| Golf grips of the pros include the overlapping, | | | | Nicklaus. It is also very popular with the Ladies |
| interlocking and the ten-finger or baseball grip. The | | | | Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tour. In this style |
| purpose of perfecting your grip on the golf club is to | | | | the hands are literally locked together. This can be |
| increase your chances of producing straighter and | | | | effective if used properly, but it also runs the risk of |
| longer shots. Your hands must work together if you | | | | having the club stray into the palms of the hands. |
| want to maintain firm control over the direction and | | | | Assuming you are right-handed, you lock the little finger |
| distance of your golf ball. | | | | of the right hand with the index finger of the left. |
| The pressure that you grip your clubs with affects the | | | | People with weak forearms and small hands and |
| accuracy of your shots. Gripping too tight will most | | | | wrists often prefer this style of grip. |
| likely result in weak shots leading into a slice. A light | | | | 3. Ten-Finger or Baseball - This is the least common |
| one also enhances your wrist action and golf swing | | | | used style. However, it has been used to advantage |
| power. Light pressure also improves your chances of | | | | by many golf greats such as Beth Daniel, Bob Estes, |
| hitting the ball squarely at impact because it rotates the | | | | Dave Barr and Art Wall Jr. Assuming you are |
| club face more. It is probably best to use a pressure | | | | right-handed, your left hand should create a perfect |
| of four or five on a scale of one to ten. This will allow | | | | lefthand grip, then while gripping the golf club handle |
| you to swing your club with more power and control | | | | with your right, you place the little finger of your right |
| while being relaxed and tension-free, especially in your | | | | against the index finger of your left. The thumb of your |
| hands and forearms. | | | | left should then extend into the lifeline of your right. |
| | | | People with joint pain, arthritis or small or weak hands |
| 1. Overlapping - This is the most common type used | | | | often benefit from using this type, and golf instructors |
| by the great players in golf. It was made popular by | | | | often teach this to beginners because it simplifies early |
| Harry Vardon in the late 20th century and is | | | | instruction. |
| sometimes named after him. For right-handed players, | | | | Whatever grip you finally choose to use, it is important |
| you place the little finger of the right hand between the | | | | that you feel relaxed and tension-free so that you can |
| index finger and the middle finger of the left. The | | | | maximize the accuracy and power of your golf stroke. |
| thumb of the left should fit into the lifeline of the right. | | | | It is suggested to try all three types and experiment to |
| This is the one most likely to be taught by instructors. | | | | find which of the golf grips of the pros works best for |
| 2. Interlocking - This is the next most common type | | | | you. |
| used by the pros such as Tiger Woods and Jack | | | | |