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  1. 1. Which Grip do You Use?

    • Interlocking
      64
    • Vardon (Overlapping)
      51
    • Straight 10 Finger
      15

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QWKDTSN Well Established Member

QWKDTSN

This forum has lots of polls. Here's one I was thinking about, and I didn't see in the past by doing a search.

What kind of grip do you use?

1) interlacing (pinky and index finger loop around each other)
2) overlapping / Varden (pinky rests between opposite hand's index and middle finger)
3) baseball / ten-finger (no interlock/overlap between hands)
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ChiChiIsMe Dedicated Member

ChiChiIsMe

I'm an interlacer.......
I've spent most of my life golfing - the rest I've just wasted.

In my bag todayâ¦.
Driver: 2009 S9-1 10.5
19d Hybrid4-SW:2008 FP 58/10 Mizuno MP T-10Putter: White Hot XG Sabertooth
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Andy_Mac Established Member

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INterlacing for all shots... didnt even know there was another way to do it for the first 15 years I played.

In the Ogio stand bag

909 D2 w/ VooDoo S
15.5* 906F4 w/ Aldila VS Proto 80S
3DX DC 3 HybridFP 4-GW56* and 60* Vokey SM wedgeSophia putter

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shortgrass lover Well Established Member

shortgrass lover

I use the baseball grip. It's just what feels right, and I think it works fine for me. Harvey Penick once said "Don't be afraid of a guy with a good swing and a bad grip, be afriad of the guy who has a bad grip and a bad swing." Because that guy has learned to play with his faults. And since i'm sure my swing isn't perfect, I figure the ten finger grip will work just fine.

Callaway FT-9 Tour 9.5* with Prolaunch Blue S| Adams InSight XTD A3 15* FW | Adams IDEA a3 hybrid irons | Callaway 52* X-Tour Forged wedge | Titleist Bob Vokey SM56* | PING Day putter

Favorite Ball: Srixon Z Star X

Home Course: Majestic Pines GCage: 16

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Finn07 Dedicated Member

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Overlapping, and probably the weakest grip of anyone here on the forum, because when things start to go bad for me I tend to hook the ball, this takes it out of the equation for me for the most part.
Driver-Taylor Made R7 460cc 10.5* Fujikara REAX Stiff
Fairway Wood-Taylor Made R7 Draw 15* Fujikara REAX Stiff
Hybrid Taylor Made 19* Rescue Mid Steel Stiff
4-PW-Golfsmith G40 TT Lite XL Stiff
GW-Ben Hogan Riviera 8* Bounce 50*SW-Ben Hogan Riviera Medium Bounce 56*LW-Cleveland 60* 588 ChromePutter-Taylo...
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Craig Mac Dedicated Member

Craig Mac

Overlap for all non-putting shots.
My Bag

Driver: Sumo 460 10.5º Stiff
4 & 7 Woods: T-40 Stiff
Irons: Tight Lies GT 3-PWWedges: Tom Watson SignaturePutter: Daiwa DG-245Ball: One PlatinumGone Golfin'
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pinbacksc Established Member

pinbacksc

interlacing...i've tried both at one point but the interlacing grip just feels stronger.

DRIVER: MACTEC NVG2 Draw 10.5*
WOODS: Big Bertha Warbird 3&7 wood
IRONS: Magique Custom 3-9
WEDGES: PW, Horizon 56*, The Pirate 60*
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roverT7 Established Member

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I've always used interlacing, but I recently tried overlapping for the first time, and it was an interesting experience. Let me preface by saying that I have not taken the grip to the range, but from just swinging the club my immediate impression was that my right-hand grip was much "less tense", or "looser". Intuitively, this feels less secure, but I'm wondering if this is not a better grip. Basically, I don't feel that I can strangle the club with my middle 2 fingers with the overlapping grip, while I often have to check myself when holding the club in the interlacing grip. I must conciously loosen the grip with these middle two fingers.

So I'm interested in taking the grip to the range and verifying this. If nothing else, I figure I'll definately switch to overlapping on chips around the green. Has anyone played around with this, or noticed something similar?

