Robert Rock may have called time on his playing career, but the Englishman, who is renowned for having one of the most aesthetically-pleasing golf swings in the game, has no intention of letting his wealth of knowledge go to waste.
We recently caught up with the two-time DP World Tour winner on the range to talk about what makes the perfect golf swing. Here, in his own words, Rock shares some fascinating golf swing tips and ball striking tips.
This is one very insightful (and free) golf lesson, and we highly recommend watching the full interview/video below.
HOW TO BUILD THE PERFECT GOLF SWING
Robert Rock
Robert Rock made close to 500 appearances on the DP World Tour before retiring in 2022 to focus on coaching. A former winner of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, where he famously got the better of Tiger Woods in 2012, Rock now runs his Robert Rock Academy and Junior Tour.
GRIP
We will all look slightly different in the setup, but there are key things that are a must. Your grip has to be sound and within certain boundaries. They can be slightly stronger, fractionally weaker in some cases, but, generally, a pretty sound neutral golf grip is a must.
I don’t build my grip over the ball – that has to be in the area where you’re pulling the club out of the bag and you’re picturing your shot. You may have to do some work at home to get to the place where you can just feel the grip and look at your hands and know what the perfect golf grip is supposed to look like.
It’s more than just seeing a couple of knuckles. You’ve got to get a view of your hands and what you can use as checkpoints. We’ve got to have a range of motion throughout the swing, so holding the club up in front of you does a couple of things to help, which is something you’ll see Scottie Scheffler do quite a bit.
Firstly, you get the ability to slide the the butt end of the club more into the fingers of your left hand at this point; and then you can look at how your right hand is covering the left.
Holding the club up in front of you is the best way to check your golf grip
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One of the key parts, I believe, is that the right hand should sit quite high up on the left and the hands should be really close together. If you’re too far apart, the hands are…
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