How To Grip A Golf Club Video

The golf grip is based off personal feel, comfort and touch. Learn more about golf grips and which is right for you in this golf video.

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More hands means weaker grip
Less hands means stronger grip
Short swing
Experiment

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Jay Golden has been a PGA Member since 1982 and was selected for the PGA National Teaching Committee in 1988. He has taught golfers of all levels ranging from stark beginners to professionals on the PGA and LPGA Tours. He has written hundreds of instruction articles and a book with the all-time winningest golfer of official tour events, Kathy Whitworth, entitled "Kathy Whitworth's Little Book of Golf Wisdom." He has also made numerous appearances on TV, has lectured on the topic of "How To Teach Golf" to PGA Members, and is an accomplished golfer and long driver.

JAY GOLDEN: How to find the grip that suits your swing. You have heard so many descriptions and read so many articles and have seen so many different grips even with tour players, ranging from a weak left hand grip seeing one knuckle to two knuckles to three knuckles to four knuckles. Right hand grips where the line from the V and forefinger of your right hand could point to the chin, between the right shoulder and the chin at the right shoulder and even at times to the right of the right shoulder. You have heard so many things about grip pressure, ranging from hold-the-club-the-way-you-would-hold-a-bird to hold-the-club-tight. There are so many variations in the grip, but we want to find the grip that suits your swing, and here are the fundamentals. Number one, the more hands you use in your swing, the more wrist action, the more release--A lot of release.--the more you use those hands and wrists the weaker your grip should be. Where you see two--Two knuckles.--knuckles on the back of your left hand, possibly even one, and your right hand, that V from the V and forefinger, thumb and forefinger points more towards your chin. If you are someone who uses very little hands in your swing--Strong grip.--which applies to so many golfers, where you are using mostly arms and body coming into the ball and not releasing the club and not using your hands. You want to use a grip where you see four knuckles--Four knuckles--on the back of your left hand. And your right hand is more towards your right shoulder. That line is more towards your right shoulder. If you use some hands, well then you would go somewhere in between. The basic idea, though, more hands, a weaker grip; less hands, a stronger grip. The best way to find out is to hit some balls with a short swing. Hold that club with a strong, strong grip. If your ball starts going to the left with a hook, with a pull, it is too strong. If your ball is going to the right, it is too weak. Experiment with different grips, experiment big, not just slight changes, but big. Find the grip that suits your swing with experimentation.

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