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from:For some golf trainers, the very 1st lesson they will teach
their students is how to grip the golf club correctly. Why?
Because if you don't grip the golf club correctly, it could
cause you to slice the golfball almost everytime. Many amateur
golfers often slice the ball have reported that their slice
disappeared when they learned to fix their grip. Imagine that,
you can instantly improve your golf swing just by learning how
to grip your golf club correctly.
Actually, there are a few ways of gripping the golf club
correctly - the baseball bat grip, an overlapping grip, and an
interlocking grip. The Vardon grip, which is the overlapping
grip is what many golf instructors teach students. Using the
Vardon grip, you place your pinky finger of your trailing hand
between your index and middle finger of your lead hand. Both
your thumbs point towards the head of the club. This is a great
grip if you have larger hands.
You may find that you have trouble using the Vardon grip, you
might want to try the baseball grip, also called the ten finger
grip. You basically hold the club just like you would a baseball
bat, both hands side by side. Usually, this is the easiest way
to grip a golf club, and if you have joint pain or small and
weak hands or even arthritis, this is more than likely the best
grip for you. A very common mistake golfers make when using the
baseball grip is seperating their hands. If you do this, you
might lose control of your club and FORE, here comes the slice!
Professional golfers such as Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus
usually use the interlocking grip. When you grip your golf club
in this way, it almost guarantees that both hands will swing the
club together in unison. When you use the interlocking grip,
you'll intertwine your pinky finger of the trailing hand with
your index finger of the lead hand. Basically, its called the
interlocking grip because you literally interlock your fingers.
Regardless of which way you grip your golf club, never grip the
club too tightly. This is one of the biggest causes of slicing
the ball. You want to hold the club firm, but not "choke hold"
it, meaning, you want a firm hold while not tensing up your
hands or forearms, this makes you feel more relaxed and focused
as well as giving you better control.
Another thing that may affect the way you grip your golf club is
the size of the handle. When you buy a new club, you may want to
go to a pro shop and get your grip measured. If you buy from a
normal sports store or even from a yard sale or whatever, you
are getting club handles that may be either too big or too small
for you personally. This really does make a difference, it may
not seem like it would, but it has been proven to help golf
swings. You can buy handles and re-grip your clubs if you want
to go that route, that way you don't spend a fortune on new
clubs, just fix your old ones to fit your hand size, check out a
pro golf shop and ask them about getting your grip measuered and
about getting grips to fit you.
About the author: Aaron Bennett
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