A Guide To 3 Basic Grips

8:30 pm May 26, 2009

Let’s talk a little bit about your basic golf club grips. There are
essentially three common types of golf grips:

A. Overlapping
B. Interlocking &
C. The “Baseball” Grip.
Each are simply variations of one another other. Which one to use
will depend on the size of your hands, finger thickness, & hand
strength.

A. Overlapping Grip

Made popular by a famous golf instructor, Harry Vardon, the
overlapping grip is when the player grips the club with his left hand,
which will be top. The club tip will rest near the area where the edge
of the palm meets the base of the pinky finger. The shaft will cross
close to where the ring & middle fingers connect, and then across the
middle of the index finger.

Now the player curls his fingers from his left hand around the club.
His right pinky finger should be snugly placed into the groove
between his index finger and the middle finger of hist left hand. The
shaft should be resting naturally inside the channel that he created by
curling the fingers from his right hand around the grip.
His right-hand thumb should be practically on top of the shaft, and
pointing straight down towards the club head. His left thumb should
be resting right next to the right thumb, which is also pointing down
towards the shaft. Thus the ‘overlapping.’

B. Interlocking Grip
The interlocking grip is another version of the overlapping grip.
Basically, you utilize the same steps as you would for the
overlapping grip, except that with this grip you will rest the right
pinky in the groove between your left index finger and middle
finger.

Next you interlock the right pinky with the left index finger. The
interlocking grip seems to suit people who have smaller hands and
short fingers. Young players and many women tend to find this grip
perfect when starting out.

C. The “Baseball” Grip

The baseball group is less conventional than the overlapping or
interlocking grip. Another name for it is the “10 fingered grip”
because all 10 fingers should be holding the club. Simply grab the
club with the left hand close to your body. Then, insert your right
hand into the grip. The hands will touch & all eight knuckles will be
lined up on the under portion of the shaft.

The baseball grip is excellent for those players who do not have
strong hands. It is a little easier to hold the club like this (probably
because it’s more familiar). And it makes it less troublesome to move
your wrists around when making a shot.

1. The Difference
In golf, the definition of a good grip is different from what a good
grip is in other sports.

For instance, a baseball player gets a good grip of the bat by placing
one hand above the other and the bat is held tightly in the palms
instead of the fingers. When the player swings the bat, a massive
amount of force from the wrist is applied.

The player’s hands act independently of one another while swinging
the bat.

However, in golf, both hands must act as one unit rather than two
separate forces. This is because right timing and accuracy are needed
to create a perfect golf swing.

Much more than what is required for a baseball swing.

A golf swing also has a smaller target area and a large margin for
error. Baseball players, on the other hand, use a relatively bigger bat
and attempt to hit a relatively larger ball. (Also, baseballs don’t have
to be hit with as much precision as golf balls do.)

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