fixyurdivot Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 My grip changed from interlock (index and pinky) to overlap back in the late 70's. I don't even recall why the instructor made that change - but it was an easy switch and never felt odd. In fact, I recently tried interlocking again and it does feel odd. Most I see and golf with use interlock and I'm curious how many others do not. Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogginBullfish Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 I'm an overlapper. Tried interlock a few times and found my pinky really hurt after so went back to overlapping.Sent from my Pixel 2 using MyGolfSpy mobile app Quote DRIVER PXG 0811XF GEN4 (10.5°) FAIRWAY WOODS PXG 0341XF GEN4 (16°) HYBRIDS PXG 0317XF GEN4 (19°), PXG 0317X GEN4 (22°) IRONS PXG 0311T GEN3 (5 - 9) WEDGES TAYLORMADE MG3 (45°, 50°, 55° TW Grind, 60° TW Grind) PUTTER PXG BATTLE READY ONE & DONE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlH Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Overlap Quote Driver: Rogue ST Max (10.5* set at -1 and neutral) -- Mitsubishi Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Fairway: Rogue ST Max 3 wood (16.5*) and Heaven Wood (20*)-- Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Hybrids: Rogue ST Max 5H (23*)--Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Irons: Apex CF19 6-9, PW, AW -- KBS Tour Graphite TGI 70 shafts R +1/2 inch 3* upright Wedges: Edison 53* and 57* KBS PGI 80 Graphite +1/2 inch 2* upright Putter: L.A.B. DF 2.1 -- BGT Stability shaft Ball: Maxfli TourX...Golf Bag: Pioneer...Shoes: Hyperflex... Glove: Red Rooster Feather My Photography can be seen at Smugmug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Was interlock for a while as a kid. Then circa 2014 I went to the overlap. Back to the interlock last fall.I prefer the interlock, feels like I can get more surface area on the grip.Putter grips is odd. I use a double interlock so I can get more right hand on the grip. Then the right index finger points down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogginBullfish Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Putting grips are always funny. I double reverse overlap. Instead of right pinky over left index, I have left index and left middle over right pinky and right ring with left index pointing down across my right hand, sitting in the crease between my index and middle fingers on my right hand.Was interlock for a while as a kid. Then circa 2014 I went to the overlap. Back to the interlock last fall.I prefer the interlock, feels like I can get more surface area on the grip.Putter grips is odd. I use a double interlock so I can get more right hand on the grip. Then the right index finger points down.Sent from my Pixel 2 using MyGolfSpy mobile app Shankster 1 Quote DRIVER PXG 0811XF GEN4 (10.5°) FAIRWAY WOODS PXG 0341XF GEN4 (16°) HYBRIDS PXG 0317XF GEN4 (19°), PXG 0317X GEN4 (22°) IRONS PXG 0311T GEN3 (5 - 9) WEDGES TAYLORMADE MG3 (45°, 50°, 55° TW Grind, 60° TW Grind) PUTTER PXG BATTLE READY ONE & DONE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSauer Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Funny you bring this up, I’ve always been an interlock person, never really thought about it. Since getting my net a few weeks ago and being able to hit balls more, I tried out overlap. Right now I’m considering switching, I think it may be better for my large hands. When I interlock I always have the urge to have a really deep interlock, which I hear causes issues. Quote Driver: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4 Fairway: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65 Hybrid: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S Hybrid: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80 Irons: P790 5-PW | DG S300 Wedges: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200 Putter: Link.1 | Accra x LAB --- LAB Golf Link.1 Review --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 I just naturally started interlock and have never switched. I have tried overlap a couple of times and is doesn't feel as secure. mr.hicksta 1 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB13 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 I'm an overlap user. I