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Setup

How should I grip the golf club?

Hand position and pressure. A small change here changes face control more than almost anything else.

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What causes it

Your grip decides how easily the face can square at impact. A grip that is too weak, too strong, too tight or held in the palms tends to bring slices, hooks and a loss of feel. Hand position often connects to setup and posture. Grip pressure matters as much as grip position. Squeezing tightly locks the wrists and forearms, which blocks the natural rotation of the face and costs speed, while a grip that is too loose lets the club twist at impact.

How golfers fix it

Golf Channel's How to Properly Grip Your Golf Club is recommended by 26 golfers, 5 of whom say it fixed things, with simple steps for beginners. Padraig Harrington's A Proper Grip has 25 recommendations, and his follow up on placing the fingers has 24. Meandmygolf's video on grip mistakes has 17. Golfers often work on:

Meandmygolf links grip to takeaway and posture, which is useful: a good hold on the club makes the rest of the swing easier to build.

Common mistakes

Squeezing harder for control is the usual mistake. Another is changing grip without changing the swing, then judging it after a few shots. Give a new grip time to feel normal.

Written with AI from the lessons and recommendations above. Not a substitute for a coach.