| As you will have probably realised already, every shot | | | | much favoured by new starters and people who are |
| you play in golf will require you to grip the club. | | | | attempting to cure a slice. |
| "Really!" I here you say with a hint of sarcasm. Yes, | | | | 3. The Baseball Grip - which is very much as you |
| you need to hold the club to be able to play the | | | | would imagine. You grip the club right hand below left |
| shot. Nothing new there. The thing is that not | | | | and is favoured and even promoted to newer, |
| everyone will realise that the type of shot you play | | | | younger and players who do not have the strength |
| will be profoundly effected by the grip you take for | | | | to use the Vardon Grip. This grip is very useful for |
| it. Realising this will come with time and experience | | | | helping to cure a slice but as you have two hands |
| and is not necessarily regarded as important by the | | | | working independently of each other you may find |
| "Learner Golfer". Well, if you want to play better golf, | | | | you possibly create other problems. |
| faster... it is! | | | | So! When you drive a ball you will hold the club |
| There are 3 main types of grip and they are | | | | differently to when you chip a ball by moving your |
| described here as if you are right handed. | | | | hands along the club. A change of grip type, say |
| | | | from the Overlapping or Interlocking grip for the |
| 1. The Overlapping Grip - (more commonly known as | | | | drive to the Baseball for the chip for example, will |
| the Vardon Grip named after UK golfer Harry | | | | bring a different result. |
| Vardon) which involves you overlapping the little | | | | What I am trying to say is that just because you like |
| finger of the right hand and the index finger of the | | | | a grip it is not necessarily the best grip for the shot |
| left hand when gripping the club. Even though this is | | | | (as in the baseball grip being good for the slice |
| the most popular grip, some learner golfers and some | | | | instead of the overlapping) and will affect the correct |
| who lack a little strength prefer to use... | | | | golf swing. Lack of hand control will affect your |
| 2. The Interlocking Grip - (also known as an Adapted | | | | swing control. |
| Vardon Grip) which is very similar to the above grip | | | | All of the grips are something every golfer should |
| but you interlock the fingers instead. This gives a | | | | learn properly, especially those who are looking excel. |
| greater sense of stability to your grip and is very | | | | |