stuck between grips a pro needed

hi ive recently started playing golf again and currntly using the base ball grip or ten finger grip as to which i hit an ok ball but with constent play i would improve the problem is my friend has said i need to change my grip as ill never improve on this grip as to which i disagree. now this is where it gets fun he then said ill ever beat him off of scratch which is bull i am very determined even if its mean hitting balls and pratising every night without him knowing haha . now would it be in my advantage to try change or just work on my base ball all advice welcome thanks people

hi
if you ask any pro golfer what if the first think the look at when looking at an handicap golfer and they nearly always say, "The Grip!!!"
when you talk of the great golfer like Hogan they say he had a great grip.
it is where the club joins the body and where you get all the feel from the club. if you have a faulty grip then you have to compensate but adjusting the body or arms. you don't see that many pro golfers with strange grips and not many with ten finger grips. most are the Varden and then how strong or week a grip is about if you need to turn over your wrists or not.
i do think you would be better getting a really good grip even if it means your game may take a few weeks to get use to it.
best of luck
bill

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thanks for the advice your probley right might just stick with it and try and get use to it. where in scotland are you .im in aberdeen. thanks for replying

hi
I'm in musselburgh about 200 yards from the oldest golf course in the world. some wonderful courses here in east lothian. mostly links courses.
use to work in Aberdeen at the tyne seal site with sub-sea offshore that was back in the 80s. had many a good night in union street and Joey Harpers was the best bar then.

cheers
bill

IMHO, the only legit reasons for using a baseball grip are if your hands are too small (like a little girls) to use a traditonal grip, or your hands are weak (like a little girls).

Are your hands small and weak like a little girls? Then by all means contiue using the baseball grip. You are doing the right thing.

If not, then go to a traditonal golf grip (interlocking or overlap.) There is a reason you don't see anyone (pro or amateur) who is even halfway decent using a baseball grip, and it isn't tradition.

It is vitally important that your hands work as a single unit. Essentially, your two hands turn into one hand when you grip the club. Any independent movement of either hand (which the baseball grip promotes) destroys your golf swing.

Honestly, when I see someone using a baseball grip I assume they either have weak, little girl hands or they are too dumb to know any better.

i started using a baseball grip 3 years ago when i started playing golf. but my reasons for doing so was this... I played squash. i'm right handed and if you have ever played squash you always try to hit the ball up. this results in your right up staying open.. because of this a traditional grip at the time was out of the question for me as i would do massive high slices. i needed the baseball grip to allow my hands to roll over when making a swing.

i taught myself out of this as my muscle memory improved.. however i don't have an overlapping or interlocking grip. if i do it feels to me the club will fly further than the ball. my grip is based on the overlapping grip and baseball grip.. it is still a sound grip and does not cause any technical faults in my game. the only difference now in my grip to a baseball grip is my hand and palm location on the club and my thumbs being at the right spot to allow for correct swing and club rotation.

sorry if this is a little long winded, but i want you to take some advice from this.... use your baseball grip until you start hitting the ball well, then ask a pro for correct thumb and hand position.. this will help more with consistency. and you will know when you need this help because your shots will be inconsistent even though your striking the ball clean.

hope this helps.