“Good golf begins with a good grip” Ben Hogan

Four Keys to a good grip: Placement, Positioning, Pressure and Precision

Placement: This is affected by the hand size and strength of the player’s hands. Depending on these factors this will decide what type of grip the player chooses.

You have three basis golf grips that are used today:

• Overlap
• Interlocking
• Ten Fingers

Overlapping Grip: Strong hands with long fingers
Interlocking Grip: Weak grip strength and short fingers “junior player”
Ten Finger Grip: Weak hands and would like more right hand leverage

Positioning: A strong or weak grip is determined by the amount of rotation done in the hands clockwise or counterclockwise. A strong grip will influence the ball to go left while a weak grip will influence the ball to go right.

Strong Grip: Showing too many left knuckles
Weak Grip: Not showing any left knuckles

Pressure: This may be the most difficult to explain, but is simply stated as the amount of pressure you are applying to the club. You would like to have the lightest grip that allows you to hang onto the golf club. So with a driver you will have stronger grip pressure than you would with a putter do to the speed the club is traveling.

Precision: Make sure that you grip the golf club the same way each time. This is simple yet the most under minded of all four keys. Gripping the club different by the smallest margins can mean hitting the fairway or hitting into the water hazard down the left or right.

So, remember when griping the clubs use these four keys and lower your score with more accurate shots.