Gripping The Club

[KSpeer]

I have always used the interlocking way to grip the club.  However sometimes it feels like the club is coming out of my hand on the backswing. My hands are on the smaller side and i was wondering if there was a diffrent way i should grip the club that would be more suitible for my smaller hands

thanks

[Elvisliveson]

Yes, the baseball or "ten finger" grip works well for those with small hands. Basically, you grip the club the same except that instead of interlocking the pinky oif your right hand with the index finger of your left, both are wrapped around the grip.

[KSpeer]

thanks but is there any disadvantage with the ten finger grip, is there less i can do with the club like shapping shot?

[Elvisliveson]

Originally Posted by KSpeer

thanks but is there any disadvantage with the ten finger grip, is there less i can do with the club like shapping shot?

Didn't seem to be a problem for Moe Norman, Beth Daniels, Art Wall and Bob Rosburg. It just may take a little while for you to get the hands working together as they did with the interlocking grip.

[benredik]

I use the 10 finger grip. It feels ok to me, but then again I am a high handicapper and I am playing with the idea of changing it. I have big hands and i've heard that the 10 finger grip is reducing your ability to shape the shot. When I try interlocking or overlapping my shots all go to the right. No exception.

[KSpeer]

ok thanks has anyone ever tryed the overlapping grip?

[saevel25]

i play with an overlapping grip, it was what i was taught from the beginning, so its most comfortable for me. I am not sure what the difference is between the three with regards to finger size. I would look into grip changes maybe? Are you playing standard size grips? Maybe you can get a smaller diameter grips on your clubs.

[Trader Will]

I use the ten finger, though my hands aren't especially small. I just like the way it feels. The grip is something I have been experimenting with myself.

I liked this video http://video.about.com/golf/Grip-a-Golf-Club-Correctly.htm

and this one on how to grip the club.

[KSpeer]

Thanks for the vid and yes i have a standard size grip on my clubs.  Now im only 14 so my hands are going to grow

[canadianpro]

Go with the majority...very few "good" players use 10 finger.....interlock or overlap is used by most low handicappers...Unless you are happy with your game now....most golfers want to get better

[GaijinGolfer]

The baseball/ten finger grip is a good grip for people with smaller hands.

[EverythingGolf]

I recommend using the overlap grip.. You want your hands to work as one unit and a ten finger grip makes that hard to do.

[topspin4hand]

I've always used the 10-finger grip. This will be my 4th summer playing on courses, and I've finally put the time aside for lessons.  Of course, my pro took the club out of my palms and into my fingers, and said you can stay at 10 but an overlapping or interlocking will better allow your hands, arms and shoulders to work as a unit.

After swinging a lot indoors with an interlocking, I've actually stopped cuffing my left wrist and now no longer flip my hands into impact. I never quite understood that it all starts from your grip and it's true.  Try the overlapping or interlocking. You owe it to yourself.