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Island Golfer March 2005
Get a Grip
I
believe how people hold the club is the most common problem
for golfers and it is also the hardest thing to change. The
grip is one of the most important keys to having a good golf
swing. Here are some tips to get a better grip so you can
get started on a better golf game.
The
Grip
Rather than placing your hands on the club with the club head
resting on the ground, try holding the club in front of you.
This will be a good routine to make sure your arms are over
your breasts. Here are some photos that will help to see the
correct and incorrect position for holding the club.
Left
Hand
Picture
#1
Correct Grip
Picture
#2
Incorrect Grip
As
you can see here, I am holding the club more in the fingers
in picture #1 and in picture #2 the club is more in the palm.
Holding the club more in the fingers will give us more control
of the club helping us to hit the ball straighter. To make
sure you are doing this correctly, hold the club out in front
of you with only your top hand. Let go with your thumb and
pinky and if your club doesn’t drop down, you are doing
well. If the club has dropped down, you are probably holding
it too much in the palm, like picture #2.
Picture
#3
Correct
Picture
#4
Incorrect
Holding
the club more in the fingers will allow you to wrap your hand
around the handle getting your wrist joint on the top of the
club. One thing to look for to make sure you are doing this
correctly is to make sure your pinky pad is on the top of
the grip (not beside). If you are holding the club more in
the palm like picture #4, you will find you thumb pad is on
top and your pinky pad is beside (not good).
Both
Hands
Picture
#5
Correct
Picture
#6
Too Strong
Picture
#7
Too Weak
In
picture #5 my hands are in a solid position allowing my hands,
forearms, and the clubface to work together making the ball
go straighter. In picture #6 my hands are wrapped around the
club too much giving a very strong grip. This will cause my
hands and clubface to rotate too much causing the ball to
curve to the left. The opposite will happen in picture #7.
This is a weaker grip causing the ball to go to the right.
If
you start out with a proper grip, you will have a much easier
time learning the rest of the game.
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