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Potted Golf.
CHAPTER IV.
The Grip.
HERE are two ways of gripping
a golf club. Most instructors
in the past used to advise the
novice to adopt the grip in which
each hand works independently
of the other. They were doubtful
whether the ordinary pair of hands is
suited for what is known as the over-
lapping, or interlocking, grip, and they
decided to err, if to err at all, on
the side of safety. Personally, I have
not the slightest doubt which is the
better grip. This is the overlapping
one, and if I do not use it myself in
all shots, it is because of a slight de-
formity of the thumb joints, whereby
I cannot " overlap " when taking a
full swing. For a mashie shot I do
it
overlap," and I am convinced that
the overlapping or interlocking grip
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CHAPTER IV.
The Grip.
HERE are two ways of gripping
a golf club. Most instructors
in the past used to advise the
novice to adopt the grip in which
each hand works independently
of the other. They were doubtful
whether the ordinary pair of hands is
suited for what is known as the over-
lapping, or interlocking, grip, and they
decided to err, if to err at all, on
the side of safety. Personally, I have
not the slightest doubt which is the
better grip. This is the overlapping
one, and if I do not use it myself in
all shots, it is because of a slight de-
formity of the thumb joints, whereby
I cannot " overlap " when taking a
full swing. For a mashie shot I do
it
overlap," and I am convinced that
the overlapping or interlocking grip
23
PI
1f
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| Description | By Harry Fulford. |
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