Baseball grip vs interlocking

[4LEX]

I changed from an interlock grip to a basegrip due to a thumb injury and played some of my best golf. I felt as time went on I got loose and turned into a bit of a slogger with it through. Ball striker and distance was good but accuracy from 100 yards down.

Have since changed back after the injury cleared up but still occasionally switch mid round if I'm having a bad day. I think playing around with strong/weak grips and other variations improves you as a golfer. You can see the difference a strong grip makes vs a weak one on the range with exactly the same swing.

 

[garyinderry]

I've been baseball most of my golfing life. This last few months I've been overlap.
Another one with thin fingers who cant do interlock.

My grip is usually on the strong side. It did go weak in the left hand sometime last year. Hit alot of weak wipey fades. Decided to go back strong and now can hit the odd hook.

 

[Doh]

Golf accelerated some fingers to look very old and knobbly!!

Amanda that does not sound like golf is the problem to me.

 

[sjw]

About 10 years ago I used to do the overlap grip as interlocking felt so uncomfortable. Now I've picked up golf again at the ripe old age of 27, I went straight to interlocking grip and it felt absolutely fine. Overlapping feels like I've got way less control of the club.

 

[r0wly86]

just wondering if a baseball grip would allow for easier manipulation of a shot, having more separation in the hands?

 

[Imurg]

just wondering if a baseball grip would allow for easier manipulation of a shot, having more separation in the hands?

For most people that would be a disaster waiting to happen

 

[r0wly86]

For most people that would be a disaster waiting to happen

oh yeah absolutely, hands working separately would be a world of hurt for a lot of golfer

 

[Mandofred]

And yet for Happy Gilmore...it....just.....might.....work.

 

[Orikoru]

And yet for Happy Gilmore...it....just.....might.....work.

Surely he was using the hockey grip, not baseball?