The Importance of a Proper Golf Grip

▷▷▷The Importance of a Proper Golf Grip

It can't be emphasized enough how important a proper golf grip is to enjoying the game of golf and shooting lower scores. I remember reading Jack Nicklaus' book when I was a kid and studying the words and pictures he used to describe the different types of golf grips, and the grip that he used to win all of his major championships. An entire chapter was devoted to the proper golf grip, if Jack thought it was that important then you should too.

Unfortunately most beginning golfers spending very little time, if any, learning the proper golf grip. In fact, the majority of people who play golf do not seek any form of proper golf instruction. These simple facts are why few golfers every break 100 and why in general golf scores have not decreased in the past few decades. 

Learning the proper golf grip is not difficult, it just takes a little time and practice. In a matter of hours you can learn the proper golf grip, and use this knowledge for a lifetime of playing. As I did with Jacks' book, read about the different types of golf grips and determine what method of gripping the club is best suited to you. Study pictures of the proper way to grip a club and practice holding a club around the house. To keep from beating up our home furniture, I cut a golf shaft in ½ and used to practice while watching T.V. or relaxing around the house. Then take it to the driving range and spend ½ hour reviewing the golf grip and practice hitting balls. 

It is always a good idea to review your golf grip. Even advanced players can benefit from an annual review, or anytime their game is suffering. Because of its importance, an improper golf grip is often the cause of various golfing maladies.

A proper grip is when the club is held in your fingers, not your palms. The pressure shouldn't be overly tight. Think of holding a small bird in your hand, you want enough pressure so that they cannot fly away, but not so much pressure as to harm the bird.

Another way to look at the proper grip pressure is to visualize a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is light and 10 is tight. Try to obtain a pressure of 4 or 5 when you grip the club, just enough pressure to be able to control the club but not enough to choke it to death.

Besides not spending any time learning a proper golf grip, the other common mistake of beginning golfers is to squeeze the club much to tightly. Like most things in the game of golf, what we intuitively think we should be doing is not correct, and often is 180 degrees from what we should actually be doing.

Lighter grip pressure enables wrist hinge which is an important power source, and it also allows for the proper club head rotation to ensure a square club face at impact.

To grip, hold the club in your left hand so that it is across your fingers, right beneath your palm. Next, grip the club with your right hand so the club is across the fingers. Cover your left thumb with your right thumb.

You should work hard to get your grip right from the beginning. Once you have found the correct grip, don't deviate from it.

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