While a soft feel is important for club control in a golf swing, a strong grip is essential to success in golf. To strengthen your wrists and hands, there are a number of exercises that you can do in the comfort of your own home.
Ball Squeezes
Squeeze a tennis ball 30 to 40 times every day to build your hand and wrist muscles. While there are a variety of specialized grip strengthening balls on the market, you can get a similar effect more simply.
Towel Wring
Grab a towel and twist it as if you're wringing out excess liquid. You will get a similar effect and develop most of the same muscles as ball squeezes but towel wrings strengthen top of your wrists as well. Repeat a few times until fatigue sets in.
Rice Squeezes
Buy a big bag of rice and pour it into a container large enough to fit both of your hands inside. Place both hands inside the bowl, grip a handful of rice and squeeze. Release the rice and force your fingers out against the resistance of the rice to exercise the opposite muscles. Repeat a few times until fatigue sets in.
Roll Weight
Drill a hole through a PVC pipe. Lead a piece of heavy-duty string and tie a knot on the end so the string dangles but is fixed securely. Loop the string through a metal workout plate or any weighted item and hang the weight from the string. Start with 5 or 10 lbs. Roll the PVC pipe around and raise the weight to the top. Lower the weight by rolling the opposite direction. Repeat several times until fatigue sets in.
Handmaster Plus
The Handmaster Plus is a product designed by former professional golfer Dr. Terry Zachary to strengthen the muscles in your hand. Squeeze the ball, then open and spread your fingers against the resistance bands to build your hand muscles and help to avoid injury.
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