Anyone here use the 10-finger "baseball" grip when gripping the club?

That’s all I ever have known. I played baseball and when I started playing golf no one ever showed me anything different

I have used interlock for too many years to change, but I believe that overlap is the best if you need to release the club more.

I just changed my grip from baseball to overlap. I also changed my stance at the same time. It wasn’t beneficial at first, but I went to the range for about 10 straight days and shaved about seven strokes off my score. I changed because i read Ben Hogan’s book the five fundamentals of golf.

I have been using that grip for about 20 years. It just feels more natural. My score hasn’t been affected. I don’t use a glove either.

I think the only pro I know of that ever used a baseball grip was Tommy "Two Gloves" Gainey. If not a single player on tour uses a baseball grip and the only one that did wore two gloves at all time, that should tell you not to do it.

Interlocking or overlapping will benefit you in the long run. If you're just going to play two or three times a year, then there's no harm in using a baseball grip. But if you play fairly often, you need to force yourself to switch, even if it hurts your game for a little while.

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Had Been using the interlocking grip but it hasn't been working for me lately.

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What wasn't working with the grip??

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Went back to the baseball style grip with decent success at the range but too early to tell.

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This could be akin to buying a new club honestly.. you have a lot of success due to confidence more than ability.. it will eventually run its course..

I like 99% of other male children in the south played baseball growing up. So naturally that's how I held a club. It wasn't until my first golf lesson after 20 years of playing did the instructor ask me about my grip.. Told me that trying to move to the interlock or overlap would help my improvement greatly.. At first it felt uncomfortable and unnatural but I found that the clubs I was most confident in using was the place to start.. So I started with my 7-pw, once that felt better I moved up to longer clubs excluding Driver.. Then moved on to driver and then my wedges being last oddly enough.. Probably due to wedge shots being more of a feel shot than anything.. Now at this point of I hold it in a 10 finger grip it feels really odd and I feel disconnected from the club..

Question, do you have standard sized grips on your clubs?? Because this was another thing that helped me become more comfortable holding the club.. at first I switched to midsized.. Then I found the Golf Pride MCC +4 and I used standard in those, but with extra wraps.. Since the MCC don't taper as dramatically it felt much better in my hand..

So what I guess I'm trying to say is don't shy away from the current interlock to 10 finger.. maybe try a couple of changes.. because the grip is the only thing that connects us to the club and a proper grip goes a long way..

Thanks for the input - I just need to commit to the grip

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I think the only pro I know of that ever used a baseball grip was Tommy "Two Gloves" Gainey.

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Scott Piercy does as well.

I hate the fact that it’s my grip, but it is what it is at this point. I think it definitely limits my upside, but I’m not terrible all things considered with it.

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It's absolutely a key in saving strokes. I feel that most people don't take the time to work on their setup. They are more focused on the swing. The majority of high handicappers are setup to fail before they even move the club. Having the right grip, posture and alignment makes the swing a lot easier. It's so difficult to make a good swing when your setup is all wrong.

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Absolutely. Grip and set up are the most important thing. Even with a good swing if those two things are off you won't strike the ball well consistently. Golf is hard enough and it takes zero talent to have the correct grip and setup.