The Golf Grip - How to Place Your Lead Hand (Top Hand) on
the Handle
From
Michael Lamanna, The
Phoenician
The
dots on the glove show the position the club should take in the grip. The club should be held more in the fingers than in the palm
Hold
the club about three feet in the air, in front of your body. With the club face square, place the club at an angle through the
fingers, following the line of the dots pictured in Step 2. The club should
touch the base of the little finger and rest just above the first joint of the
index finger (along the line of the dots).
With
the club at an angle and in the fingers, place your left thumb (for
right-handed players) toward the back side of the
shaft.
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In
the address position, looking down at your grip, you should be able to see the
knuckles of the index and middle finger of your lead (top) hand.
You
should also see a "V" that is created by the thumb and forefinger of
the lead hand, and that "V" should be pointing back toward your right
(for right-handed players) shoulder (the
The Golf Grip - How to Place Your Trailing Hand (Bottom
Hand) on the Handle
ctions of the ring,
middle and index fingers (noted as sections 1, 2 and 3 in photo).
Holding the club with a perfect lead-hand grip
(the lead hand is your top hand), set the last joint (between Sections 2 and 3)
of the index finger of the trailing hand directly under the shaft. The hand
should be set at a slightly downward angle. Place the
club handle so it touches the dots (the dots are illustrated
in the photo on Step 2). This places the club handle
between Sections 1 and 2 of the right (for right-handed players) ring finger,
directly on Section 2 of the middle finger, and between Sections 2 and 3 of the
index finger
Cover
your lead-hand (top-hand) thumb with the lifeline of your trailing palm.
Make
sure that the "V" formed by the thumb and forefinger of your trailing
(bottom) hand points toward your back ear/shoulder area (the