"If a lot of people gripped a knife and fork the way they do a golf club, they’d starve to death." Slammin’ Sammy Snead.

 The Proper Golf Grip

 Inspect your grips so they are not too small or slippery which would make you hold on much too tight.  Make sure it’s not too worn.

There is no proper grip. The proper grip is the grip that works best for you. But there are certain basic styles and methods that fit well for many players and pros of which you should be aware.

Grips vary among players but the basics are to grip the club with the left hand and put your thumb along the shaft of the club. Visualizing an imaginary line between your thumb and index finger, it should be pointing toward your right eye. Wrap your right hand over your left hand with your left thumb inside your right palm. This is the basic grip.

Gripping a club too tight with the right hand often causes the ball to hook towards the left. But the opposite is true with a slice. Too weak a grip creates an open club face causing your ball to slice to the right. Practice at a golf driving range by making small adjustment to your grip. A small adjustment to your grip can make a big difference and is one of the most common ways to correct a slice.

Hand placement on the club guides the ball and the wrist movement in the swing is the power of the game.
Your hand should be place in equal formation with the bottom hand as the stronger hand. If you are right handed, the bottom hand is the strong  trailing hand. 

Again, if you grip the club too tight it will cause the ball to slice. A light grip makes for easier wrist and you will begin to the feel your arms and hands become more relaxed. By gripping more in the fingers than the palms of your hand you will notice more of an increase in your wrist movement and that can result in longer shots. One common mistake with golfers is that they place the club more in the lead hand palm than the do in the fingers. With such a technique the drive lacks power and the ball will slice.