Anyone add tension?

I know there is a post up asking how to remove tension, not trying to make a joke post. I haven't been able to do my normal vertical swing due to my shoulder, I was on range practicing little half swings trying to learn how to golf again and was getting super frustrated. After a fruitless 50 or so balls I got pissed, took a death grip of the club, felt like I flexed every muscle in my upper body, ended my back swing at what felt like my waist then dug in my left heel and swung as hard as I could. Not sure how the contact felt to me other than a solid THUD and the ball was gone, I've never seen my 9 iron fly so high and fast as today.

Not sure of the longevity of this adventure but from now on I'm flexing and swinging as hard as I freaking can.

People would be shocked how firmly tour pros grip the club.

Sam Snead’s quote was sarcastic and missing the second part.

Grip the club like a bird.......an eagle trying to get away from you.

You don’t want the tension in the neck and shoulders, but grip should be firm.

Absolute key is to grip firm but have loose wrists. Seems impossible..only if your grip is incorrectly. If you have a fundamentally sound grip you will find your finger ligaments grasping the shaft securely but the wrists are as loose as a sailor's mouth

The tight grip seemed to send signals to my brain that relayed to the rest of my body, I didn't feel as light on my feet, swaying back and forth. Felt grounded and in control of myself standing over the ball for the first time in a long time.

maybe not exactly what you're talking about, but whilst learning/ingraining new movements, sometimes i'll flex/engage the muscles used to perform the new movements during slow mo swings. then i'll make a slow mo swing without adding tension to see how it feels. have spent a lot of time doing this in front of a mirror.

Took a look at my swing today, pretty significant bow at top of the swing. Seems counter intuitive with a tighter grip. Rolling with it.

I am going to lighten it up a tad, taking the tight grip seemed to send the proper signals to my legs to really dig in and take an aggressive turn. Funny how things work in this game, activate my hands and my lower torso responds in kind.

starting at setup, I lightly push the club via pressing my trail thumb pad onto my lead thumb. Not pushing the club into the ground. Maintain this thru backswing. I use both a smart ball and gravity fit and this is a feel I get from both. Helps with width, not over cocking wrists, and keeping arms swing synched with pivot (and not having arm overrun, and maintaining arm structure. At the top it feels like you are trying to push the grip into the sky. Can have relaxed forearms, elbows, and wrists and still have this bit of tension.

If you don't have a gravity fit or smart ball then r

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlVqGlgCQqAecall Martin hall doing a video on Stenson doing a drill with no club and just setup with palms facing down and then making slow swings feeling he is pushing the hands away from him. Lightly engages the triceps.

I wouldn't say I "add" tension, but I can feel it in my good swings. Especially in the lower body as I wind the swing. Tension is not the wrecker of golf swings it's made out to be. Sounds like you have found a way to use it to your benefit.