How to Grip a Golf Club, Commonalities of a Functional Golf Grip

[hoonnirun]

Yes I saw that video today. This grip, I have been working on up to date and found I can hit the ball better.  I’ll try some more then. Thank you.

Edited October 30, 2021 by hoonnirun

[iacas]

Ugh!!!!!

Look at the other images.

[lastings]

2 hours ago, iacas said:

I think I got it.  “Too small” is closest to being right.   But none of them are quite hogan grip? 

[iacas]

9 minutes ago, lastings said:

I think I got it.  “Too small” is closest to being right.   But none of them are quite hogan grip? 

They're all super palmy. They're ll pretty bad. But yeah, the first grip is really bad, the third is barely better, and the "too small" grip is the best because it's at least closest to being in the fingers.

[iacas]

I waffled on using the word "downcock" in the video (the text), but since I'm clearly demonstrating it, I felt it was okay. Plus, it's at setup, not late transition.

[woodzie264]

4 hours ago, iacas said:

I waffled on using the word "downcock" in the video (the text), but since I'm clearly demonstrating it, I felt it was okay. Plus, it's at setup, not late transition.

I’m pretty sure that my taking my grip with club on the ground at address is how I developed my palmy grip. Since my grip work started months ago, I now take my grip in the air (vs with the club on the ground) and I’ve found that to be helpful.  

[iacas]

9 minutes ago, woodzie264 said:

I’m pretty sure that my taking my grip with club on the ground at address is how I developed my palmy grip. Since my grip work started months ago, I now take my grip in the air (vs with the club on the ground) and I’ve found that to be helpful.  

You don't have to.

That said, I think people can take the grip in the air, and if they put it down without "un-hinging" they let it slide up into the palm.

[Bo the Golfer]

The last several years I've played with the club in my palm of the left hand. My question is how much am I hurting my swing doing this? My golf game is inconsistent at best (usually play 9 holes and a 43 is as likely as a 50) so I'm wondering if this is something I should be looking at to change. Thank you in advance for your help. 

[iacas]

1 hour ago, Bo the Golfer said:

The last several years I've played with the club in my palm of the left hand. My question is how much am I hurting my swing doing this?

Quite a bit.

I merged your topic into our long-running "grip" topic.

Watch this video:

 

[Bo the Golfer]

Thank you @iacas!

[Bo the Golfer]

Thank you @iacas! 

So I hit in a dome here today in 40 degree MN. Grip change felt weird of course but wow. Just seemed to feel like I had so much more control of the club and way more powerful. Bring on summer. 

[iacas]

1 hour ago, Bo the Golfer said:

Thank you @iacas! 

So I hit in a dome here today in 40 degree MN. Grip change felt weird of course but wow. Just seemed to feel like I had so much more control of the club and way more powerful. Bring on summer. 

Gonna be easy to slip back into the old stuff. Keep up with it.

[phillyk]

It’s interesting, with almost every new student, the first thing I address is grip. Somehow, many get it in their palms just a little too much. Makes a world of difference in how one controls the face. 

[iacas]

24 minutes ago, phillyk said:

It’s interesting, with almost every new student, the first thing I address is grip. Somehow, many get it in their palms just a little too much. Makes a world of difference in how one controls the face. 

My title on another site is "Professional Grip Fixer."

[Double Mocha Man]

1 hour ago, phillyk said:

It’s interesting, with almost every new student, the first thing I address is grip. Somehow, many get it in their palms just a little too much. Makes a world of difference in how one controls the face. 

I have changed my golf swing 3264 times since I started playing.  I have never changed my grip.

[phillyk]

1 hour ago, Double Mocha Man said:

I have changed my golf swing 3264 times since I started playing.  I have never changed my grip.

Took a guess on age, but rough every 6 days since you were born, you’ve changed your swing? I feel like it would be more often than that… 😂

 

[Bo the Golfer]

16 hours ago, iacas said:

Gonna be easy to slip back into the old stuff. Keep up with it.

Yeah I thought about that. I worked on taking the grip you showed in the video as the start of my pre-shot routine so hopefully that will help make it stick. 

[Bo the Golfer]

Hit some balls yesterday for the first time in a while. Love this new grip as it just felt as if I was striking the ball better with much more power. I was in a dome so it's hard to say where the ball would have ended up but with 7i and 4hy most ball flights were much straighter.