Hey everyone,
2 weeks ago I changed to try interlocking grip from 10 finger.
My hands are constantly sore and almost painful at times. Is this normal through a grip change or am I doing something wrong?
Slide 1 front
Slide 2 underside
Slide 3 where it hurts, particularly pointer finger left hand and pinky right hand
Right hand golfer
Please help!
EDIT: Thanks for all the good info team.
Sounds like I need to rotate my right hand inward a bit further and lighten my grip up to start and give it a bit longer to adjust.
I've only been playing a few months, here is a swing link if anyone wants to look! Cheers
by Chip-inDale
33 Comments
could be gripping too tight, ive never heard of pains like that before, but it could also be grip size, a grip thats too small can cause hand pain
Best bet is to buy one of the grip aides until you get use to it. Your bottom hand is pretty far out of position. But yes, I would expect your hand to be sore. There are a decent amount of muscles in your hands.
It really shouldn’t hurt that much which means you’re probably applying force to the club in the wrong places and/or at the wrong angles. Post a video, let’s see the swing
Upsizing my grips from standard to mid+4 got rid of the pain in my pinky.
Gripping too tight; grip likely too small; get a glove.
This is why I stopped interlocking. Lots of pressure between the pinky and index finger eventually leads to pain. I went overlap instead. It allows for natural movement and less tension in my swing.
Mmm maybe should be a little for the week or two you get used to it, but otherwise not really no. You also shouldn’t be squeezing those together. I think of them more of just a failsafe for the club not to move, but I have them lightly gripping each other when I do
Don’t be a biatch. Grip it and rip it
Relax your grip
Gripping too hard. Relax.
You have your right hand to far over, you should have 2 V’s looking down on the shaft of the club
So not interlock all these way. At least give yourself some wiggle room
I used a 10 finger grip for s long time. Interlock always hurt cuz I gripped too hard and used my hands too much. After a few lessons a couple years ago, and ive taken MANY over the years, interlock in now more comfortable and I hit it significantly further with less overall effort.
Definitely, could be a gripping too hard thing. I used to have this and switched to overlap and looser grip.
Relax your grip. You’re not trying to choke your chicken.
You aren’t used to it so your body has to adjust. Just wait until you are like me and use both depending on the shot. You’re always sore 😂
I remember switching when I had lessons as a teen, and yeah it felt really weird at first, but you WILL get used to it.
I recently went from baseball, to interlock (for 1 week), and now I am onto overlap. I recommend Danny Maude’s YT video on how to grip the club correctly every time. It took a couple of days but now this grip feels totally natural. I have better control of the clubface and it’s easier to engage my wrists correctly. If it worked for me, it may work for you too.
I can’t do interlock anymore. I did when I was a kid but I guess the beginnings of arthritis have made it impossible now. I don’t even do overlap – just pinky next to pointer like a baseball bat. Make sure my grip is nice and loose, and I’ve been hitting better than ever before.
This is the reason I stopped using interlock grip this year and switched to over lap
Is it more muscle soreness or surface bruising?
Could possibly be you’re using a few muscles in your hands that you’re not used to. If it’s bruising it may be from the new contact points. Both probably are caused by gripping too tight.
Grip too strong . Turn left thumb more downshaft
Only your last 3 fingers on your leading arm/hand should really get sore, sounds like you are gripping too tight
The grips on your clubs are probably too small leading you to choke the shit out of it
I had pain in my trail pinky for about a month, maybe two, when I first switched to interlocking grip… and I promise I was not gripping tight. Pain eventually went away but I was getting worried about it for a little while thinking I wasn’t going to be able to maintain this style of grip. Give it some time you should be fine!
Wear a glove. Hold the club like it’s a baby bird. It’s gonna feel weird but your striking will improve. Also less finger and hand soreness.
Gripping too tight. I get trigger finger in my left pinky when I do that. It’s almost nice to have the feedback.
Definitely the death grip man.. I can suggest give your hands a couple of days rest or 2 ibuprofen or 50mg of diclophenac. Watch some videos on grip and ensure you are using max 10% of your grip strength. Look these beginning months are definitely a killer but it sometimes ends in pain if we over do it. Rest the hands , less grip strength, eye the ball till launch , strike clean then strike divot. It is not as painful as it is in your mind. Relax trust the process. Rest. See you on the fairway.
overlap ftw
The first thing I noticed when I switched from interlock to overlap was that I had no wrist or hand soreness after playing.
don’t interlock
Had same issue switching. Took a month or so for hands to “adapt” and not be sore. I would practice 3-4 times a week tho.. never really letting my hands recover. But they did.. eventually. Trail hand and thumb should be more down the shaft imo