Golf Instructions

The first step to learn in playing golf is how to handle the club correctly. The correct handling of the club gives the golfer more accurate shots, enabling him to maximize the power of his wrist and control the intensity of the swing. The two hands of the golfer must coordinate together in striking the ball. In holding the club, the golfer should use his left hand to grip the handle and line it with the bottom joint of his little finger and on top of the index finger. Then he should place the right hand just below the left hand, with a slant grip that touches the middle joint of middle finger, bottom joint of the ring finger, directly and the top joint of index finger.

The right hand can be placed in three ways, and this classifies the grip into three basic kinds, the Vardon Overlap grip, the Interlock grip, and the Ten Finger grip. The Vardon Overlap is a grip wherein the golfer puts his right little finger over the the left index finger. The Interlock, taking it from the word itself, is a grip wherein the golfer locks his right little finger in between the left index and middle fingers. Lastly, the Ten Finger grip is where the golfer puts the right little finger just beside the left index finger, all the members of the hands flatly touching the club handle.

In hitting the ball, the basic principle is that the tighter the grip, the more powerful the shot. It is now the golfer's responsibility to learn how to control the tightness of his grip to effectively match it with the intensity of his strike.

To achieve a better swing, you need to realize how physically demanding it is on the human body. You're swing an the golf club at up to 100 mph. This puts a massive amount of pressure on the joints, tendons, ligaments and muscles.