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Get A Handle On A Good Golf Grip

The grip is your only connection with thepopularized by Harry Vardon around the turn
club so it follows that a good golf grip isof the 20th century. To correctly use this
an essential component of a good swing andgrip, 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 clubright-handed golfers, the lead hand is the
helps you better control the position of theleft). The lead hand thumb should fit right
club's face at impact. During the swing youralong  the  lifeline  of  the  trailing hand.
body turns to create power. Since the body is
rotating, the golf club must rotate at theThe next most common golf grip is called the
same rate. In other words, the body and theinterlock 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 youhands together. You might, however, find that
create both power and feel. The action ofthe handle migrates to your palms which
your wrists is a source of power so grippingreduces wrist action and, therefore, power.
the club too much in the palm of your handPeople 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 sensitivefinger on your trailing hand and intertwine
parts of our hands, placing the club more init with the index finger on your lead hand.
the fingers rather than in the palm increasesThe lead hand thumb should fit in the
the amount of wrist hinge, which results inlifeline  of  the  trailing  hand.
longer  tee  shots  and  more  feel.
The ten finger grip (sometimes called the
Regardless of the type of golf grip youbaseball grip) is the least preferred golf
choose, a sound golf grip involves light gripgrip among instructors but it does have its
pressure. Gripping the club too tight canadvantages. It can be good for beginners and
cause thin, weak shots that slice. A lighterpeople who experience joint pain, have
grip also enhances wrist hinge. This lightarthritis or small, weak hands. To position
pressure also increases the amount ofyour hands properly using a ten finger grip,
clubface rotation, improving your chances ofstart 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 theCover the lead hand thumb with the lifeline
overlapping grip, is the most common golfof the trailing hand.
grip. Most golf instructors use this grip



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