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"Finding the Best Golf Grip for You

Will Greatly Improve Your Game"

Left Hand

Whenever you pick up a golf club it is your hands that are the only part of your body to touch the club. Over the years the hands, or grip, are often referred to as the steering wheel of the golf swing. This analogy couldn't be more true. By gripping the golf club correctly you are opening the way to a much fuller experience when playing this game.

Gripping the golf club at first glance doesn't seem that difficult a thing to do, however, there is a lot of trial and error involved to determine the best golf grip for you. This is one of the very interesting aspect to the game of golf. How they grip the golf club is a VERY UNIQUE thing for everyone that plays golf. No two grips are alike. The only way to find which grip is best for you is to experiment with different grips while hitting more golf balls. I will try to guide you, but ultimately, results on the golf course will determine which grip you settle on.

Lay the golf club across your left hand, the golf club should go across your left palm- from the base of your forefinger to the pad above the pinky.
Now, holding the handle steady with your left fingers wrap your palm around the top of the grip.

1. Club Goes Across the Left Palm

2. Wrap Palm Around Top of the Grip

The grip will do more to effect the actual ball flight than anything else in the game. This is why we've started with the grip. It is fundamental to the swing, and is a quick fix to correct all those undesirable ball flight patterns.

The more you grip the golf club towards your fingers, the faster you can swing the golf club and the sooner the clubface will close. When you grip the golf club further up in the palm, the golf club will travel slower and it will take longer for the clubface to close with the ball. When you are slicing the golf ball, you need to move the grip more into the fingers (the base of the fingers) and if you are hooking the golf ball, you should move the grip more into the palm area (higher up in your left hand).

Right Hand

Now that you know how to place the club in your left hand, you are now going to place your right hand on the golf club.

With your right hand hanging alongside your right leg, slowly bring it towards the bottom of your left hand that is on the golf club.
The right hand should be placed on the golf club more in the fingers than the palm. Then you will simply fold the right hand around the fingers of your left.
IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT BOTH PALMS MUST ALWAYS FACE EACH OTHER. It is not that difficult to do but it is a requirement, there is no gray area.

3. Bring your Right Hand Towards the Bottom of your Left Hand	4. Fold your Right Hand Around the Fingers of the Left Hand
5. Both Palms MUST Face Each Other

Congratulations, you have now learned how to GRIP the golf club. But wait just a minute, there is a pretty decent chance that this isn't the best golf grip for you, so you will need to experiment. All you have now is a great starting point. Remember that the placement of your hands on the golf club will control what the clubface does during the golf swing and in the end what the clubface will look like as it impacts the ball.

In the following section I will introduce you to variations of the grip that will better enable you to find the one that works best for you.

**SPECIAL NOTE Most golf clubs will have either a "ladies" grip or a "men's" grip. If you are somebody with small hands it is very important to ensure that you have your clubs gripped with a ladies grip, even if they are men's clubs. If you are an individual with large hands then you will want to have your clubs gripped with men's grips. There are several more options available. Should you have really small hands you can have "junior" grips installed on your clubs or if you have extra large hands or maybe arthritis you may want to have "jumbo" grips placed on your clubs. The grip size will also have an effect on ball flight. Larger grips will tend to make a person fade the ball and smaller grips will tend to make a person draw the ball.**

Grip Variations

There are many different ways to grip a golf club. Although it may sound complicated, it really is not. As you start experimenting you will eliminate four or five of them right away. Here is a guide to start you on the right track.

Interlocking Grip

Overlapping Grip

First of all, for those of you with small hands and fingers, the interlocking grip will most likely work best for you. It will help you wrap your fingers and palm around the grip handle.

On the other hand, should you have large hands, the overlapping grip will quite likely be the one for you.

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	Neutral
Strong

One choice is to grip the golf club in a weak position (no knuckles of the left hand showing), another is the neutral (one knuckle of the left hand showing) or you might try the strong position (2 or 3 knuckles of the left hand showing).

While you are experimenting, if the golf ball tends to curve to the right, you will need to move BOTH hands to the right (strong). When you moving your hands be sure you do it slowly. If the golf ball tends to curve to the left, you should move BOTH hands slowly to the left (weak). And finally, if the golf ball is flying without a curve, you now have the best golf grip for you. NO NEED TO EXPERIMENT WITH ANY OTHER GRIP.

Grip Pressure

ALRIGHT, you've found the perfect grip for you. There is one final item left to deal with. This is the amount of pressure you apply to the club and will have a major influence on how you swing the golf club. If you grip the golf club tightly, your arms will swing slower and the clubface will take longer to release in the downswing (causing a slice). This will be a good thing if you normally HOOK the golf ball. This will very definitely prevent the ball from curving right to left. On the other hand if your problem is SLICING the golf ball this amount of grip pressure will make the ball slice more.

Therefore, if you are concerned with slicing the golf ball, you will need to hold the golf club as if you were holding a baby's hand. Be gentle. The lighter your grip on the golf club the faster the club will swing and the sooner the club will release in your downswing. When you reach the point where you don't have any problems with the ball curving, then you can rest assured that you have found the correct amount of grip pressure.

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Dave Wheaton