Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Get a Grip - Simple Golf Grip Tips

If you're hoping to improve your golf game, there's no better place to start than at the one point where your body touches the club-your grip, that is. If you watch a professional golfer, you might see how he appears to merge with the club, becoming one with it. Golfer and club should function like a single well-oiled golfing machine. Therefore, a good grip is a fundamental piece of a great golf game. Forget anyone else who tells you otherwise. Your grip is key to your playing and if you don't learn it, you might as well stop playing golf altogether.

Now, let's be clear about this. This is not an exhaustive list of useful golf grip tips (there are plenty of books of golf grip tips online and in books). What these are ARE a few quick golf grip tips to help you improve your game by fixing your grip. Did I already say the grip is key?

Establish your grip. The golf club should lay across your fingers (Not your palm! Holding a club in the palm is a common mistake that will cost you power) diagonally; the top-end should rest by the base of your pinky and the head-end should touch the first joint of your pointer finger.

Place your thumb. Once the club is in your fingers, place your thumb on the back side of the shaft of the club.

Check for the V. If you're holding the club right, you will see a "V" emerging from the base of your thumb and forefinger.

I hope you use these tips the next time you play. It can't get any more basic than this, really: improve your grip and you improve your play.

By Rob Jeffries

Rob Jeffries is on a golfer's diet: he lives on greens as much as possible. He runs the popular website MyGolfGameNow.Com as an online resource for those who wish to improve their swing, lower their handicap, or simply have fun on the range. Check out the site today for golf grip tips and more!

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