Interlock or Overlap?

death1234567

Which do you use.

Well I am in the process of changing my grip, mainly just 'Closing' my right hand and relaxing the tightness of my grip. Its going okay so far, good with the long clubs and not so good with the short clubs. I have experimented with both an interlocking grip and overlapping and I am just wondering which is the best one to adopt. I assume that since most pro's have overlapping that that's thebest way to go. Also I seem to have a tendancy to open the face with my short irons so I guess having an overlapping grip will allow me grip the club with all 4 fingers on my left hand reducing the chances of a slice.

markie4

Personally I don't think it matters. As you say, lots of pros use overlap, but then you've got both Tiger and Jack Nicklaus using interlocking...moral of the story is that both are fine..it's whatever suits you best

ShriekingSheet

I interlock. Dunno if it makes a helluva lotta difference.

whatawaster

They say that interlocking is better for those with small hands.
Personally i just use it because i feel i have a more secure grip on the club. Tiger probably had something to do with it as well. While the majority of pros overlap, i'd suspect far more amateurs interlock because that's what Tiger does.

Mister Sifter

What about the humble baseball grip?

jimbling

I'm currently using the overlap.

Graeme1982 wrote: »

What about the humble baseball grip?

I was going to ask about that actually. I hope OP doesn't mind me asking here.

Is that actually a reasonable grip to have?

I broke my ring finger just over a year ago*. It's still pretty weak and the overlap grip I have really hurts it. I wonder sometimes is it causing me to tense my hands on the downswing.
I've played with the interlock a few times and its about the same.

The only grip that doesn't really hurt is the baseball one, as it doesn't stretch the baby finger and the ring finger apart.

It doesn't feel like a strong grip though. Is there anyone out there that uses it successfully?
I'm not sure should I make the effort to convert to it..... or perhaps I should just go to a sports physio about the finger.
Any advice welcome.




*My hand/arm also got infected with cellulitus so they wouldn't set the finger. By the time the infection was dealt with it was too late. So it is set slightly crooked. This is what causes the problems.

BombSquad

Graeme1982 wrote: »

What about the humble baseball grip?

Are the ten finger grip and the baseball grip not the same thing?

I think Bob Estes changed from an interlocking/overlapping grip to a baseball grip a few years ago. From what I remember I don't think it was injury related. He just felt that was the best grip for him...

GreeBo

I changed from overlap to 10finger at the start of this year and it just felt better straight away. felt like I had a better grip on the clup and more control.
Probably 90% mental, but shure what isnt in this game.

death1234567

BombSquad wrote: »

Are the ten finger grip and the baseball grip not the same thing?

Yes they are. I thought the 10 finger grip was mainly for seniors?

Mister Sifter

BombSquad wrote: »

Are the ten finger grip and the baseball grip not the same thing?

I think Bob Estes changed from an interlocking/overlapping grip to a baseball grip a few years ago. From what I remember I don't think it was injury related. He just felt that was the best grip for him...

Ah right, apologies. Just never heard of it called that before...

Used the baseball as a beginner and all the way through my teens. Was told countless times that i would 'need to change if i wanted to get better'. Stuck with it though and got as low as 3 with it.

Changed to the interlock when i took the game back up a few years back. Not exactly sure why. Couldn't go back now though i don't think.

jimbling

Think I might hit the driving range this evening and try out the baseball grip for a while.

stringy

Interlocking.

Started with baseball, then moved to interlocking. changed this year briefly to overlapping, cos my middle finger was getting tender but was hitting with too much right hand so I'm back to interlocking and happy out.

Nothing to do with Tiger and I have large hands but it works.

Sandwich

Whoa!!

Shocked at the proportion of interlockers. You used to be the rarest of freaks, and overlapping held strong even through the Nicklaus years. Looks like Tiger has finally made the breakthrough for it.

BUACHAILL

Sandwich wrote: »

Whoa!!

Shocked at the proportion of interlockers. You used to be the rarest of freaks, and overlapping held strong even through the Nicklaus years. Looks like Tiger has finally made the breakthrough for it.

what the hell has Tiger got to do with it honestly ???

stringy

Sandwich wrote: »

Whoa!!

Shocked at the proportion of interlockers. You used to be the rarest of freaks, and overlapping held strong even through the Nicklaus years. Looks like Tiger has finally made the breakthrough for it.

Tiger wasn't on the scene, when I started playing and Jack Nicklaus was a bit before my time. Interlocking is in all the instruction books/videos, I wouldn't say it's shocking

alxmorgan

Interlocking all the way but started to get worried that my grip was causing me some issues so changed to overlapping.
Hands are quite small though so not ideal (and doesn't feel right) but when I go back to interlock now it has improved.
So if I feel my grip going wrong I take some practice swings in overlap (or hit a few balls if on range) and when i go back to interlock it has improved.

Dolph Starbeam

Interlocking but use the trigger finger on your right hand, just let it hang down a bit off the club, works great.

Mister Sifter

MOG7 wrote: »

use the trigger finger on your right hand, just let it hang down a bit off the club, works great.

What's the thinking behind that? I've noticed a few guys doing this recently and wondered about it. Only thing i could find on google was this, which is dead against having the trigger finger down the grip...

B. The Trigger
In most discussions of the grip, excessive attention is given to how
many knuckles should be visible or which eyeball the “Vs” should
point at. But, too little focus is placed on the fingers that are actually
resting on the shaft.

For instance, take the so-called “trigger finger” of the right-hand.
Many players, more through carelessness than by design, put their
right hand on the club as if they were actually pulling a trigger. In
other words, the trigger finger is stretched away from the middle
finger.

This can be a big mistake. A good grip enables the hands to work
together, not fighting each other for control of the club.

The more space the hands take up, the more difficult it will be for
them to work together.

The less space that they take up, the more control you will have. So
resist the temptation to “reach for the trigger” the next time you grip
a club.

Instead, keep all of your fingers snugly together.

Dolph Starbeam

I'm not 100% sure what the thinking is behind it, my brother does lessons with Neil Manchip and he thought him to do it, so then i seen him using it and started doing it myself. I find it a lot more comfortable and find my striking has improved quite a lot.

jimmystars

I used the interlocking until about 6 months ago and have changed to the overlapping since. I used to snap hook the odd drive but since i changed dont have this problem. In fact pushing the odd drive is my curse since i changed but find this a better bad shot than the hook.
Have to say in an old Leadbetter Dvd he states that the interlocking is for people with smaller hands such as women but in a recent article he is shown using the interlocking. Just goes to show that half the advice you get on golf instruction is contradictory.

kagni

Graeme1982 wrote: »

What's the thinking behind that? I've noticed a few guys doing this recently and wondered about it. Only thing i could find on google was this, which is dead against having the trigger finger down the grip....

Here's the other side of the argument...
http://www.golflagtips.com/focus-on-pressure-points-to-feel-lag/

Dolph Starbeam

kagni wrote: »

Here's the other side of the argument...
http://www.golflagtips.com/focus-on-pressure-points-to-feel-lag/

Great link and loads of other good tips on there too.