I've seen a lot of beginners trying to figure out where to grip the club with their leading hand, and either wind up with a very strong or weak grip. Try this in practice:

	Relaxed Stance Stand with your hands to your side and relaxed. Often times, people concentrate so hard on their upcoming swing, that they completely forget to relax, which can cause a number of things to go wrong: First, a tight grip can cause the swing speed to vary and result in a non-fluid swingspeed, which could cause any number of unwelcomed results. Secondly, if a player anticipates the shot too soon, s/he may 'peek' at the shot too soon.
	Club Position Have someone put the club in your hand with it going diagonally across the front of your body to the ground. Having another person help you out in practice is always a good idea, as it helps you to maintain focus and keeps your stance intact while you learn/re-learn the basics.
	Relaxed Grip Hand still relaxed, now grip it and put it in the address position. For the right handed you should find that this puts your left thumb ¼ to the right of the grip or sitting slightly to the right of center on the grip. This may seem uncomfortable at first if you have been using a different grip, but try to keep with it, as it will become more comfortable the more you use it. If you have been slicing or hooking and have tried several ways to straighten out your shots, then sometimes a slight adjustment to the grip will make all the difference.
	Left Hand Address Now arrange your stance as if you were addressing the ball. This will help you to feel the grip when you are setting up for a shot. Try to get comfortable with how your are holding the club without changing your grip by trying different ball positions in your stance.
	Firm Grip Make sure that your grip is not too relaxed. You want to make sure that the club stays with you and does not shift in your hands during your swing. A firm grip will assure you that the club will swing firmly through the ball without shifting and causing a slice, hook, or worse.
	Final Address Go ahead and place your other hand on the grip so that (if your are right handed) your left thumb lies comfortably in the crease under your right thumb. Now try waggling the club with your wrists a bit to get comfortable and try a swing. There are several different ways of gripping the club with your fingers. The most popular way is to interlock the left index finger and right pinky finger to make sure that your grip is firm. Another grip that works well for small hands is the baseball grip, where all fingers lay on the grip without interlocking. This works well for smaller hands as it allows for each hand to be placed more solidly on the club. One thing to lookout for though: make sure that your wrists do not shift during your swing motion. So now, get ready, and take a swing!