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If you’re looking to improve your golf game, you might start at the one point where your body connects with the club—your grip. A good golfer becomes one with the club; the club and his body swing together as if they are a single well-oiled machine. A good grip, therefore, is critical to a good game. The following is a selection of golf grip tips that may prove helpful:
Establishing your grip. Open your hand, palm-up, and lay the club across it diagonally so that the top-end of the club rests on the base of your little finger and the head-end of the club rests just before the top knuckle of your index finger.
Remember to hold the club in your fingers. Avoid the common problem of a weak lead hand. Holding the club in the palm decreases the amount of wrist action available to you. And since wrist-hing is a source of power in your swing, gripping the club too much in your palm will cost you power and may lead you to slice the shot.
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