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Split Grip: Find The Truth In Your Swing

Split Grip: Find The Truth In Your Swing

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Beginner

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02:06

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what you'll learn

ACL Drill | Split Grip

CP5 | The Pyramid of Learning

Equal and Opposite Pressure

Elite Training Discipline

Lesson details

The Split Grip Drill reveals, in seconds, why your strike, compression, or release breaks down.

With your hands separated by just an inch, your body can no longer hide manipulations:

• No late wrist flick
• No last-second clubface rescue
• No forced rotation to fix bad positions

Instead, the drill shows your real sequence: how your hands, wrists, and body naturally move through the ball.

It’s instant feedback.
Instant clarity.
And the fastest way to understand whether your release matches your body’s spiral… or fights it.

This is the drill that exposes truth — not theory.

Read More for the 0.01% Only.


🚨 FOR REAL GOLF ANORAKS ONLY — DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU'RE IN THE 0.01% CLUB.

Read Only If You’re Obsessed With Clubface Control. The Split Grip Drill doesn’t just separate your hands. It separates your real movement from the compensations you’ve been using for years.

Our Hands → Control Pressure, Not Positions

With space between the hands, the wrists must hold the correct structure.
If they can’t, you’ll see:

• Toe flipping
• Heel drag
• Early extension
• Handle stalling

This is why so many players lose compression — they loose their hands under load.

Trail-Hand → Reveals Manipulation Immediately

When the grip splits, trail-hand dominance is exposed:

• Too much push → club trapped behind
• Too much roll → face wide open
• Too much throw → face shuts and stalls

What was once hidden becomes visible — and fixable.

Shaft & Forearm Rotation Become Honest

The drill exaggerates:

• Correct forearm rotation → pressure down the arc
• Incorrect rolling → across the arc

Impact Timing Finally Makes Sense

Because you can’t “save” impact anymore, your body must deliver the club in sequence:

Ground → Engine → Shoulders → Arms → Hands → Club

The Drill Genius

We use this drill because:

• It builds natural matching movements between the body, club and the release.
• It trains compression
• It improves timing by fixing intention

No positions. Just pure, honest movement. With a split grip, the clubface tells the truth. Your body tells the truth. And you finally learn to release the club at the rate your body rotates — not the rate your hands panic.

Naturally. With repetition. Without guesswork.

This is Accelerated Learning.

Read More

The Split Grip Drill reveals, in seconds, why your strike, compression, or release breaks down.

With your hands separated by just an inch, your body can no longer hide manipulations:

• No late wrist flick
• No last-second clubface rescue
• No forced rotation to fix bad positions

Instead, the drill shows your real sequence: how your hands, wrists, and body naturally move through the ball.

It’s instant feedback.
Instant clarity.
And the fastest way to understand whether your release matches your body’s spiral… or fights it.

This is the drill that exposes truth — not theory.

Read More for the 0.01% Only.


🚨 FOR REAL GOLF ANORAKS ONLY — DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU'RE IN THE 0.01% CLUB.

Read Only If You’re Obsessed With Clubface Control. The Split Grip Drill doesn’t just separate your hands. It separates your real movement from the compensations you’ve been using for years.

Our Hands → Control Pressure, Not Positions

With space between the hands, the wrists must hold the correct structure.
If they can’t, you’ll see:

• Toe flipping
• Heel drag
• Early extension
• Handle stalling

This is why so many players lose compression — they loose their hands under load.

Trail-Hand → Reveals Manipulation Immediately

When the grip splits, trail-hand dominance is exposed:

• Too much push → club trapped behind
• Too much roll → face wide open
• Too much throw → face shuts and stalls

What was once hidden becomes visible — and fixable.

Shaft & Forearm Rotation Become Honest

The drill exaggerates:

• Correct forearm rotation → pressure down the arc
• Incorrect rolling → across the arc

Impact Timing Finally Makes Sense

Because you can’t “save” impact anymore, your body must deliver the club in sequence:

Ground → Engine → Shoulders → Arms → Hands → Club

The Drill Genius

We use this drill because:

• It builds natural matching movements between the body, club and the release.
• It trains compression
• It improves timing by fixing intention

No positions. Just pure, honest movement. With a split grip, the clubface tells the truth. Your body tells the truth. And you finally learn to release the club at the rate your body rotates — not the rate your hands panic.

Naturally. With repetition. Without guesswork.

This is Accelerated Learning.

Read More

About Author

Jonathan Craddock

The Spiral Code Director of Instruction & Peter Cowen Master Coach

Jonathan Craddock is an elite performance coach with The Spiral Code, teaching globally through personal tuition and golf schools. Jonathan brings over two decades of experience to his role. He specializes in designing tailored programs for golfers of all levels, from junior elites to aspiring professionals.


Jonathan began his career under the mentorship of David Dunk, a retired UK tour player whose dedication and ethos left a lasting impact. His commitment to continuous learning was further inspired by Peter Cowen's own pursuit of improvement, even amidst success. Jonathan embraces this philosophy, striving to help his students reach new heights in their game.
Throughout his career, Jonathan has created and implemented golf development programs for schools, colleges, and federations.  One of his notable initiatives, The Peter Cowen Junior Development Program, will be available to you soon inside of the members area.


Qualifications
With 20 years of teaching experience, Jonathan Craddock is a Master Peter Cowen Professional and an Advanced PGA Qualified Instructor. He is a Level 3 member of the Club Managers Association of Europe, demonstrating his extensive knowledge of golf coaching and club management.


Jonathan's qualifications include a comprehensive range of specialized certifications, ensuring a well-rounded approach to golf instruction.

Level 3 Qualified Personal Trainer
Level 2 Golfing Machine Instructor
Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) certified in Junior, Golf Mechanics, Power, and Fitness
Dr. Kwon Biomechanics Level 2 certified
Paul Chek Biomechanics certified
K-Motion Biomechanics certified
BodiTrak Ground Force Mechanics certified
Trackman University Level 2 certified
GravityFit qualified

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