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A proper grip allows the player to control the face position of the club at impact, hinge the wrists correctly for a powerful swing and feel where the club is during the swing to optimize power and control.
Right-handed golfers should place the club on the ground with the blade square and place their left hand on the club at an angle through the fingers. When the left-hand grip is completed, your left thumb should rest at 1:00, you should be able to see the knuckles of the index and middle finger in the address position, and the V created by your thumb and forefinger should point between your right shoulder and right ear.
Place your right hand on the club in the fingers at an angle. This will locate the club between sections 1 and 2 of the right ring finger and between sections 2 and 3 of the index finger. Cover the left hand thumb with the right palm and make sure the V formed by the right thumb and forefinger is parallel to the V on the left hand.
The hands must work together as a single unit for the most consistent results and the hands will fit together in one of three ways:
The Vardon Overlap grip is the most common. This is where the pinkie finger of your right hand overlaps the left index finger and sits in the crease between the left index finger and middle finger.
The next most used grip is the Interlock Grip, where the pinkie finger on the right hand interlocks the left hand in-between the left middle finger and the index finger.
The least used or taught grip is the Ten Finger Grip or baseball grip where all ten fingers are gripping the club.
Grip pressure is the final piece of a proper grip. If grip pressure were measured on a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being the lightest pressure you should be about a 4 or 5 on the scale.
Relaxed muscles in your hands, fingers, wrists and arms generate a smoother, more powerful golf swing. The tighter the grip pressure the less likely you are to hit it straight or with power.
