But without the proper use of the hands these other physical members will not be able to function as smoothly as they must.

  Now the first and main function of the hands is their correct placement on the shaft of the club.  Master the grip and the rest of the hand-action will present no serious problem.  For visual proof of the priceless asset which a perfect grip confers, watch Christy O'Connor addressing the ball.

  Like the majority of the top players, O'Connor uses the Vardon overlapping grip in which the little finger of the right hand is hooked on top of, or round, the forefinger of the left.  This is designed to bring the hands into closer unity. It is the grip I generally teach unless the pupil has small hands and short fingers.

  In such cases the double-handed grip favored by Dai Rees, Norman Sutton and Americans Art Wall and Bob Rosberg is often more suitable.

  A third style is the interlocking grip used with marked success by the famous Whitcombe family and American Gene Sarazen.  This is perhaps the most individualistic grip of the three, and I consider it should be learned and developed only under personal supervision.  I do not propose to deal with it here.

  All three of these grips, however, have one common factor when practiced by players of the class I have named.  They are applied in such a way as to ensure that the hands work together as one.  Remember, golf is a two-handed game.  Learn to regard the left hand as the controller, then you need not fear the right.

  In the Vardon and double-handed grips the same principles apply except that in the double-handed version the little finger of the right hand does not overlap the left forefinger.  Instead it is on the shaft, firm and close against the left forefinger.

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