I was on the range a couple days ago listening to one of the high school players, a +3 index who is off to college next year on a golf scholarship. He was helping another player with his wedges. He normally uses a Vardon grip but uses a Jim Furyk grip(double overlap with only your middle, index, and thumb of your right hand on the club) with his wedges for better accuracy. I played around with it on the range a little bit and tried it on the course yesterday. I had 4 wedge shots on 9 holes and not one of my wedges was more than 8 feet offline. I have great distance control but often pull or push irons more than I would like.
I think this grip does require strong hands but for players like me that have a fairly active hands, this is something worth trying. It quiets my hands down and so far is more accurate with only about 3-5 yard loss of distance with my lob or sand wedge. It also seems to help give me perfect contact on 3/4 and/or partial wedges - maybe my biggest weakness. I thought I would share because it's one of the only grips I've never experimented with and I was able to put it in play successfully on the course after only hitting 30 practice shots on the range. I can't believe a 17 year old knows more about golf than I do!
I think this grip does require strong hands but for players like me that have a fairly active hands, this is something worth trying. It quiets my hands down and so far is more accurate with only about 3-5 yard loss of distance with my lob or sand wedge. It also seems to help give me perfect contact on 3/4 and/or partial wedges - maybe my biggest weakness. I thought I would share because it's one of the only grips I've never experimented with and I was able to put it in play successfully on the course after only hitting 30 practice shots on the range. I can't believe a 17 year old knows more about golf than I do!