Correct Golf Grip

Golf Aids To Assist In Learning The Proper Golf Grip

A player's grip is the only contact he/she has with the golf club. Without a proper and correct grip you will never really be fully successful on the golf course. Don't make the mistake of trying to play golf and improve without having the correct golf grip.

To have a consistant, proper golf grip you need to develop your muscle memory according to the right principles including proper grip pressure. Sam Snead said, "Hold the club as if you had a little baby bird in your hand." It has been recommended that you have a pressure of 4 to 5 on a scale of 1 to 10. You can't let the bird escape but you don't want to crush the little fellow either! A grip that is too light will see the club turn in your hand and you can't hit the club square on the ball. Too tight abd your hands can't really work together in a smooth motion.

There are three basic grips that you can work with as seen below.

There is the Interlocking grip as seen below. 

Interlocking Grip

Then we take a look at the 10 finger grip as seen below. Some folks refer to this grip as the baseball grip because it is executed in much the same manner. This grip is sometimes used by those with arthritic problems to relieve discomfort in the hands and wrists.

The 10 Finger Grip

And last but not least we have what is termed the Vardon overlap grip. harry Vardon was a very great golfer around the turn of the 20th century and he made this grip very popular. It is estimated that 90% of golfers today use the Overlapping grip

The Vardon Grip [The Overlapping Grip] 

Choose the grip that works for you. Some folks with smaller hands of who lack strength in their hands use the baseball grip. Don't pattern yourself after your favorite golfer. Do what works best for your game, not someone elses.

Keep in mind that many of the golf swing aids you can get today may also come with a special grip that teaches you the proper golf grip along with whatever golf fundamental that particular aid is for - you lot get more for your money by looking for golf aids that work in combination to improve your game. Most of these golf grip aids will teach the overlapping grip.

"In golf there are certain things you must do precisely, where being approximately right is not enough. The grip is one area that being half right accomplishes nothing. Being painstaking about learning a proper grip rewards you a thousand times over." -- Ben Hogan