Guide For Beginning Golfers

There are varied methods as to  how to hold a golf club and each serves a specific purpose. Most golf professionals have command of different grips for a variety of shots, whereby they would expect different results depending on how they held the club in their hands. The pros can adjust their grip to alter the ball flight specific to the layout of the golf hole. For a right to left ball flight, also known as a draw, for a right handed golfer, the professional would take a stronger grip, which means their hands would be adjusted to the right of a neutral grip. If the pro would like the ball to do the opposite, then they would adjust their grip in the opposite direction and turn their hands to the left for a left to right ball flight, which is also called a fade.  The position of the feet in relation to parallel to the target line may also be adjusted but let’s concentrate on the grip for now.

 The grip shown on the left is a relatively neutral grip and would be most effective for a golf hole layout which is relatively straight ahead. The right hand should also grip the club neutrally and the grip method shown in the photo left  is known as the the interlocking grip method which is the preferred method of many of the top golf professionals, including Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and also my personal grip preference. It is quite obvious from viewing the photo on the left that the pinky finger of the right hand interlocks with the index finger of the right hand which is why it is known as the interlocking grip. The golf grip and method a golfer uses to hold a golf club is an important step by the golfer in preparation to address the golf ball. This  is a fundamental of golf and well worth the time and effort to practice for a more consistent golf swing.

TIP – Make sure to allow the top of the top of the golf club to protrude appoximately 1- 1/2 ” past the top of the left hand when the grip is taken. (See photo left) This will prevent the top of the grip from rubbing the glove and prevent excessive wear out of the glove in the meaty part of the glove hand. It will also allow more control of the golf club during the swing which will promote consistently better results from your shots. 

So Get A Grip and Happy Golfing to All!