LOCKING IN ON YOUR GRIP - By: Golf Knut, Posted on: 2006-12-29

Many recreational golfers employ an interlocking grip. Used by golfing great Jack Nicklaus, the interlocking grip is sound golf. It's also more complex than both the overlapping and the baseball grips. Like those, it's designed to get your hands to work in harmony during the swing.

Unfortunately, some recreational golfers complain that their hands don't seem to function properly during the swing or that they simply feel uncomfortable on the club. This may be do to gripping the club incorrectly.

Below is a simple test to determine if you are gripping the club correctly using the interlocking technique: It's also a good way to see how the grip feels if you've never used it before.

Grip the club gain this time with the little finger of the left hand only partially interlocking with the fingers of the left. When you lower the club at address position, you'll find the palm of your right hand facing the target, as it should be.

This grip is neither "strong" nor "weak," It works in harmony with the left hand during the swing. Practice gripping the club in this manner frequently until it becomes ingrained.

Of all the swing changes you will make, this one will probably be the most difficult because it will feel the most awkward. Practice is the only way to make it second nature.

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