| The grip is your only connection with the | | | | popularized by Harry Vardon around the turn |
| club so it follows that a good golf grip is | | | | of the 20th century. To correctly use this |
| an essential component of a good swing and | | | | grip, take the little finger on your trailing |
| good golf game. | | | | hand and place it between the index and |
| | | | middle finger on your lead hand (for |
| Placing your hands properly on the golf club | | | | right-handed golfers, the lead hand is the |
| helps you better control the position of the | | | | left). The lead hand thumb should fit right |
| club's face at impact. During the swing your | | | | along the lifeline of the trailing hand. |
| body turns to create power. Since the body is | | | | |
| rotating, the golf club must rotate at the | | | | The next most common golf grip is called the |
| same rate. In other words, the body and the | | | | interlock or interlocking. Several top |
| club must turn together as a team. | | | | players, including Jack Nicklaus and Tiger |
| | | | Woods, use this grip. This grip locks the |
| A fundamentally sound golf grip helps you | | | | hands together. You might, however, find that |
| create both power and feel. The action of | | | | the handle migrates to your palms which |
| your wrists is a source of power so gripping | | | | reduces wrist action and, therefore, power. |
| the club too much in the palm of your hand | | | | People with small hands, weak forearms and |
| reduces wrist action. | | | | wrists, and beginners often prefer this grip. |
| | | | To use the interlock grip, take the little |
| Since our fingers are the most sensitive | | | | finger on your trailing hand and intertwine |
| parts of our hands, placing the club more in | | | | it with the index finger on your lead hand. |
| the fingers rather than in the palm increases | | | | The lead hand thumb should fit in the |
| the amount of wrist hinge, which results in | | | | lifeline of the trailing hand. |
| longer tee shots and more feel. | | | | |
| | | | The ten finger grip (sometimes called the |
| Regardless of the type of golf grip you | | | | baseball grip) is the least preferred golf |
| choose, a sound golf grip involves light grip | | | | grip among instructors but it does have its |
| pressure. Gripping the club too tight can | | | | advantages. It can be good for beginners and |
| cause thin, weak shots that slice. A lighter | | | | people who experience joint pain, have |
| grip also enhances wrist hinge. This light | | | | arthritis or small, weak hands. To position |
| pressure also increases the amount of | | | | your hands properly using a ten finger grip, |
| clubface rotation, improving your chances of | | | | start with a perfect lead hand grip. Place |
| squaring the club at impact. | | | | the little finger of the trailing hand close |
| | | | against the index finger of the lead hand. |
| The Vardon overlap, sometimes called the | | | | Cover the lead hand thumb with the lifeline |
| overlapping grip, is the most common golf | | | | of the trailing hand. |
| grip. Most golf instructors use this grip | | | | |