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On hitting the ball or on my follow through, I am having problems with the top of the grip brushing/hitting my right forearm.  It sometimes gets so bad my arm is sore after a round.  Sometimes I only do it very rarely and other times a lot.  It can happen with any club but strangely, the result of the golf shot is often acceptable.  I have had a few lessons, but to no avail.  I am a 9 handicapper and right hander.  I am looking forward to your suggestions/remedies.

That sounds a little painful.I would say that you are cupping your wrists through impact.  That is the only way the grip end coud hit your arm.  At impact the left wrist should be flat and pointing down the target line, a little toward the ground, but not entirely.  Basically the knuckles of your left hand will be pointing down at the ground.  My first guess is that when this happens to you, your left hand cups, causing your knuckles to point up.  I really believe this is the case because you say you still get good results.  My next guess is you normally hit a very high straight shot with your irons.

The problem is easier to diagnose than finding a solution. First make sure at the top of your backswing that you are overly cupped there.  You also want a fairly flat left wrist…the Tac-Tic Wrist training aid can help with this. Also, look at a couple of pictures of pros to see what their hand position looks like at the top and try to mimic.

Second, over exaggerate getting your left hand knuckles to point to the ground when you release the club at the ball.  I think that both of these fixes might help.  A slow motion video, or Swing Analysis Software package, would certainly show if cupping is the problem.