Which grip do you use?

[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)

[ChiChiIsMe]

I'm an interlacer.......

[Andy_Mac]

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

[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.

[Finn07]

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.

[Craig Mac]

Overlap for all non-putting shots.

[pinbacksc]

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

[roverT7]

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?

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[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.

[Bigbuckley]

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

[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.

[iacas]

Interlocking. Never heard it called interlacing.

[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...

[rudygu]

I've used both, but overlapping seems to just feel more natural to me.

[scottlp03]

  iacas said:

Interlocking. Never heard it called interlacing.

I know it as Interlocking as well...although I use Overlapping!

[lionelp4]

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.

[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?

[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.