The Perfect golf grip

When you pick up a golf club your hands are the only part of your body that touch the club. For many years the hands (grip) have often been referred to as an extension of the golf club. I don’t believe this could be more true. Gripping the golf club correctly makes playing this game a much better experience.

Gripping the golf club at first glance does not seem like a very difficult thing to do, however, it can take a lot of trial and error to figure out the correct grip for you.

Gripping the golf club is a VERY INDIVIDUAL thing for everyone that plays golf. You can only find what works for you through hitting golf balls on the range. I will guide you with the grip, but the ultimate results are on the golf course.

The grip does more to effect actual ball flight than anything else in the game. That’s why we’ve started with the grip. It’s the foundation of the golf swing, and a quick fix for those of you that have undesirable ball flight patterns.

So lets get started with this lesson and after view my three grip video to help you better understand.

1. Place the golf grip in your left hand, the golf club goes across the left palm from the base of the forefinger to the pad above the pinky.

2. Now, hold the handle steady with your left fingers and wrap your palm around the top of the grip.

The more you grip the golf club in the fingers, the faster you can swing the golf club and the quicker the club face will close. If you grip the golf club further up in the palm, the slower the golf club will travel and the longer it takes for the club face to close. If you are slicing the golf ball, you will want to move the grip more into the fingers (the base of the fingers), if you are hooking the golf ball, you will want to move the grip more into the palm area.

Now that the left hand is in place you are going to place the right hand on the golf club. With your right hand on the side of your right leg, slowly bring it towards the bottom of the golf club.

The right hand will be placed on the golf club more in the fingers than the palm. You will simply fold the right hand around the fingers of the left.

BOTH PALMS MUST ALWAYS FACE EACH OTHER. It is not a difficult thing to do but it is mandatory. Bring your Right Hand Towards the Bottom of your Left Hand and just Fold your Right Hand Around the Fingers of the Left Hand were Both Palms are Faceing Each Other.

The placement of the hands on the golf club controls what the clubface will do during the golf swing and ultimately what the clubface will look like at impact.

Their are some variations of the grip that will help you find the one that works best for you.

For starters, the strong interlocking grip will probably work best for you. It helps you square the club face faster on the golf ball and help it to draw more.

The above-mentioned grips are the proper way to hold a club however there are three different ways you can apply them to the golf club.

“weak grip”
“neutral grip”
“strong grip”

You can grip the golf club in a weak position (no knuckles of the left hand showing), a neutral position (one knuckle of the left hand showing) or the strong position (2 or 3 knuckles of the left hand showing).

During your experimenting with the grip, if the golf ball has a tendency to curve to the right, you will want to move BOTH hands to the right (strong). When you move the hands make sure you do it slowly. If the golf ball has a tendency to curve to the left, you will want to move BOTH hands slowly to the left (weak). Now, if the golf ball is flying without a curve, you have the correct grip for you. DO NOT EXPERIMENT WITH ANY OTHER GRIP.

 

Grip Pressure

you have found the correct grip for you. There is one last item we need to deal with. The amount of pressure you apply to the club plays a major role in how you swing the golf club. The tighter you grip the golf club the slower your arms will swing and the longer the club face will take to release in the downswing (causing a slice). This is a good thing if you HOOK the golf ball. This will definitely stop the ball from curving from right to left. On the other hand if you have problems SLICING the golf ball this amount of grip pressure will make the ball slice more.

If you are struggling with slicing the golf ball, you will have to hold the golf club like you were holding a baby bird. Gently, the lighter you grip the golf club the faster the club will swing and the quicker the club will release in the downswing. If you do not have any problems with the ball curving, you have found the correct amount of grip pressure.