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