Overview of the Shark!

Greg Norman from Australia is labeled as Great White Shark. He started playing golf at the age of 15. His interest in golf started when he started as a caddy to his mother during her regular mid week game. He started by borrowing her clubs and setting out on his own. He is admired as a sportsman and businessman, who have transcended the game to become the most successful athlete turned entrepreneur in history.

Greg Norman Grip

His grip is not of any one style but the one that is comfortable for him. His way of checking the best grip is by clapping his hands. He takes a stance without a club and allows hands and arms to hang naturally. Then he brings together hands, palms in flat position, parallel to each other. The palms position is the soundest grip and allows the hands to work as one unit instead of fighting each other. He assumes the usual grip on the club and straightens fingers while continuing to hold the club between the palms.

In case of an ideal neutral grip, the back of left hand and the palm of right hand should be facing the target. With a slight weak grip, the alignment is to be towards the ground. The strong grip will be tilted towards the sky. Both these grips are used by Greg Norman keeping the palms parallel.

Greg Norman Stance

According to Greg Norman, the ball does not have to move to accommodate different clubs. He believes in single ball position regardless of the club used. Changing ball position changes the swing at which the contact is made with the ball.

He positions the ball at the point just the back of his left heel. This is the most comfortable position that works best for him. He keeps a close tab on his golf ball positions. He monitors his alignment and ball position at the same time. For this, he has a mental picture of the correct alignment. He knows he is in the proper position when he sees the back thumb pad on left hand and covers the instep. He makes sure that this picture is complete for every swing. In case it is not, he aligns the ball and body accordingly.

Greg Norman’s Particular style

Greg Norman is the model for modern power players of Golf. Norman has a swing that is athletic and fundamentally sound. None of the golf players were straight and long as him in his times or before that. He prefers draws and has all the shots. Some people would say that he puts spin on the ball with his irons. He is the purest of the ball strikers the game of golf has ever known.

His left wrist is flat and an upright or flat swing plane. There is a great lag in the swing that enables him to compress the ball and control it while hitting it. Best of all, Greg Norman combines all his solid moves with speed and rhythm. This is his particular style and he did this with consistently.