January 1, 2026 2:21 pm

There are basically three ways that you can connect your two hands onto the golf club:

• the interlocking grip (pic 1)
• the overlapping grip (pic 2)
• or the baseball grip (pic 3)

 

The most popular with golfers of all abilities, including the best in the world is the interlocking grip. I use that one myself although I tend not to coach it to my newer golfers. It simply causes too many problems in those formative weeks.

Where it goes wrong

The issue arises from the fact that the interlocking of the fingers happens immediately and thus the fingers end up linked to their joints. This inevitably means that the golf club is laid across the base of the fingers of the left hand. That is the number one cause of the ball slicing with newer golfers because the left-hand position does not allow the arms to rotate enough through impact.

How to get it right

The solution is simple, place the left hand on the club correctly first (pic 4), then add the right hand correctly onto that and link the fingers (pic 5). This means you link your fingers from your nails rather than all the way to the joints. I guarantee, that will stop at least 50% of new golfers from becoming slicers.

Happy New Year!

Jon Woodroffe, Master Professional – World of Golf London

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