Golf Grip Tips the Foundation for a Consistant Swing.
When you are holding the club the tips of your fingers should just touch the the thumb pad. If your fingernails are digging into the thumb pad you will need some tapes added to the shaft under the grip. Usually between 2 and 6 tapes will solve the problem. The second fundamental of the golf grip tips is to always make sure the grips are clean and a little tacky. Wash them every week in warm water with a little bit of washing liquid and scrub the grips with a small nylon bristle nail brush or similar. (While you're at it, clean the club heads and grooves) If you dry them and they are hard, shiney and not sticky it is time for a new set of grips. For the average golfer grips should be changed every 12 to 18 months. Now we've had the cleaning lesson it's time to learn how to grip the club! When you hold the grip of the club with your left hand the grip should fit between the two knuckles of your index finger and rest on the base of the pad of your palm below your small finger. You should be able to swing the club in your left hand only. Your thumb should be resting on the grip and supporting the club at the top of the swing. You should be able to swing the club to 9 o'clock with your thumb and index finger off the club. The pressure of the other three fingers and the grip resting on the hand pad is sufficient. The Neutral grip has the lines between your thumb and hand facing your chin, or a little to the right of the chin. A strong grip will have the line between your thumb and hand pointing midway to your shoulder. Your right hand should grip the club with the 2 middle fingers and the thumb pad should cover the left hand thumb on the shaft, creating a firm grip. The thumb and index finger should rest lightly on the grip. In fact it's a good idea to do some practice shots with these two finger's off the grip (This will make you realize that they are not that important to the swing and if they are too firm on the grip they can make your shots inconsistent). Grip pressure should be about about 3 or 4 out of 10 at address. As you swing to the top the grip pressure will increase automatically as the ligaments tighten in your arms and hand as you coil in your back swing. The grip pressure, the wrist alignment and the first 2 feet of the take away, are the three most important golf grip tips and are the key to consistent accuracy and distance. A waggle or two as you address the ball is a good idea. It gets things moving and puts you into an athletic stance, helping establish the correct grip pressure and balance. When you take the club back about 12 to 24 inches in your waggles, you should feel, as you change direction, a little flex/looseness between the hands and the shaft. If you find shots are going all over the place try to keep a relaxed grip pressure until the shots straighten up. Where would golf grip tips be without mentioning the little finger! The little finger of your right hand usually rests on top and between the index and second finger of the left hand (Varden Grip). The other variations are the interlock grip (left hand index and right hand little finger interlocked) and the baseball grip(all fingers on the club). Experiment with these grips. You will probably settle on the Varden grip unless you have short fingers in which case you may prefer the interlocked grip. To groove your swing plane and increase the feeling of rolling your forearms through the swing, grip with the left hand normally and grip the club with your right hand at the base of the grip or just on the shaft. By swinging the club in this manner, it gives you the perfect swing plane and the correct lever action in your arms. This can also be a good inclusion in a pre-shot swing routine to give you the feeling of the right swing plane. Try swinging with the neutral grip as this will give you a correct swing plane and allow you to work the ball both ways. The golf grip tips cover the fundamentals. If you require more info and videos see this link. Check out the fundamentals of swing tips Return from golf grip tips to quick easy golf tips home page
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