Holding the club properly is essential for both comfort and function…a bad grip will cause unnessary pain and frustration.
For a right handed golfer, the left hand is placed on the top of the club, the right hand beneath the left.
For beginners, we stress two key positions for the left hand:
1) The left thumb is extended down the top or center of the club
2) The fleshy pad of the left hand rests on top of the club.
The easiest way to achieve these positions is to hold the club in your right hand near the bottom of the grip at a 45 degree angle extended in front of you, then grip the club with your left hand as if shaking someones hand.
You’ve accomplished the correct position if you can extend your left arm in front of you, remove the last 3 fingers of the left hand, and hold the club securely with your second finger under the club and that fleshy part of your palm on the top of the club.
The right hand is added to the club by placing the creases in the middle of your fingers under the club and wrapping your hand around the top so your right thumb extends down the center or top of the club…the left thumb with disappear to some extent.
You can ‘connect’ your hands in one of three ways, all of which depend solely on comfort…the baseball or 10 finger grip (1/2 will feel comfortable with this one), the interlocking grip (1/2 will feel comfortable with this one), or the overlapping grip (most won’t feel comfortable with this one).