played with a ten finger grip until last year, but then switched when I needed more cohesion between my hands. I did try the interlock, but it felt like I was going to break my pinkie off. FrogginBullfish 1 Quote Wilson Staff C300 9.0* Fujikura Pro 58 stiff Callaway Rogue 3W Mitsubishi Diamana D+ LTD 80 stiff Mizuno MP-18 MMC FLI-HI 2 iron UST Mamiya Recoil 95 stiff Ping I200's 4-W Aerotech Steelfiber I110 CW stiff Ping Glide 52* and 58* stiff Bettinardi Studio Stock #38 Armlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_BNG Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 I’m an interlocker. It is how I first grabbed a club and have never looked back. Putter grip is different though. Like @Shankster I double interlock but have both index fingers running down the shaft. I feel like I have more control over the putter that way. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote What is in my Sun Mountain C-130 bag or Jones MyGolfSpy bag Driver: Dark speed LS 8* set to -1.5* with an Attas Daaas 4x shaft @ 45” Fairway: F85 3 wood with a XPhplexx Agera X @ 42.5” F85 5 wood with a UST Elements Chrome 7F5 @ 41.5" Driving Iron: Rapture 2-Iron Irons: SMS Pros 4-PW with Steelfiber I95s Wedges: SMS 50* T grind with Steelfiber i110s Glide 4.0 46* zz wedge shaft Glide 4.0 E grind 54* zz wedge shaft Putters: Mezz.1 34” 69* lie EV5.1 black 33.5” 69* lie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogginBullfish Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Ha! Same here. I'm an overlap user. I played with a ten finger grip until last year, but then switched when I needed more cohesion between my hands. I did try the interlock, but it felt like I was going to break my pinkie off. Sent from my Pixel 2 using MyGolfSpy mobile app Quote DRIVER PXG 0811XF GEN4 (10.5°) FAIRWAY WOODS PXG 0341XF GEN4 (16°) HYBRIDS PXG 0317XF GEN4 (19°), PXG 0317X GEN4 (22°) IRONS PXG 0311T GEN3 (5 - 9) WEDGES TAYLORMADE MG3 (45°, 50°, 55° TW Grind, 60° TW Grind) PUTTER PXG BATTLE READY ONE & DONE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteddyGolf Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 I’ve gone back and forth between the two. I have smallish hands so you would think I’d get a better grip interlocking but I really don’t. My ball flights seems to change based on my grip type. Interlocking is more of a fade while over lapping tends to draw. My putter grip is ver tradition. I over lap on the back side of the grip. My non-dominant index finger I extend straight along the side of my my putter and on top of my fingers on my right hand. The right index finger is slightly extended much like a trigger. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Miura MB 502 Irons ping G400 Driver Cobra F7 3 wood Mizuno putter Mizuno Wedges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaidJacket Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Again... I switched several years ago to full-finger or ten-finger grip. Choose your name. I played my whole life up to that point with an overlap. Played well too. However, After I changed my ball striking improved. Easier to trap. More solid. I've never regretted it. Some people say the full-finger promotes a hook. It can if you're not careful I suppose. But it hasn't for me. It's all about impact anyway. As Nicklaus famously said, "I don't care how you hold the club, - interlock, overlap, full finger. Doesn't matter as long you are able to square the face at impact." Ever seen a baseball player overlapping or interlocking? Me either. BTW: The poll excluded full-finger or 10-finger robertson153 1 Quote My Sun Mountain bag currently includes: 771CSI 5i - PW and PFC Micro Tour-c 52°, 56°, 60 wedges EXS 10.5*, 929-HS FW4 16.5* Willimette w/GolfPride Contour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscipleofPenick Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Interlock. For those who've not read the Little Red Book, Penick goes into great detail on the grip. Longer fingers factor overlap, shorter fingers interlock. Driver: Titleist 915D3 Diamana White XSFW: Cobra Fly-Z 16.5 Adila Proto XSHybrid: Adams Boxer Proto Gold 19 Adila Proto XSIrons: Titleist 714 CB 4-PW DG X100Wedges: Vokey 50-54-58Putter: Odyssey Versa #7 Quote Take Dead Aim Driver: PXG 0211 