Vardon vs Interlocking?

[DaveM]

The grip IS the most important part of the golf swing. Not what grip you use. Use whatever your happy with. But get it right as it is the grip that get the clubface back to square at impact. The swing path dictates the direction the ball will go, ie. a pull or a push. But the Grip is the main reason that you hook or slice. Ok there are other reasons but the grip is the main one. An old addage "if the ball goes left move your grip to the left, if the ball goes right move your grip to the right" is as true today as it always was.

 

[Captain_Black]

The grip IS the most important part of the golf swing. Not what grip you use. Use whatever your happy with. But get it right as it is the grip that get the clubface back to square at impact. The swing path dictates the direction the ball will go, ie. a pull or a push. But the Grip is the main reason that you hook or slice. Ok there are other reasons but the grip is the main one. An old addage "if the ball goes left move your grip to the left, if the ball goes right move your grip to the right" is as true today as it always was.

You are so right.
As a new golfer, I struggled for 2 months with an incorrect grip, resulting in not being able to obtain a full swing, inconsistant ball contact & poor direction.

Now after a video lesson with a pro that really knows his stuff I am well on the way to better things.
I now have the correct grip (Vardon grip) a full swing & much more consistant play.
Ok, I am not about to win the open, but I know I will continue to improve now that I have the basics right.

The grip is the key, once that is right then the rest will follow in time, without the correct grip it is extremely difficult to get anything else right.

 

[Smiffy]

I tend to use the Interlocking grip but my wife uses both hands

 

[richart]

I tend to use the Interlocking grip but my wife uses both hands

Has she found someone else ?

 

[Imurg]

Has she found someone else ?

No
She's just got very small hands....

 

[Snelly]

I am quite amazed to see so many expert opinions on grips by golfers with average (or high even) handicaps.

Especially given that I have no idea how any of this advice could help the OP.

Basically, you are asking what grip everyone else uses. I am not sure what can be gained from this question apart from a basic count of who does what but that aside, there are many more factors that affect the way you swing, hit the ball and potentially cause an ache in the hands.

If I was you, I would pick either interlocking or Vardon based on what feels best, then stick with it and hit a lot of golf balls until over time, you feel naturally comfortable. keep seeing a pro every couple of weeks to tweak your swing and stance. At your stage of development as a golfer, there is a lot more to learning to hit the ball than how you hold the bat.

And there have been very successful players that have used lots of different ways to grip the club so there is no definitive right answer to your question. You just need to persevere and hit a lot of shots!

 

[kid2]

I am quite amazed to see so many expert opinions on grips by golfers with average (or high even) handicaps.

Especially given that I have no idea how any of this advice could help the OP.

At your stage of development as a golfer, there is a lot more to learning to hit the ball than how you hold the bat.

Snelly while i agree in part to some of your reply i dont think that anyone that replied to the OP branded themselves as experts...
My handicap is average but on the way down and i just gave the OP my views on how things have helped me. I wasnt implying he should go out in the morning and change everything his pro did with him.

Of course its going to feel alien to him for a bit...Things always do when your taken from your comfort zone.

Furthermore the OP in my opinion asked a general question...Something im sure is on most peoples lips when they are learning the game.

As a side note....There is no point in learning to hit the ball until first you learn how to hold the club properly in my opinion.
Im guessing this is why the OP's Pro has changed his grip...Maybe he was too comfortable hitting the ball with the wrong one?