When it comes to the golf swing, players tend to be more conventional in their approach, much like baseball players and others where two hands are used to hold whatever tool they are swinging. With a convention grip, the dominant hand is placed below the weaker hand, simply because it feels much more natural in that position. However, many golfers are beginning to find better control with the cross hand golf swing when on the putting green.

One of the biggest problems with a convention golf grip is during long putts when the eyes tend to stray away from the ball as the club approaches. This slight distraction can cause a small variation of the aim, and begin off one eighth of an inch at impact can send the ball several inches to the side of the cup. Using the cross hand golf swing helps the golfer maintain better eye contact with the ball, resulting in the putt being straighter off the club, resulting in more drops from greater distances.

The first few times a person attempts the cross hand golf swing it will feel unnatural as it goes against everything they learned growing up about holding a golf club or baseball bat. However, the cross hand golf swing helps the arms and club work together as one unit and can prevent the club from veering off to one side during the shot.

Cross Hands For Better Putter Control

When first trying the cross hand golf swing it will take time to understand club speed as it will not be the same as the conventional grip used with all the other clubs. To use the cross hand golf swing, starting by placing your dominant hand at the top of the club’s grip. Then, line up the shot as you normally would, using only one hand on the club and set up with the club a normal distance from your stomach.

Once you have established your comfortable stance holding the club with only the dominant, pace your weaker hand on top of the dominant one with the little finger of your weaker hand resting almost on top of the index finger of your dominant hand. While the cross hand golf swing can feel extremely odd at first, you should also feel better control when the putter strikes the ball.

When learning the cross hand golf swing, start with shorter putts of under 10-feet until you can better judge how hard you have to swing the club to reach greater distances.