The Correct Golf Grip for Nearly Every Amateur Golfer Which is Very Different to the Pro Golf Grip

The Correct Golf Grip for Nearly Every Amateur Golfer Which is Very Different to the Pro Golf Grip

Much has been written about the correct golf grip in golf instruction books over the past one hundred years or so. Virtually every golf instruction book has a chapter on how to learn the correct golf grip, and yet there are so many golfers who have grips that are a long way from being correct.

In this article I'm going to shed light on what to do to develop a correct golf grip that will drastically improve your golf shot-making consistency, leading to more golf confidence when you play and practice.

Before I begin though, I want to tell you about golf lies that are being spread about the golf grip. You see, there are two distinct styles of golf grip; one is for the PGA tour golfer or the elite amateur golfer, and the other is for the average amateur or social golfer.

It is a lie to think that a high handicap amateur golfer should use the grip that a tour golfer uses. The reason for this is that tour golf swings are highly developed to hit golf shots over long distances very accurately. The whole purpose of a pro golf swing is to shoot low golf scores consistently, so their grip is finely tuned to their individual swing style. It is uncommon to see a tour golfer with a poorly formed grip because they know how important the hands are in controlling both the club face and club head during the golf swing.

Amateur golfers don't compete for tournament prize money, so their goals are different to that of tour pro's. Most of the amateur golfers that attend my golf school simply want to hit longer and straighter shots so they can play closer to their golf handicap. An amateur golfer has a handicap so they can compete against other golfers with handicaps ranging from low to high. Pros and amateur play the same game, but have very different goals and ways of going about it when all is said and done.

The main difference between the professional grip and the amateur grip is the way the hands are placed on the golf club in relation to the club face. Golf grips in golf instruction books are often described as strong,' neutral' and weak,' which mostly refers to the placement of the left hand on the grip, and how many knuckles of the hand can be seen. More knuckles showing means a stronger grip and less knuckles showing means a weaker grip.

Personally I believe this way of describing the golf grip is incorrect. I prefer to think of the golf gripping styles as either, palm of the hand style, or, fingers of the hand style. In my experience, too many amateurs have a more palm of the hand style of grip, which quite often leads to a slice ball. You cannot fix a slice shot or increase you driver distance with a palm of the hand style of golf grip.

This style however, does suit tour players because it helps them to reduce excessive hand and club motion, giving them more control over their ball flight, which is actually more important to them than hitting the golf ball further.

Amateur golfers actually need more hand motion to straighten golf shots and hit the ball further. The correct golf grip for amateurs golfers who want to fix a slice, reduce sideways spin on their golf shots, and increase the distance of their irons and woods is to adopt the fingers of the hand style.

This grip style does two things that nearly every amateur golfer needs to do to play better.

It increases the wrist cock angle in the back swing so you can increase the potential energy in your golf swing, leading to a faster moving club head in the down swing.

It increases the rotation of the club face making it easier to rotate the golf club closed through the impact zone which leads to correcting slice shot patterns and excessive side spin on all of your shots

The easiest way to learn the fingers of the hand style of golf grip is to notice the difference when you hold something with a handle diameter the size of a baseball bat, as opposed to something with a diameter the size of a golf grip. Instantly you should be aware of the difference in where you naturally hold the object. If it's a thick diameter, it will feel more comfortable in the palms of both hands.

An amateur golfer using a fingers of the hand style will considerably increase their rotational speed, both in terms of club head acceleration in the down swing and also club face rotation pre and post impact. This is the correct golf grip method for any golfer who wants to hit the ball further and straighter with far less effort.

A so called neutral grip' for an amateur golf is a typical golf lie. Beware of this advice because it won't fix slice problems, and in fact, it will probably make a slice for you. Place your golf club into your right down into fingers of both hands until you feel that it's being help predominantly there, and you'll notice the difference when you swing the golf club and hit some shots.

I guarantee that you will play better, more often, and with a great deal more golf confidence by using the fingers of the hand style of golf grip. This is the correct golf grip for most amateur golfers, so try it today, you won't regret it.

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