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The Golf Grip - How to Place Your Lead Hand (Top Hand) on the Handle

From Michael Lamanna, The Phoenician, for About.com

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Connect the Dots

Hold the club about three feet in the air, in front of your body. With the clubface square, place the club at an angle through the fingers, following the line of the dots pictured in Step 2. The club should touch the base of the little finger and rest just above the first joint of the index finger (along the line of the dots).

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