10.5* Fairway: Titleist 917 F3 15* Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro Boxer Gold 18* Irons: MacGregor MT-86 Pro Wedges: Vokey 50/54/58 Putter: SeeMore X2 Costa del Mar Ball: Srixon Z-Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZenGolfer Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 I started out with interlock and then switched to overlap and havent looked back. I originally went to interlock because thats what Tiger and Jack did, so I figured that must be the best way. I find that with interlock, while it does really lock my hands together, it also limits my wrist hinge. Also, supposedly overlap is better because it takes 1 of your fingers of your dominant hand off of the club, so it makes you hands work together better. Supposedly. KurtActual 1 Quote "I suppose its better to be a master of 7 than to be vaguely familiar with 14." - Chick Evans Whats in my Sun Mountain 2.5+ stand bag? Woods: Tommy Armour Atomic 10.5* Hybrid: Mizuno MP Fli-Hi 3H Irons: Mizuno T-Zoid True 5, 7 and 9-irons Wedge: Mizuno S18 54* and Top Flite chipper Putter: Mizuno Bettinardi A-02 Ball: Maxfli Tour X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens197 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 I’m an overlapper. Works well for me and helps keep grip pressure less stressed. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Titleist TSi3 Fujikura Speeder NX Blue 60X TaylorMade SIM2 3 wood Fujilkura Ventus Blue 7-X Titleist U505 2 Tensei 1K Black 85 X Titleist T100 4-P Nippon Modus 3 120X PING S159 50-S 55-H 59-T DG X100 Vokey SM8 50, SM9 54 & 60 Nippon Modus 3 120s L.A.B. MEZZ Max Broom Accra 47" 79.5* Srixon Z-Star XV Currently testing the 2024 PING S159 wedges… https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63483-testers-announced-ping-s159-wedges/ Was testing, still loving the 2023 Titleist T100 Irons 4-P https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/60456-titleist-t-series-irons-2023-forum-review/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesmandan76 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Grew up interlocking and switched to overlap in my 20’s... interlocking feels weird now! I sometimes use ten finger for draws or wedge shots.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Driver: TM M1 9.5* 4W: Wishon bent FLAT Irons: Mizuno MP20MB Wedges: 50/55/60 Mizuno Putter: Evnroll ER2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertson153 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Ten finger. Tried overlap and interlock, neither felt right. Baseball and softball player my whole life, so I guess that’s why. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy THEZIPR23 1 Quote CobraConnectChallenge3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin2win Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 I played interlock for 30 years, had to switch to overlap last year as my pinkie finger was experiencing significant pain. Quote WITB: Driver: SIM2 Max 12° - Accra TZ6 M4 FW Wood: Gen5 0311 7w Fujikura Motore X F3 Irons: ZX7 PW-7i, ZX5 6i-5i Wedges: Zipcore 50°, 58° Putter: MySpider X Cart: Onewheel XR+ Ball: Z-Star Diamond/ Z-Star XV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfertrb Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 I started golf interlocking, as many people have, but somewhere along the way I went to the Vardon and I don't remember why. I tried interlocking a few years ago just on a lark and while it felt quite odd, I felt a bit more secure. I did, however, feel like I lost some feel and I tended to hook the ball for whatever reason so I stuck with the overlap. My father-in-law always used a baseball grip with success but I've never been able to make that work. It's amazing how many ways there are to play this great game.