Strokes
Hi, I was wondering if I should play with a penhold grip or a shake hand grip. I can play with both equally as good, but sometimes i would use the penhold and lose, but switch to shake hand grip and win, but sometimes it's the opposite
Hi Sunshine,
This is really a matter of preference. I would play with one grip for a couple of weeks and then change to the other for a couple of weeks. Then make your decision.
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