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Golf · Level 2: Elementary · Sub-level 2.2

Grip, Stance and Alignment

4 tests · 40 facts · updated 13 October 2026 · markdown

How to hold the club, how to stand to the ball, and how to aim body and clubface at the target.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1Holding the clubTake a test

  1. It is often called the Vardon grip.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  2. Players with smaller hands often prefer it.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  3. All ten fingers sit on the club, with no overlap.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  4. The lead hand is on top, nearer the end of the grip.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  5. A strong grip tends to close the face; a weak grip tends to open it.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  6. Coaches often suggest about 4 or 5 on a scale of 10.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  7. A finger grip lets the wrists hinge.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  8. The lead hand goes on first.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  9. Interlocking hooks the fingers together.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · applied

  10. Firm enough to control the club, light enough to let it swing.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · applied

Test 2Stance and postureTake a test

  1. Wider for the driver, narrower for short shots.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  2. It is struck slightly on the upswing from a tee.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  3. Short irons strike the ball with a slightly descending blow.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  4. The arms then hang down naturally.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  5. A little flex keeps the player balanced and athletic.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  6. Balanced weight lets the body turn.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  7. Reaching or crowding the ball both upset the swing.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  8. Aim first, then build the stance around it.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  9. The longer the club, the further forward the ball.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · applied

  10. Tilting from the hips keeps the back fairly straight.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · applied

Test 3Aiming and alignmentTake a test

  1. The clubface is aimed along it.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  2. Coaches compare it to railway tracks.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  3. The body is then set square to the face.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  4. An intermediate target is a common aiming aid.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  5. The body swings along the line of the feet.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · applied

  6. Open shoulders often cause a slice.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  7. It is part of a good pre-shot routine.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  8. The face is aimed before the body.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  9. All should be parallel to the target line.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · applied

  10. The body line sits a little left of the target for a right-hander.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · applied

Test 4Set-up for different clubsTake a test

  1. Striking up gives more carry with the driver.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  2. The large face meets the ball near its centre.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  3. That is why iron shots take a divot after the ball.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  4. It helps the player stay calm and consistent.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  5. A good swing from a poor set-up still misses.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  6. A wider base supports the longest swing.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  7. It keeps the hands relaxed before swinging.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  8. The longer the swing, the wider the base.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  9. The same steps every time help under pressure.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  10. Opposite the lead heel, the forward-most of the three.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · applied

Sources

PGA coaching and general teaching guides, the World Handicap System Rules of Handicapping, and the Rules of Golf 2023 where a beginner needs a rule; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Rule-by-rule procedures belong to the Rules of Golf category.

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