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