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Start by holding the club in the left-hand only with the shaft of the club parallel to the ground.

The proper left-hand grip is going to run in the fingertips and the left thumb is going to lay slightly down the right side of the shaft with a V created between your left thumb and index finger pointing toward your right shoulder.

The right-hand of the grip for the right-handed golfer is probably the easiest for people to place because it is usually the dominant hand.

The left thumb should rest in the gap created between the right palm and thumb. The placement of the right hand mirrors the left in that the thumb is set just off-center on the left side of the shaft. The right knuckle should be as dead as possible, meaning that it should be clean or non-abrasive, and the right V should also point toward the right shoulder.

A proper grip is going to be neutral so that both the hands work together on the club and they are going to be pointed to the right side.

So the keys to a proper grip are to:

1. Place the grip in the fingertips.
2. Have the V's created between the thumbs and index fingers pointed toward the right shoulder.
3. Have a grip pressure in a neutral sense so you can better control the club head.

In wrapping up the proper golf grip, we have to look at the three accepted bottom grips that are most commonly used in golf.

The first is called the 10-finger grip, which is simply all of the fingers spread evenly on the bottom of the club without any overlapping or interlocking.

The second is the interlock grip, where the index finger of the left hand and the pinky of the right hand are interlocked or intertwined. This is a popular grip and most notably used by Jack Nicholas.

The last grip, which is probable the most widely used grip, is the overlap grip. It is similar to the interlock grip, but the fingers are not wrapped together, they are simply overlapped.

Any one of these grips would be good for you, and we hope you enjoy your game.