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk SteveGH7 1 Quote Ping G400 LST 8.5* Graphite Design DI 6 stiff 45" Taylormade RBZ Proto 14.5* Oban Kiyoshi 85 04 42.5" Adams 4555 19* Matrix Ozik Altus 80 S/X 42" Ping G410 Crossover 2 Project X Even Flow Blue 85 6.0 40" Ping i500 4-8 Modus 105 Stiff Ping Blueprint 9-P Modus 105 Stiff Fourteen RM-12 53* and 58* Tour Issue Black Onyx s400 Odyssey Tour Black Series 9 35" Flatso 1.0 Srixon Z Star XV 2018 Ping Hoofer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russtopherb Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Overlap. I started interlocking however I WAY overdid it and it put my hands in bad positions. Took some lessons and one of the first things he pointed out was that my grip wasn't going to let me square the face. The changeover went pretty quickly and I've been playing that way since. Quote In my carry bag: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 15* Kai/li Blue R Flex ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex Launcher 5h Launcher CBX 6i-PW CBX 54* & 58* Huntington Beach #10 e12 Contact CURRENTLY TESTING - Mizuno Long Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 I'm an interlocker. It was what I used when I first picked up a club so it's stuck. I did try the overlap or Vardon, but it didn't feel as secure to me. I've also tried the 10 finger and it was just hook city. Quote In the bag: Driver: Darkspeed X 9° UST Mamiya LIN-Q M40X Blue 7F4 Fairway: Apex UW 19° & 21° Project X HZRDUS Smoke RDX Black 5.5 Irons: JPX 923 HMP 5-PW UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Wedges: T-22 Denim Copper 48°, 52° & 56° UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Putter Sycamore 005 Wide Blade Bag: Fairway 14 stand bag Balls: Chrome Tour Cart: CaddyLite ONE Ver. 8 God Bless America, God save the King, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf. S Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 (edited) Neither, baseball, I use to interlock but for the last 3 years I don't overlap at all, just touch. Started with chipping, trying to take my left hand out the stroke now do it on all clubs except putter. Find it more flexible in terms of hand positions. Edited April 22, 2019 by Alf. S Quote WIMB Driver Callaway Epic 10.5' Fujikura Stiff 3W Callaway Epic 15' Fujikura Stiff 3-AW Srixon Z565 Nippon Stiff 52', 56' Cleveland RTX 585 Wedges Putter Taylormade Rosa Daytona Bags 2017 Callaway Org14 Cart bag or 2018 Srixon Z start Carry bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 I’m sure your teacher moved you to the interlock in the 70’s because that’s what Nicklaus used.It matters but it doesn’t. Another words there are 3 types of grips that are tried and tested. Interlock, overlap and 10 finger. Each has its merits. Most important is that your palms face one another.The overlap is far and away the most popular or common of the 3. But that doesn’t make it the right one for you or anyone else here necessarily Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthanSterlingPrice Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Interlocking from day one. For a time I even putted like that. Never had a need to switch. Funny enough I’m a minority in my area with most the people around here using a version of the interlock. Only a million different ways to swing the club right?Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Right Handed 4.5 handicap Driver: Nike Vapor Flex with Mitsubishi Rayon Fubuki ZT60x5ct S-flex shaft and stock grip. 3-Metal: Nike VRS 15 degree with Mitsubishi Rayon tour issue Diamana S73x5ct X-flex shaft and GolfPride MCC midsize Black/White grip. Irons: Ben Hogan PTx 22, 26, 30, 34, 38, 42, 46 degrees standard length and lie with KBS Tour-V stiff shafts and GolfPride MCC midsize Black/White grips. Wedges: Ben Hogan TK15 54, 58 degrees with KBS Tour-V X-flex shafts and GolfPride MCC midsize Black/White grips. Putter: Nike Method Converge B1|01 with Superstroke Flatso 2.0 grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf. S Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 6 hours ago, EthanSterlingPrice said: Interlocking from day one. For a time I even putted like that. Never had a need to switch. Funny enough I’m a minority in my area with most the people around here using a version of the interlock. Only a million different ways to swing the club right? Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy I think your 2nd paragraph should read. "Only a million different ways to swing the club wrong?" And I've used them all! Kenny B and EthanSterlingPrice 1 1 Quote WIMB Driver Callaway Epic 10.5' Fujikura Stiff 3W Callaway Epic 15' Fujikura Stiff 3-AW Srixon Z565 Nippon Stiff 52', 56' Cleveland RTX 585 Wedges Putter Taylormade Rosa Daytona Bags 2017 Callaway Org14 Cart bag or 2018 Srixon Z start Carry bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungkory Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I was taught how to hold a club using interlock when I was like 5 years old or so and never tried anything else. Today, I switched to overlap with the exception of driver -- for some reason it just feels too strange at the moment with driver. Probably wasn't the smartest idea to try it in a round, even though it was just after work 9-hole practice, instead of at the range but I didn't really notice any difference performance wise. Do interlock and overlap carry with them different tendencies? Quote Driver: Rogue ST Max LS Tensei AV Blue S 3w/5w: TSi2 Tensei AV Raw Blue S 4h: CLK 22* Hybrid Tensei CK Pro Blue 80HY S Irons 5-PW: 223 Steelfiber PR 95 S Wedges: RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 50, 54, 58 Steelfiber PR 105 Putter: LAB Link.1 Ball: Z-Star Diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perseveringgolfer Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 overlap cause that's what my Uncle- who took me for my first game - said to do. I tried 10 fingers for a few months which felt great, but went back to overlap for consistency. I tried interlock on a range, nearly broke my little finger Quote Driver Awaiting NEW Driver (after 10 yrs) 4 Wood Callaway Big Bertha Steelhead plus 4+ Callaway shaft in 'Firm' flex Hybrid Titleist 910H 19* Diamana ahina 'flower' shaft in 'S' Irons Mizuno MP18SC 4-PW N.S Pro Modus3 Tour 105 in 'S' Wedges Callaway Mack Daddy forged in black 50* and 54* KBS Tour in 'R' Putter 'YES' Tracy 11 C groove 34.5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markelly82 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I'm definitely interlock grip. I like feeling I have more contact with the club itself. Overlap just doesn't feel comfortable to me at all. I putt the same way with interlock but I forward press. Quote Driver: G410 LST, 10.5 *. Even Flow 70G X-Stiff .5 extended, Golf Pride MCC Align Grip FW Wood: Titleist 3, 15*, DIamana 70G Stiff ; 5 extended, Golf Pride MCC Align Grip Hybrid: Sim Max 19* Ventus Stiff Shaft, Golf Pride MCC Align Grip Sim Max 22* Ventus Stiff Shaft, Golf Pride MCC Align Grip Irons: PSI 5-PW C-Taper 130 X-stiff Wedges: RTX-3, 52-56-60* Putter: 34 Inch E-1 with Pixel insert. Golf Ball: TP5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSauer Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 So last week I tried switching to overlap, couldn't do it. Interlock is too natural for me when I go to grip the club. Now I've been working on not having such a deep interlock and keeping the left hand a little more on the left side of the club. Quote Driver: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4 Fairway: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65 Hybrid: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S Hybrid: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80 Irons: P790 5-PW | DG S300 Wedges: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200 Putter: Link.1 | Accra x LAB --- LAB Golf Link.1 Review --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB13 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 5 hours ago, yungkory said: I was taught how to hold a club using interlock when I was like 5 years old or so and never tried anything else. Today, I switched to overlap with the exception of driver -- for some reason it just feels too strange at the moment with driver. Probably wasn't the smartest idea to try it in a round, even though it was just after work 9-hole practice, instead of at the range but I didn't really notice any difference performance wise. Do interlock and overlap carry with them different tendencies? Interlock tends to favor a draw/left miss while overlap tends to be a fade/right miss. Quote Wilson Staff C300 9.0* Fujikura Pro 58 stiff Callaway Rogue 3W Mitsubishi Diamana D+ LTD 80 stiff Mizuno MP-18 MMC FLI-HI 2 iron UST Mamiya Recoil 95 stiff Ping I200's 4-W Aerotech Steelfiber I110 CW stiff Ping Glide 52* and 58* stiff Bettinardi Studio Stock #38 Armlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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