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Cross-handed grip
Where your left hand is positioned on the club beneath the right.
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Cross-handed
Putting (and, occasionally, full-swing) grip in which the hands are placed in positions opposite that of the conventional grip. For right-handed golfers, a cross-handed grip would place the left hand below the right.

Cross-handed Grip: A grip where your left hand is below the right.
Cup: The container you ultimately try to get the golf ball in.
Cuppy: A deep and enclosed lie.

cross-handed grip-- A type of golf grip where a right handed golfer's left hand is below his right hand (this is reversed for a left-handed golfer).
cup-- A cylindrical sleeve with a round opening on top that holds the flagstick on the green.

CROSS-HANDED - when putting the golf ball a right-handed golfer grips the club with the right hand above the left hand or a left-handed golfer grips the club with the left hand above the right hand.

cross-handed grip A method of holding the club where the left hand is positioned below the right on the club.
cup Another term for 'hole".

Cross-Handed: Grip with the left hand below the right (common for right-hand golfer's).
Cross Wind: The breeze blowing from right to left or from left to right.
Cup: A container in the hole that holds the flagstick in place.

Cross-Handed : A grip where (for right-handers) the left hand would be the lowest hand instead of the right (most often used when putting for additional control).

Cross-Handed: A grip in which the left (or lead) hand is placed below the right hand (in other words, a grip that is the opposite of the traditional grips. (Bruce Lietzke used a cross-handed grip when putting and was very successful).

Cross-Handed Grip
An unorthodox grip in which the left hand is below the right hand.
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cross-handed: A grip where the left hand is below the right, for right handed players.
cross line: Term used to describe the position of the club at the top of the backswing; club points to right of target.

I don't care whether you putt cross-handed, left- handed, stiff-wristed, flippy-wristed, pigeon-toed, knock-kneed, or standing on your head. If your method feels and works fine, keep it.

A cross-handed grip is also worth trying if you tend to break the wrists during the stroke. Equally important is grip pressure. I like to see light pressure rather than tight pressure, because tightness diminishes feel.

cross-handed: Grip with the left hand below the right.
cup: Container in the hole that holds the flagstick in place.
cut: Score that eliminates a percentage of the field(or players) from a tournament. Usually made after 36 holes of a 72-hole event.

See also: Golf, Putting, Grip, Cup, Hit

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