Split Hand Golf Grip
The split hand golf grip is most often used by juniors.
Young kids oftentimes don’t have the arm and wrist strength to hold the club with their hands together in a standard 10 Finger, overlapping, or interlocking golf grip. Split hand grip allows them to hit the ball sort of like hitting a hockey puck.
If you have a son or daughter who is having trouble controlling the golf club with a standard grip type you may want to teach them the split hand golf grip.
Split Hand Golf Grip For Drills
A split hand golf grip is sometimes used as a training drill for adults.
Using a split hand golf grip is a great way to break the habit of casting, or throwing away the club head. With a split hand grip your wrists don’t work as one hinge point, so if you are flipping your wrists before impact you will really notice it.
If you suspect club head throw away try using the split hand grip on a few shots. If will force you to keep your left wrist flat through impact. If you try to cast or throw away the club head you will have to extend your left arm way further than feels natural or comfortable, and your left hand will run into your right forarm.
If you feel this then you are casting. Keep working with the split hand golf grip until it feels more natural and you stop trying to cast. Then go back to your normal golf grip and see if the problem is still there. This can be a very easy way to fix a big problem with your golf swing.
Split Hand Golf Grips For Putting
There are several styles of split hand grips used while putting. This page does not cover putting grips.