| One of the best golf grip tips is to ensure you grip | | | | bottom hand. (Please note these golf grip tips are for |
| the club lightly. What this does is it reduces wrist | | | | right handers). |
| action in the swing enabling you to produce a | | | | (2) The Interlocking Grip |
| smoother, more powerful golf swing from start to | | | | As the name suggests just lock your hands together. |
| finish. | | | | You will take your pinkie finger on the bottom hand |
| Always place the golf grip in your fingers and not in | | | | and lock it into the index finger on the higher hand. |
| your palm. Placing the club here increases the amount | | | | The higher hand thumb should fit right in the middle |
| of wrist hinge benefiting the golf swing greatly. | | | | of the bottom hand. This grip tends to suit a lot of |
| When you grip the club too tightly it puts extra | | | | players with small hands, ladies and the elderly. |
| stress on all the muscles along your arms and | | | | (3) Ten Finger Grip |
| shoulders that get involved in the swing. This has a | | | | Most of the time this grip is called the baseball grip |
| massive impact on the direction and control of your | | | | for obvious reasons. Both hands are placed on the |
| shot. A lighter grip ensures the arms and shoulders | | | | grip one above the other. Nothing is interlocked apart |
| can turn in a free, comfortable motion giving you the | | | | from the higher hand thumb which can sit in between |
| best chance of a great swing. | | | | the lower hand palm. Being so simple it is often used |
| Here are the top 3 golf grips used today: | | | | by beginners as a good starting point when taking up |
| (1) The Vardon Overlap Or The Overlapping Grip | | | | the game of golf. |
| Easily the most popular amongst professionals and | | | | Try all 3 of these grips and find out which one feels |
| amateurs used today. It starts by placing your hands | | | | most comfortable to you. Experiment a little and see |
| on the handle with your pinkie finger on the lower | | | | which one gives you the best results. These golf grip |
| hand sitting between the index and middle finger of | | | | tips should give you a good head start on your goal |
| the higher hand (i.e. closer to your body). The left | | | | of achieving a great golf swing. |
| hand thumb should fit right in the middle of the | | | | |