Gripping the Golf Club - The Key to a Good Golf Swing
Gripping the golf club properly is the first step toward making a good golf swing. If you
are not gripping the club in the correct manner your swing could be affected in many
different ways.
Along with making sure the grip size is correct for your hands, you'll need to make sure you
are not playing with worn out grips. Grips become worn out and slick through normal wear
and tear, oxidization, and moisture damage. A tired or worn out grip will not provide the
traction you need to keep the golf club stable throughout your swing. Replacing grips is
easy and inexpensive and can make a world of difference in your golf game.
First of all, remember that there are three different ways to grip a golf club when swinging.
No one is necessarily the most effective, so here they are: the overlapping grip, the
interlocking grip, and the baseball grip.
Again, no one of these grips is the exact right way, and you will have to experiment to find
out which one works for you. Keep in mind, the overlapping grip is the one that most of the
PGA Tour pros use, and you very well might find that works the best for you.
For the overlapping golf grip, you simply put your little finger of one hand over your index
finger. For the interlocking grip, it is very similar to overlapping, but the two fingers simply
interlocked instead of overlap. It is notable that Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus both used
the interlocking golf grip, although most PGA pros don't. You certainly can't do much better
than these two.
With the baseball grip, the set of fingers are not overlapped or interlock, but basically meet
together like with a baseball grip. Very few PGA pros use this golf grip, but if you find works
well for you, you might want to give it a shot.
No matter which grip you decide to use, however, make absolutely sure that your hands are
relaxed because this is the most important part of the golf swing. If your hands are tight and
tense, this will add tension to the rest of your body, and therefore will slow your swing down
and hurt your golf swing. The only way you can make a proper golf swing is when you are
completely relaxed; if you tense up over the ball, this will cause you to miss the target.
Hopefully these proper golf grip tips will help you get the right golf grip for your swing, and to
start playing golf as effectively as you can possibly play. Again, as I said earlier, no matter
how good your golf swing, if you don't have the right grip, you can never play as effectively
as you otherwise might.
Remember, having the proper grip will lay the foundation for a good golf swing. Don't
change your grip to correct a problem somewhere else or you could end up with an even
less consistent golf swing and poorer shot results.
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