How do you grip your clubs?

[mach1]

I was just wondering how you guys grip your clubs, do you use an inter-locking or overlapping? What are the advantages and dis-advantages of both? I am changing to an overlapping grip and it works well with the irons but with the driver I cant seem to get any control with it right now.

[HipCheck]

I changed from interlock to overlap about 4 years ago. Why? I have no idea.

But, I do feel it's a less restrictive grip and gives me more speed through impact.

[mach1]

I feel the same way, but I feel I have no control with the driver, I wondering if I need to get confortable with this grip first.

[beegolf]

I USE OVERLAP. TRY TO PUT THE CLUB MORE IN THE FINGURES. PEOPLE THAT I HAVE GIVEN LESSON TO MOST OF THE TIME PUT THIER GRIP W/ THE DRIVER IN THE PALM.

[pureblade]

I use overlap, as I feel more comfortable strenghthening/weakening my grip at will with this.

With the inter-locked, it feels much tighter for sure, but I can't get quite as comfortable with it as I can with the overlap.

[DoubleAA]

Mostly from Baseball I use the interlock grip for more feel and release.

I tried overlap but I just could not get comfortable with after several rounds.

[FAQ]

Overlap not interlock. I get less restriction that way. It's easier to get my wrists turned.

[spinn]

I use a two finger interlock. Less restrictive and more comfort.

[Junior]

I recently switched from the interlock to the overlap. With the overlap I find it easier to grip the club in my fingers and it also allows me to release the clubhead better into the ball.

[Mike]

Overlap . Have tried the interlock , but have not been able to comfertable with it .

Reasons for trying have small hands and have been told and have read that a interlock would be better for my game but just not able to make the change :(

[zing]

im overlap all the way, i did interlock till i was about 15 or 5 years ago, overlap felt weird for about a month, after that, i would never go back, feels like i have much more control

[MGB]

Overlap or Vardon for me, as well. Started with an interlock because of Jack, switched to the overlap for years, then back again to interlock just for a couple of months. Now the overlap feels like it's my own. I guess you need to grow into the grip the way you do so many aspects of this game.

[Sgt_Slaughter]

i used to use interlocking, it changed when i got lessons last year to an overlapping. i like the overlapping grip and have gotten used to it, i wish i would started playing with this grip

[tekman]

I use Interlocking. I've tried overlaping, but my right hand always slips off, so I've stuck with the Interlocking.

[indacup]

Awhile back, after a lot of research, decided to go to the Austin swing which incorporates an entirely different grip.

Hold club so butt is pointiong towards your appendix, grip the club so the club lays across the base of the fingers, allowing the left thumb to lay on top of the grip, then reach the right hand to the top of the grip and slide it down so the right hand "swallows up" the left thumb....and then overlap.

[JerryMB]

Indacup :smile2: i could never get use to calling you that, anyway i didnt find the grip to be that different, i was tought when i was a kid to have club under the cheek of the left hand and the middle two fingers of the right, we just used a stronger grip thats all, JerryMB

so you would rather have it here then starting a new thread?

[Lwolf]

I use the overlap grip, it is just more comfortable for me.

[indacup]

Indacup :smile2: i could never get use to calling you that,

I know...most of my friends (and wife) call me "Butthead" "Dipwipe"...etc...

anyway i didnt find the grip to be that different, i was tought when i was a kid to have club under the cheek of the left hand and the middle two fingers of the right, we just used a stronger grip thats all,  JerryMB

See, for me, it was always across the fatty of part of the palmand I NEVER had my right hand anchered over the thumub like I do now...slightly "nestled" against it? Yeah, but not like this.

so you would rather have it here then starting a new thread?

What ever you want...in a way, I almost feel like starting a new thread...tonight, Lisa and I went to the Pro shop to demo some clubs for her (my cost to make a new set of clubs would actrually be HIGHER than some of the sets currently on sale)...plus, I wanted to see he swing speed in case I wanted to make her a set.

After seeing her swing and SS, I realised the Driver that comes with the set is too low...So, I'll probably by the set, and make a higher lofted driver...

But as we were discussing her swing, SHE ASKED ME to teach her the Austin method as opposed to going to her instructor for the "traditional" method.

Her reasoning was after seeing my improvement and satisfaction, she felt it was inevitable that she'd want to learn it eventually, so she felt might as well do it now and quit wasting time.

So, with this being the case, I can see some conversations about that and all our experiences.

[JerryMB]

Indacup, its interesting how even after all these years, the grip is the one thing that i have not had to change, my only maintenence that i have had to do was to keep my left hand from getting to strong, of course i have played around with the long and short thumb and found that i like to error on the shorter side, with this Austin grip the one point that i had to change was to put the right thumb on top of the shaft instead of on the left side,

wow your really lucky that your wife chose the Austin swing, i really think in the longrun she is going to be a happy camper, and when she gets up to speed you will have a trained pair of eyes for your swing as well, it must be nice to find a women that really likes golf like that, i havent been so lucky, well i will start a Austin thread here in swing doctor, JerryMB