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

In this article, I’m going to shed light on what to do to develop a correct golf grip that will dramatically improve the consistency of your golf shot, leading to greater golf confidence when playing and practicing.

However, before I begin, I want to tell you about the golf lies that are being spread about the golf grip. You see, there are two different styles of golf grip; one is for the elite PGA Tour golfer or amateur golfer, and the other is for the average or social amateur 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 tourist golf swings are highly developed to hit golf shots over long distances with great precision. The whole purpose of a professional golf swing is to shoot low golf scores consistently, so your grip is precisely matched to your individual swing style. It is rare to see a golfer on the road with a poorly formed grip because they know how important their hands are in controlling both the face and the head of the club during the golf swing.

Amateur golfers do not compete for tournament prize money, so their goals are different from those of tour professionals. Most of the amateur golfers who attend my golf school simply want to hit longer, straighter shots so they can play closer to their golf handicap. An amateur golfer has a handicap, so he can compete against other golfers with handicaps ranging from low to high. Professionals and amateurs play the same game, but have very different goals and ways of doing 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 face of the club. Golf grips in golf instruction books are often described as “strong,” “neutral,” and “weak,” which primarily refers to the location of the left hand in the grip and the number of knuckles on the hand that can be seen. More knuckles showing means a stronger grip and less showing knuckles means a weaker grip.

I personally think that this way of describing the golf grip is incorrect. I prefer to think of golf grip styles as the palm or finger style. In my experience, too many fans have a more palm grip style, which often leads to a cut ball. You can’t fix a cut shot or increase the driver’s distance with the palm of your hand in the style of a golf grip.

However, this style suits tour players because it helps them reduce excessive hand and club movement, giving them more control over the flight of the ball, which is actually more important to them than continuing to hit the ball. golf.

Amateur golfers actually need more hand movement to straighten golf shots and hit the ball more. The right golf grip for amateur golfers who want to fix a slice, reduce lateral spin on their golf shots, and increase the distance from their irons and woods is to adopt the finger style.

This style of grip does two things that almost all amateur golfers must do to play their best.

1. Increase the angle of the wrist hammer on the back swing so that you can increase the potential energy in your golf swing, leading to faster clubhead movement on the down swing.

2. Increases clubface rotation, facilitating the rotation of the closed golf club through the impact zone, leading to correction of slice hitting patterns and excessive lateral twist in all of its hits.

The easiest way to learn the golf grip style with your fingers 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 grip golf. Instantly, you should be aware of the difference in where you naturally hold the object. If it has a thick diameter, it will feel more comfortable in the palms of both hands.

An amateur golfer using a fingertip style will significantly increase his rotational speed, both in terms of clubhead acceleration on the downswing and the rotation of the clubface before and after impact. This is the correct golf grip method for any golfer who wants to hit the ball further and straighter with much less effort.

The so-called “neutral grip” for an amateur golfer is a typical golf lie. Be careful with this tip because it won’t fix the slicing problems, and in fact, it will probably make the slice worse. Place your golf club in the fingers of both hands until you feel that you are predominantly holding it there, and you will notice the difference when you swing the golf club and take a few shots.

I guarantee that you will play better, more often and with much more confidence in golf when using your fingers, golf grip style. This is the correct golf grip for most amateur golfers, so give it a try today, you won’t be disappointed.