The Complemetary and Butterfly Grip
Note if you missed this answer, please review the video in this link:
Question
This image is a demonstration of what type of grip?
Answer
That is an illustration of a Complementary Grip
Question
How does the Carrying Angle impact your grip & rotation as shown here?
Answer
When the digital protractor is set to the Carrying Angle with the bubble centered and the lead wrist is flat when placed on the angle, your student will have maximum shoulder rotation in the backswing as shown here.
Question
What grip type is illustrated in this screenshot?
Answer
That is an image of a Butterfly Grip
Question
Which of the following statements is TRUE
A. The lead hand impacts the through swing rotation and the trail hand impacts the backswing rotation
B. The lead hand impacts the backswing rotation and the trail hand impacts the through swing
Test those 2 positions of the lead and trail hand to get your answer UNLESS you are able to visualize the correct answer based upon your knowledge or experience. No guessing please. You will be using this information in your lessons. An understanding of the answer will guide lessons in understanding the Downswing Path / Shot Prediction
Answer
B. The lead hand impacts the backswing rotation and the trail hand impacts the through swing
Question
When testing the grip style for a Butterfly Grip as shown here
When you experience a restriction in the through swing upon testing the trail hand as shown here, what does that tell you about the grip the player should be using in the subregion being tested?
Answer
When you observe a restriction in rotation like this in the through swing, this player cannot use a Butterfly Grip. Test a Complementary Grip for this subregion and you will find ease of rotation in the full swing.
Tracking the Grip Style by Subregion
Wright Balance® Professional & Michigan State Asst. Men's Golf Coach tracked his Grip Style and Carrying Angle in each Core Zone subregion. The results of Chad's tests are shown below.
Please Note that in some subregions, Chad determined that he could use either a Complementary or Butterfly grip. When testing Grip Style, be sure to test both Butterfly and Complementary Grip for each Subregion following the Wright Balance® Express. That test will minimize changes in grip your students may need to make.
Chad's Dominant Zone is Anterior / Upper Core and his Dominant Subregion is RED 2. Below is a tracking of his Upper Core Grip Styles.
Note that there is 2 to 3 degrees difference between subregions, an observation that all of our Wright Balance® Professionals have reported when measuring the Carrying Angle in each subregion.
When Chad did the Wright Balance® Express and ended on the Interior Zone / Middle Core subregions, he measured his Carrying Angle and Grip Style for each as shown below.
When Chad did the Wright Balance® Express and ended on the Posterior Zone / Lower Core subregions, he measured his Carrying Angle and Grip Style for each as shown below.
When you have a Anterior Zone / Upper Core Player, the naturally shallow nature of the Carrying Angle shows that the ability to play as a Posterior Zone / Lower Core player is not possible. Note that, when ending the Wright Balance® Express on Blue 5 Chad's Carrying Angle is 153.5 degrees.
Recall that the Posterior Zone / Lower Core player needs to have a Carrying Angle in the 140s. That is also why teaching an Upper Core Player to clear their hips will result in missed shots, poor play and greater potential for injury. Ask Upper Core Wright Balance® Professional and 20 year PGA Tour player, Larry Rinker. Larry describes taking lessons where he was instructed to clear his hips. He says that instruction cost him his PGA Tour Card.
Below you will note that I am a Posterior Zone / Lower Core player. My Dominant Subregion is Blue 2. I have "mapped" each Core Zone and subregion by grip style and Carrying Angle. The first table is a summary of my 5 Anterior Zone / Upper Core Subregions.
The next table is a summary of my 5 Interior Zone / Middle Core Subregions.
The last table is a summary of my Dominant Zone (Lower Core) and the 5 Subregions.
Finding Strength and Power
This quote summarizes how the kinetic chain aligns for Power. The Wright Balance® Express aligns the kinetic chain for 24 hours following the isometric exercise program.
>Performance Pathway: Mobility > Stability > Motor Control > Strength > Power
"Mobility serves as the precursor to all performance. You need to be able to create good joint alignment to have stability around that joint. Motor control refers to one’s ability to control their mobility and stability. Performance does not occur in full alignment all the time, but your ability to get back into alignment says a lot about your strength and power expression. Strength requires this joint alignment and control to be absolute. And if you have all your strength on the table, you will be able to access your power."
Ash Williams, MS/CSCS/FMS