Putting Grip: Extend Your Right Index Finger

There are many types of putting grip. I don't think there is one correct putting grip for every golfer. The important thing is to find the one that works best for you. Today, I would like to share the putting grip that works best for me among all the putting grips I tried during the last 20 years. But my putting grip might suit some players but might not work for others because every golfer is different. However, I find that my grip gives me more feel for that putt. I improved my distance control and started holding more putts than ever.

 

Like Holding the Kitchen Knife?

I was wondering how could I putt with more feel. And I thought it's important to use more of my right hand for more feel. So I started to think how I could take advantage of my right hand for putting and thought about using the kitchen knife.

 

My wife cooks for me, so I don't use the kitchen knife so often. But on her birthday, I usually cook something for her. When I hold the kitchen knife, I extend my right index finger on the blunt edge of a knife.

 

So I thought I should try the same thing and extend my right index finger down the right side of the grip. When I putt with this grip, I try to focus on my right index finger. My right imdex finger mirrors the putter face. I started to hold more and more putts when I switched to this new grip. I started to hold more and more putts when I switched to this new grip. I was controlling the distance much better than ever.

 

It was like putting with my right index finger. My left hand grip is little strong. I use reverse-overlap or ten-finger grip for putting. I find that the ten-finger grip gives me more feel. But some players do well with reverse-overlap grip. So choose the one that works best for you. I really think that there should be strong grip for putting like a regular grip. The putter grip has a flat part that tells you to put both thumbs on it. The flat part of a putter grip is telling every player to hold the putter the same way. But that may be too weak for some players.

 

Reference: http://www.golfsamurai.net/short-game/putting-grip.htm