| In order to be able to hit a golf ball | | | | how you would grip a baseball bat. Start |
| correctly, you first have to know how to | | | | with gripping the club with your lead |
| grip a golf club. Gripping the golf club | | | | hand (as discussed earlier). Then place |
| correctly will allow you to hit the ball | | | | your lower hand, also called the |
| with more power and accuracy. Your grip | | | | trailing hand, with the pinkie as close |
| with the club is your one and only | | | | to the index finger of lead head as |
| connection between your body and the | | | | possible. Cover the thumb of your lead |
| club. That's why it's very important to | | | | hand in the fist of your bottom hand. |
| grip the club the right way. | | | | The interlocking grip involves you |
| One of the biggest reasons why many | | | | actually locking the index finger of |
| golfers can't get enough power on their | | | | your lead hand with the pinkie of your |
| swings is because they grip the club too | | | | bottom hand. Be sure to place your lead |
| much in the palm of their hands. You | | | | hand correctly on the club and also make |
| want to grip the club more with your | | | | sure you cover the thumb on your lead |
| fingers. That way you can get a hinge | | | | hand with the grip of your bottom hand. |
| action when you hit through the ball. | | | | The overlapping grip is similar to the |
| This action will create more power. | | | | interlocking grip. However, instead of |
| To get the proper grip on the golf club, | | | | locking fingers, you actually place the |
| hold the club out in front of you and | | | | pinkie of your trailing hand between the |
| place it in your top grip hand. The club | | | | index finger and middle finger of your |
| should be at the bottom of your pinkie | | | | lead hand. Once again, you want the |
| and then travel up at an angle until it | | | | thumb of your lead hand to be covered by |
| is at the top joint of your index | | | | the grip of your bottom hand. |
| finger. | | | | Of all the three grips, the 10 finger |
| If you're right-handed your left hand | | | | grip is least preferred by golf |
| will be your top or lead hand and if you | | | | instructors. However, it's often the |
| are left-handed your right hand will be | | | | easiest grip for beginners to use. The |
| your lead hand. | | | | overlapping grip is the hardest golf |
| Once you have your fingers properly | | | | grip but is the most popular among most |
| placed on the club, next you want to | | | | of the golfing greats. The interlocking |
| wrap your thumb around the shaft and | | | | grip provides good support and allows |
| grip the club on the backside of the | | | | people with smaller hands and weaker |
| club's shaft. That is how to grip a golf | | | | wrists to control the club better. |
| club with your top hand. | | | | There are three basic ways how to grip a |
| Obviously the next step is you need to | | | | golf club with both hands but the lead |
| grip the golf club with your other hand. | | | | hand should always be positioned in the |
| There are three basic grips you can | | | | same spot. Otherwise, no matter what |
| choose to use: the 10 finger group, the | | | | type of grip you use and how great a |
| interlocking grip, or the overlapping | | | | swing you may have, your golf shots |
| grip. | | | | still won't be great. |
| The 10 finger grip is very similar to | | | | |