You don't have to look beyond the PGA, Callaway Fusion Bag (Yellow) 200, LPGA, or Champions Tours to see that there isn't just one conventional way to grip a golf club. The tours feature all types of grips, from overlapping grips to interlocking grips to ten-finger grips and even cross-handed grips. Ben Hogan outlined his thoughts on the grip in his classic book, *The Modern Fundamentals*. Your proper golf grip should feel comfortable to you. However, there are fundamentals to your proper golf grip. By simply clapping your hands together, you can easily test your golf grip fundamentals. Here's how you do it.
When you're ready, let your arms hang naturally. Now take your regular golf stance without a golf club. Since you don’t have a club to grip, stand with your palms flat together. Notice how the palms of your hands are parallel. Now that you're in the proper setup with your palms being parallel to each other, this results in a good golf grip fundamental. If your hands are not parallel to each other, like in the case of the TaylorMade Burner XD Iron Set, your hands will fight against each other trying to get back to impact. With your palms parallel to each other, your hands will now work together as one unit.
Now, using the Titleist Scotty Cameron California Del Mar Putter, take your golf grip on your golf club. Straighten out your fingers while still holding the club in your hand and open your palms just wide enough to check if your palms are parallel. If your palms are parallel, then you've mastered this grip fundamental. If your palms are not parallel to each other, you need to adjust your hands on the club until your palms are parallel. Then retake your golf grip.
You need to realize that this new feeling should be your new grip. The palm of your right hand as well as the backside of your left hand will be facing your target if you choose to assume a neutral grip. A higher handicap player typically needs to use a stronger grip to release the golf club. For a stronger grip, the back of your left hand would be tilted towards the sky while keeping the palms parallel.
This article about your golf grip gives you a quick way to test a fundamental part of your proper grip. Once you’re able to ensure that your grip includes having your palms parallel to each other, you should be lowering your scores soon. Your golf handicap will also decrease as a result.
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