Page 13 - The Grip

Another grip style gaining some limited acceptance is the

palm grip as taught by the Natural Golf method. Moe

Norman, the self-taught Canadian golfer who was regarded as

one of the best ball-strikers ever to play the game, first

adopted this grip.

However, Moe Norman’s swing was very individual, and his

success may owe more to his mental attitude than to his

swing. Moe has been described as a savant, and he certainly

had a single-minded focus that did not seem to accept the

idea that he might hit any shot other than the intended one.

I had the pleasure of watching Moe hit balls for over an hour,

and every single ball did exactly what he predicted. Whether it

was height, direction, spin or distance. At one point he hit 20

consecutive balls onto a very small green that was 270 yards