The grip size also effects ball flight.
Gripping the golf club at first glance does not seem like a very difficult thing to do, however, it can take a lot of trial and error to figure out the correct grip for you. DO NOT EXPERIMENT WITH ANY OTHER GRIP. Wrap Palm Around Top of the Grip The grip does more to effect actual ball flight than anything else in the game. That’s why we’ve started with the grip. It’s the foundation of the swing, and a quick fix for those of you that have undesirable ball flight patterns. The more you grip the golf club in the fingers, the faster you can swing the golf club and the quicker the clubface will close. If you grip the golf club further up in the palm, the slower the golf club will travel and the longer it takes for the clubface to close. If you are slicing the golf ball, you will want to move the grip more into the fingers (the base of the fingers), if you are hooking the golf ball, you will want to move the grip more into the palm area (higher up in the left hand). Right Hand Now that the left hand is in place you are going to place the right hand on the golf club. 3. With your right hand on the side of your right leg, slowly bring it towards the bottom of the golf club. 4. The right hand will be placed on the golf club more in the fingers than the palm. You will simply fold the right hand around the fingers of the left. 5. BOTH PALMS MUST ALWAYS FACE EACH OTHER. It is not a difficult thing to do but it is mandatory, no gray area. If you have large hands you should have your clubs gripped with men’s grips. If the golf ball has a tendency to curve to the left, you will want to move BOTH hands slowly to the left (weak). Grip Pressure OK, you have found the correct grip for you. Once you begin to experiment you will eliminate four or five of them instantly. The placement of the hands on the golf club controls what the clubface will do during the golf swing and ultimately what the clubface will look like at impact. There are no two grips alike. This is a good thing if you HOOK the golf ball. This is a very interesting aspect to the game of golf.