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Golf Grip

A good Golf Grip helps you achieve a good Golf Swing and a better chance of hitting the ball towards your target. The perfect Golf Grip allows you to comfortably keep control of the club and helps you feel the connection of your hands and the clubhead.

There are three most common Types of Golf Grip. Choose the one which gives you the best feeling of control and is most comfortable for you.

Ten-finger / Baseball Golf Grip

On this type of Golf Grip, your right hand rests next to the side of the index finger of your left hand. All your fingers are holding the club. This grip is ideal for golfers with hands that are not that strong. The grip becomes firmer with the support of all your ten fingers. This kind of grip also allows you to uncock your wrist easier in the swing to give it a little more force. This grip, however, makes it harder to control the clubhead.

To do the Baseball Grip, hold the club with your left hand. Slide your right hand, make sure all your knuckles are lined up underneath your shaft. The forefinger, middle finger, ring finger and small finger are placed on the handle.

Interlock Golf Grip

In this Type of Golf Grip, the pinkie of your right hand is intertwined with the index finger of your left hand. The Interlock Golf Grip keeps your hands connected during the swing. The fact that this grip requires less strength than the Overlapping Golf Grip makes it ideal for women golfers and other golfers with small hands or short fingers.

For the Interlocking Golf Grip, hold your club with your left hand - three of your knuckles should be visible and your left thumb should be slightly at the right of the center of the Grip. Then, place your right hand. The index finger, middle finger and ring finger should touch the end of the club handle and the pinkie of your right hand should interlock with the left index finger.

Overlap Golf Grip

This grip is also called the Vardon Grip since it is popularized by Harry Vardon. In this Golf Grip, the pinkie of your right hand rests on the top of the index finger of your left hand. The ring finger of your right hand also touches the index finger of your left. This kind of grip gives you the feeling that your hands are connected and are working together during the swing. This grip is mostly used by professional golfers. This grip type requires strong hands since you will be using fewer fingers to control your club.

Doing the Overlap Golf Grip is almost the same as the Interlock Golf Grip. The main difference is that for the Overlap Golf Grip, the pinkie of your right hand should be under the index finger of your left hand.

Putting Golf Grip

The Putting Golf Grip is the way you hold your club in Putting. These are modified types of the ones you used on the Tee-Box and the Fairway. Putting Grips are commonly an Overlapping Golf Grip or a Cross-Handed Golf Grip.

The Overlapping Golf Grip is a modified Vardon Grip. In this type, you putt with your left index finger lying on the groove between the pinkie and ring finger of your right hand.
Cross-Handed Golf Grip. Put your right hand near the butt end of your Putter grip. Then slide your left hand until it rests against the side of your right hand index finger.

To check if your are doing it right, check your club. The clubface should not create any angle with the shaft. The sole should lie flat on the ground and the palm of your right hand should be perpendicular to the ground. Some modifications can be made on the grip to fit your swing but try not to modify too much. To create a strong grip, rotate your left hand more towards the top end of the club handle. Doing this with your right hand will create a weak grip.

The most important thing to remember in the Golf Grip is to hold the club with enough force to control it, but not tight enough that you can get blisters. If you grip your club too tight, you will likely get blisters at the part of your hand that touches the butt end of your club. It will also create tension in your hands and arms, making you less flexible for the swing. Also, remember that your palm and finger position should not change throughout the swing.

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Monday 21st July 2008 at 1:41:34 PM


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I think your instruction site is very informative . However I would like to make a comment .

I find golf instruction can cause paralysis by analysis.

For example, they talk about whatt happens with the hips shoulders knees on the down swing in detail ,a lot of work was done on this and it is done very well..

My problem is I cannot think about all this detail while attempting to swing a golf club, especially during a round,it does not work for me. I NEED CAUSE AND EFFECT INFORMATION .That is about all I can down load and process during a golf swing.

Example at the top of the back swing when we are fully coiled and set , flat wrist properly cocked , I can get here.

The point were I loose it IS THE TRANSITION . I have been searching for a swing key to start the down swing, to cause the right shoulder to rock down the arms to drop keeping the lag angle and having the hips to do the lateral shIft and clear allowing the club to travel down and through..

Some people say drop the arms plant the left foot ,a lateral hip slide, I have even heard drive the but end of the club at the ball.

I need a swing key, the analysis information is good we have to know what is happening to us when we excecute a golf swing. My litte brain cannot think about it all during the 1 second swing.

I just cannot make the transition consistantly. As a result I am a 15 Handicap and here I stay.

There for ,if any one has a swing key , a feel , a trigger point they use to start the swing transistion ,if you are will to share, it would be a great help to me., believe me I will try it.

Regards

Duke from Canada

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