Unknown by many beginning an intermediate golfers there are many types of grips you can use for putting. This article will give you some tips on new ways you can grip the putter. If you have been watching golf on television, you may notice that top professional golfers seem to have many different golf putting grips.
They all do not hold the putter the same. For especially a beginner golfer , it is to your advantage to try different grips on your putter. You may find one style of putting grips feels more natural to you and you can putt the ball better with a particular grip.
Until fairly recently golfers had only a few grip alternatives for putting. Here are three standard putting grips:
1) Interlocking,
2) Overlapping Vardon grip,
3) The 10-finger alternative
Recently other very good putting grip styles have evolved and give the golfer more choices of using.
The below are some of the evolved different hand grips a golfer you can use to grip the putter.
Golf Putting Grips
1.Traditional Grip
Traditional grip is considered the most conventional and standard grip in golf. This style is commonly utilized by most professional golf players since it is simple, comfortable and stable, and can make a golfer to easily construct a putt that flows appropriately to the hole. The traditional grip the golfer holds the club with the hands one after another
on the shaft. There are no interlocking of fingers with the traditional grip. For a right hander the right hand further down the club with the left hand touching the right hand.
A variation of the traditional grip is to point one or both right and left hand index fingers down the shaft. That keeps wrist from breaking. With this putting variation you are using your shoulders movement for putting. You can also play with control and the speed of the putt.
2.Palm to Palm Grip
Also referred as the prayer grip, the palm to palm grip is another common grip style used by most golfers. With this style of grip, instead of lining up the hands one after another, you are supposed to bring them much closer while ensuring you line up your palms at the same time. This grip will require you to put the hands further down when holding the
club rather than placing them at the top.
3.The Claw Grip
The claw grip is an unconventional style and therefore it is not utilized frequently as the reverse or traditional grip. With this putting grip style, when using it you will require to let your left wrist lock up in place while ensuring the right hand takes a back burner such that it acts as a light touching stroke.
The claw grip is a style that should be used when a golfer wants to make a more consistent stroke as it will aid in keeping his or her right hand not only from overpowering, but also from making the putter face twist. This grip ensures the left hand is locked up in position and then regulates the other hand from overpowering. The right hand is positioned below the grip i.e. between the index finger and the thumb. This ensures that the right hand acts as a brushing or pushing motion.
4.Reverse Grip
Reverse grip or cross handed grip is an uncustomary method to traditional grip. With this style of grip, instead of you utilizing a typical grip as you would have done with other clubs you have, you will be required to drop under your dominate hand the non-dominate one so that you can reverse it. This means if you are a left handed golf player, you will have to put your right hand under your left hand and the vice versa applies for the left handed golfers. The dominant hand pushes the club while non dominant hand just keeps the putter in straight movement. The reverse grip is a favorite of many high level golfers
If you are a beginner golfer, you should minimally utilize this style of grip as it does little in matters connected to preventing the two commonly encountered errors in putting stroke i.e. making the right hand overactive and breaking down of left wrist.
5.Split Handed Grip
The split handed style of putting grip is whereby the golfer does not connect or interlink their hands in any manner. This style is appropriate to be used by beginner golfers, especially those that do not know how to interlink their hands.
With this putting grip style, as a golfer utilizing it you must make sure your thumbs are lining up with your grip logo which is on the front.
With all the aforementioned putting grip styles, generally there is no one that is considered better than the other. Therefore, any golfer(no matter what leave) should feel free to experiment all of the grip types so that you can figure out the specific one that you are comfortable with. this could imensly improve your putting game.
The Pen Holder Grip
With the pen holder grip. As you might picture. For right-handers your right hand is in the bottom position holding the club like a pen. The thumb and the index finger is holding the club while the other fingers are in an off club position.The right hand is passive and guiding the club while the left hand is providing the power or the movement in the club. The pen holder grip keeps the right hand writ movement from braking or flipping too much
Bottom Line
With all the different golf putting grips, whatever the style you consider to use when playing golf, it is recommended you frequently practice. Here is the challenge try these different putting grips for the fun of it. You may be surprised at the good results. In experimenting many golfers will find one or two putting grips that suit them better then others. One study of the golf swing reveals there are 4 parts or can be said Four Magic Moves to improve your golf swing.
