Personalize Your Golf Grip

I won’t start off this post with a pep talk about how important the right grip is. You should know that already. I’ll just say that by right grip I mean the right grip for you, because that’s what this post is about.

Everyone has different musculature, habitus, and flexibility. You can only swing one way, and your grip must fit in with that swing. I’m going to show that how to find that grip.

Everything in your setup and your swing is designed to help you return the clubhead to the ball square and inline to the target. Since everything leads to impact, let’s start there.

Take a stance in your impact position. You might have to make a few slow swings to get that right. Hold yourself in that position.

You will probably be turned slightly toward the target, and if you have been paying attention to this blog for the past few years, your hands are ahead of the clubhead, which means the clubshaft is leaning slightly toward the target.

Keeping the shaft and your body in that exact position, hold the club in place with your left hand on the butt end of the club and let go with your right hand.

Let your right arm dangle to find its neutral position. Without turning your arm or your hand, swing it straight over to the club and grab on with your right hand.

With your left hand, take hold of the club such that your left palm is facing the target.

Your hands are now in what is a neutral position for you at impact. This is a natural impact position that your hands wants to come back to if you give them a chance.

Keeping your hands where they are, straighten up and take a normal address position. Look down at your hands, because that is your new, personalized grip.

This grip might feel odd because it is not what you are used to. I promise you, though, that it will lead the clubhead into impact like never before, IF YOUR HANDS PRECEDE THE CLUBHEAD INTO THE BALL.

I don’t teach to correct mistakes. I only teach right things and ask you do to them. Lead with your hands, take a grip as if you do, and go hit beautiful shots.