FYI...I was reviewing this site and walking through the steps they identify:

http://www.golftoday.co.uk/proshop/tuition/lesson1.html

I think this is a really great website. Right up there with Hogan's 5 lessons.

Rob
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JackieTreehorn Well Established Member

JackieTreehorn

Interlacing, but I see the potential problems with this grip...Excessive locking pressure can make you have overactive right arm. Suggest an overlapping grip for most people.

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975F 3W 13.5*
FX Tour Grind Nickel 3-PW +1/2", Rifle 6.5
Vokey SW 52*
CG10 LW 60* 3 dot (14* bounce) Tracy putter 35" (hit R but putt L)+ 1 club TBD...Past home courses: Unicorn GC (Stoneham, MA), Forest Creek GC (Round Rock, TX)Ball: Use...

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Bigbuckley Member

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i use interlacing for all shots but putting. for putting i hold it the same but without my thumbs ontop of each other.

In my bag:
r7 Driver 9.5*
3 and 7 wood
3dx Hybrid 17*
3-PW DCI 990 irons 56* Hooter SW CG10 60* Wedge White Hot XG 2 Ball Putter Pro V-1

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Jeepthrills Great Member

Jeepthrills

I learned interlacing as a kid, but when I was about 24 a guy switched me to overlap because of my hands being large. I have tried hitting balls interlaced since then and it hurts like hell.
Driver: 9.5° 905R Stiff Aldila NV 65
3 Wood: 15.° Pro Trajectory 906F4 Stiff Aldila VS Proto Blue
Hybrid: 19.0° 503 H Stiff Dynamic Gold S400
Hybrid: 21.0° Edge C.F.T. Ti Stiff Aldila NVS
Irons: 775cb 4-GW w/S300 Sand Wedge: Vokey 58° Puttter: Laguna Mid-Slant Pro PlatinumBall: ProV1Bag: Li...
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Interlocking. Never heard it called interlacing.

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Wisco-Kid Dedicated Member

Wisco-Kid

Yes Interlocking! LOL.
I use interlock for almost all my shots. Seems when I have very sensitive little chips around the greens I go to a baseball grip for some strange reason...
"When I play with him, he talks to me on every green. He turns to me and says, 'You're away.' "
-Jimmy Demaret referring to Ben Hogan

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Driver: Cleveland HiBore XL (10.5 -conforming)3 Wood: MacGregor V-FOIL5 Wood: Mizuno MP-001Irons: Ben Hogan BH-5 (4-PW)Wedges:52 - Nike SV Tour56 - Cleve...
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rudygu Dedicated Member

rudygu

I've used both, but overlapping seems to just feel more natural to me.
Callaway FT-9 Tour I-mix 9.5° Driver (Fujikura Zcom Pro 65 stiff)
Mizuno F-50 15° 3w (Exsar FS2 stiff)
Bridgestone J36 19° Hybrid (Aldila VS Proto 80 stiff)
Adams Idea Pro 23° Hybrid (Aldila VS Proto 80 stiff)
Adams Idea Pro Forged 5-pw Irons (DG Black Gold stiff)Nike SV Tour Black Satin...
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lionelp4 Newbie

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I used a baseball grip until I had my first and only lesson at 16 years old. Following the pro's strong recommendation that I change to either overlapping or interlocking I have used an overlapping ever since.
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Razorhog Well Established Member

Razorhog

I use a ten finger grip. I have small hands (most men's gloves in small are still big on me). I'm still learning but I've just been able to hit better with the ten finger grip. Should I be trying to use a different grip?

In my Warbird Hot:
Driver: Burner 10.5* Reg Flex
3 Wood: Mercury Golf MR Jumbo 16*
Irons: X-20 4-AW
Putter: 33" Rossa FontanaShoes:Footjoy Contour

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DBake Dedicated Member

DBake

Baseball grip for myself, grew up playing baseball just feels and works the best for me.

I do putt left-hand low with a interlock for putting.
DBake
Titleist 909D3 10.5* Tour Green 89 Stiff
Titleist 906F2 15* v2 85 Stiff
Mizuno MP-30 2-PW S300
Mizuno MP-R 52* & 59*Scotty Cameron Studio Design 1.5Titleist Pro V1Leupold GX-1The Home Course (75.7/130)
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