Here’s the news: there is no perfect golf grip. There is no perfect template or cookie-cutter pattern that defines the perfect golf grip for everyone, down to the millimeter or degree of angle. So for any of you beginner golfers who are searching for the perfect golf grip as if it were the Holy Grail, you can relax. It’s closer than you think.

Gripping a golf club is a very individual thing for everyone who plays golf. Grip is determined by the size and shape of a person’s hands and size and angles of their body.

No two grips are alike, so the only perfect golf grip is the one that works best for you. And you’ll only find what works best for you through a lot of practice, hitting a lot of balls with many different clubs. The results on the golf course will tell you when you’ve found your perfect golf grip.

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Your hands are the only parts of your body that touch the golf club. As a result, your grip does more to affect the flight of the ball than anything else in the game. It’s the foundation of the swing and a quick fix for those of you who have whacky ball flight patterns. The placement of the hands on the club controls what the club face will do during the swing and ultimately what the club face will look like at impact.

Here are the first steps toward finding the perfect golf grip for you.

Note for left handed golfers: If you’re left handed, you’re special! Reverse the directions in these instructions. Also, check out our tips for left handed golfers.

Left Hand

1.    Place the golf club up in your left hand. The club goes across the left palm, from the base of the forefinger to the pad above the pinky.

2.    Now, hold the handle steady with your left fingers and wrap your palm around the top of the grip.

Right Hand
Now that the left hand is in place, place your right hand on the golf club.

3.    With your right hand on the side of your right leg, slowly bring it toward the bottom of the golf club.

4.    Place your right hand on the club, more in the fingers than the palm. Simply fold your right hand around the fingers of the left.

5.    BOTH PALMS MUST ALWAYS FACE EACH OTHER. It’s not a difficult thing to do but it’s mandatory. If you cheat here, you can kiss all of your balls goodbye.

Congratulations, you have now gripped the golf club. But wait a second — there’s a good chance that this is not the correct grip for you, so you’ll have to experiment on the practice range. However, this is a great starting point.

Next we’ll look at some ways to fine tune your grip so it becomes the perfect golf grip for you.

Grip Variations
There are many ways to grip a golf club. Once you start to experiment, you’ll be able to eliminate some of them immediately.

If you have small hands and fingers, the interlocking grip will probably work best for you. It helps you wrap your fingers and palm around the grip handle. But if you have large hands, the overlapping grip will probably work best for you.

The interlocking and overlapping grips are the proper way to hold a club. However, there are three different ways you can apply them to the golf club. Shown from top left to top right to bottom below, they’re the weak position, neutral position and strong position, respectively.

You can grip the golf club in a weak position (no knuckles of the left hand showing at the front of the shaft, with all knuckles rotated around to the left side of the shaft), neutral position (one knuckle of the left hand showing on the front of the shaft) or strong position (2 or 3 knuckles of the left hand showing on the front of the shaft). In the photos above, note how the design on the glove rotates from the left side of the shaft toward the front as the hands move from the weak position to the neutral position to the strong position.

During your experimenting on the practice range, if the golf ball has a tendency to curve to the right (slice), rotate BOTH of your hands slowly to the right (strong position). If the ball has a tendency to curve to the left (hook), rotate BOTH of your hands slowly to the left (weak position). Now, if the golf ball is flying with minimal to no curve, you have the correct grip. Eureka! You have found the perfect golf grip for you!

Grip Pressure
The amount of pressure you apply to the club plays a major role in how you swing the golf club. The tighter you grip the club, the slower your arms will swing and the longer the club face will take to release in the downswing, causing a slice. This is a good thing if you hook the ball. This will definitely stop the ball from curving from right to left. On the other hand, if you have problems slicing the ball, this amount of grip pressure will make the ball slice more.

If you’re struggling with slicing the ball, hold the club like you were holding a baby’s hand – gently. The lighter you grip the club, the faster the club will swing and the quicker the club will release in the downswing. If you don’t have any problems with the ball curving, you’ve found the correct amount of grip pressure.

Now that you know the fundamentals, you really can “get a grip” on your game.

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