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The Top Hand Grip
The grip is your only connection with the golf club.
Placing your hands properly on the golf club helps you better control the position of the club's face at impact. During the swing your body turns to create power. Since the body is rotating, the golf club must rotate at the same rate. In other words, the body and the club must turn together as a team.
A fundamentally sound grip helps you create power and feel at the same time. Wrist action is a power source and gripping the club too much in the palm of your hand reduces wrist action.
The fingers are the most sensitive parts of our hands. Placing the club more in the fingers rather than in the palm increases the amount of wrist hinge, which results in longer tee shots and more feel.
One of the most common errors among golfers is a weak lead-hand grip that is too much in the palm. This produces a shot that slices and lacks power.
To grip the club properly for power and accuracy, use this simple procedure outlined and illustrated over the next several images.
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| Strong Grip (Hook Grip) |
Weak Grip (Slice Grip) |
Square Grip (for Straight Ball) |
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The Bottom Hand Grip
To place the trailing hand on the club correctly for the power grip, follow the procedure that is described and illustrated on the following images. |
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Step 1:
Identify the three sections of the ring, middle and index fingers. |
Step 2:
Holding the club with a perfect lead-hand grip (the lead hand is your top hand), set the last joint of the index finger of the trailing hand directly under the shaft. The hand should be set at a slightly downward angle. |
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Step 3:
Cover your lead-hand (top-hand) thumb with the lifeline of your trailing palm. |
Step 4:
Make sure that the "V" formed by the thumb and forefinger of your trailing (bottom) hand points toward your back ear/shoulder area (the 1 o'clock position). This "V" should be parallel to the "V" on your lead hand. |
Light Grip Pressure
The hands must work together as a single unit when striking a ball with power. There are three common and fundamentally sound grips from which to choose.
In addition to the type of grip you choose, another characteristic of a sound grip is light grip pressure. Gripping the club too tight can cause thin, weak shots that slice. A lighter grip enhances wrist hinge - a vital power source in the swing. This light pressure also increases the amount of clubface rotation, thus improving your chance of squaring the club at impact.
There are three types of typical grips illustrated as below. You may try one of them. The advantage of each grip will be described on this page when we update our website next time. Please check back this site frequently to see what's next. (To be continuedˇ¦) |
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| Overlapping (Vardon) Grip |
Interlocking Grip |
Baseball (Ten Finger) Grip |
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