The grip is the most important aspect of the golf swing. The hands are the only parts of our body that are in contact with the club so it stands to reason that anything not correct in the way we place our hands on the grip will lead to misalignment of the leading edge of the club at impact and thus misdirected or miss-hit shots as a result.

The following is a set of pointers for a right-handed player in helping you get and keep a good grip:-

1. Firstly remember it is a fingers grip not in the palms of the hands. This enables our hands and wrists to work correctly throughout the swing movement.
   
2. Ensure you leave approx 1 inch of the butt of the club clear when placing hands on the grip.
   
3. Place left hand on grip ensuring you can see two knuckles when you look down at your hand. This will feel as if the hand is sitting slightly on top of the grip. In addition you should also see the “V” created by the left index finger and thumb pointing up to your right shoulder/ear. You can check this by either asking a friend or looking in a mirror whilst gripping your club. The thumb should be slightly off centre, just right of the club centre line.
   
4. Then place your right hand on the grip. You should ensure that the palm is facing to your target. Again the “V” created by the right index finger and thumb should be pointing up to your right shoulder/ear.
   
5. When placing the right hand on the grip you will need to decide which grip you prefer:-

• Overlapping Grip - where the right little finger sits in between the gap of the left hand index finger and 2^nd finger – “piggy back style”. 
• Interlocking Grip – where the little finger of the right hand intertwines with the index finger of the left hand. 
• Ten Fingered Grip – where all fingers are in contact with the grip and butted up close to each other ensuring no gap.

Finally the most important point to remember when gripping your club is that it is not a “white-knuckle” ride. The grip pressure needs to be light with pressure evenly applied across and by both hands.

BE RELAXED WITH YOUR GRIP!!!