Thank you Andy - I am so passionate about the grip and it being the bedrock of people’s golf. Really so so much to cover on this but try to streamline as much as possible. Hope You enjoyed.
Stuart, very best & most informed explanation of the grip and precise explanation of how it influences the golf swing and flight of the ball (with use of track man / facts). Simply brilliant. David Leadbetter first called out the importance of having the grip held in the fingers of the left hand. Although he did mention how important it was to be able to hinge the club up vertically in the backswing it was more of a side conversation. Your emphasis on it must be both in the fingers of the left hand AND the PAD of the Left hand ON TOP is the key. You also explain it’s OK to have lots of cupping in the lead wrist at set up and it’s OK / Good to have a strong left hand grip so long as you balance it with a very neutral right hand grip. Every good golfer I have ever played with has a neutral/ weak trail hand grip. Which ti the average golfer is completely counter intuitive because they slice the ball, so they wrongly think the motor cycle grip is their best friend. What is reassuring about this excellent video is the way it is so FACT BASED. You can instantly back it up with a demonstration in a blink of an eye. Leadbetter couldn’t quite convince me to experiment with an all / mainly in the fingers left grip. You just did.
Mate... this is my third video of yours. Best visual feel breakthrough I've had in years. I'm a self-taught player and manage pretty well, but I have not had swing command or confidence in years. I score the same as 20 years ago so I know I'm a wiser player now, but I play safe and frustrated. I miss going after it and flushing it. I thought Malaska was the answer and chased inside out, dropping hands, bow the left wrist. Nonsense. Stay grounded, maintain the inside, pull the handle into the swing and square the face with the forearms. Through impact, maintain the inside, rotate forearms keeping the face parallel to the path by breaking down the left wrist. Wow!! All the lag I want...throttle up with the legs and pressure into the ball. Damn...well done.
Todd, truly humbling feedback my friend and super appreciate your experiences and insights. Thanks so much for being here and sharing. Best wishes Stu 😊
Hi Stu, i already commented a while ago on your grip tuition and found it great, then i followed your hand path advice and found myself following thru/around my hip and that made a big difference. Last week i found i was still a bit snatchy so i tried the advice on "smooth takeaway and taking hands and clubhead back along 2 separate tramlines" and wow what a difference !! I suddenly feel a completely different golfer after 3 years of struggle, so thanks again...
@@GoodGolfCoaching thank you, I have only recently found your series of coaching, to be honest all your content makes much more sense than lessons I have had over the years. I only wish I was not so far from your studio, you would be fed up with me 😂
@@GoodGolfCoaching your teaching method is just perfect, I spent a couple of hours at the range today and the results are plain to see. Having spent too much time practicing all that shaft lean and from in to out, ruined my natural tendency. Thank you and keep it up.
Not boring, best grip video i ever seen and enforces why i have been using a strong grip that is exactly the same as yours. Everyone , over the years, been telling me its too strong but i never changed it as it' s the only grip that allows me to release.
Well said, grip is so vital to a good golf swing. Not enough people recognize it's importance nor do enough people talk about it's importance. Thanks for doing so. Cheers.
Great topic Stauart, I remember the time we spent at the start on the grip. Stayed with me however this is another level of explanation and answers the why.
G'day Stuart. Changing my grip to your strong version in the fingers has transformed my game. I've been stumbling aroungh for forty years and finally found "something" that has given me a new lease of golf life. Thank you for your candour and persistance with this.
This is the Bobby jones grip. He stresses the same points you make. I have his complete series on dvd and he could do anything with the golf ball i believe it starts with his grip. Strong left in fingers on top of shaft with pad and neutral right grip in fingers v points at chin. Like how you talk about the effects of different finger pressure. Subbed and liked ty sir
@GoodGolfCoaching ty , looks like a lot of great content, thought I was maxed out with driver speed until I watched how you drove lead leg back a bit , I was using it as a brake but this could be interesting
Another great video, I learnt so much from watching this and will probably watch a few times again! I had my left thumb almost in the center of the club, I will definitely roll it more to the right and I'm sure will make a big improvement! You explain and show everything so clear! Thanks again!!
STU ... you have absolutely helped me mentally and your explanations of the golf swing has helped me drop strokes and i dont feel like i labor on the course.
Stuart can you tell us how best to keep the crease throughout golf swing is it pushing away to keep crease like the exercise "push up" feel to keep crease in left hand for rh golfer. I feel I get in trouble when I rotate my forearms to right keeping that left hand crease if that makes sense then on the way down I gotta remember to undu what I done in back swing
Excellent !! The left hand towards the fingers makes it a breeze to keep the pressure down through the handle on the takeaway i also find i can stay in my posture better on the downswing as a result . This just happened as aby product of the backswing , nothing i did consciously. Straightened me out immediately . Big thankyou for sharing 👍
Alan, the more we appreciate the ability to apply force and “swing” to the golf “swing” the more golfers will prime their body to apply the force needed to create speed with a lever. It’s really simple and it sounds like you just fired up your kinetic chain through your grip. Well done my friend. Best wishes Stu
Great video stuart thank you for the recommendation on the live earlier. I've got a lot of work to do with my palm grip and right hand underneath. Feels really strong now.
Hi Stuart. Great video, the most comprehensive take on the grip I’ve seen. Must have watched it ten times over now and am working hard to implement it as best as possible prior to my session with you in October. A big change from what I’ve been fighting with for 25 years !! BR Dave
Hi David - really looking forward to meeting you and helping your game; music to my ears you’re on top of the grip, will make life so much easier when we meet! Thanks so much for the kind feedback and have a great Sunday. Best wishes Stu 😊
Great explanation, I've got a lot to experiment with there. I never realised how much each hand cancels/helps the other. I push the ball right as a bad shot, so will definitely be getting the club more in my fingers. Top job. Thank you.
think we need an update on grip. hopefully something with closer shots to the hands. cause in my opinion its Grip and body to ball position the main key of all. Thanks for amazing videos.
What I find works is to lay the handle on the first crease of the index finger and running to the first crease below the little finger. So it’s across the fingers. I used to place the club on the base of the little finger but that always led to a weak slice
I've watched a huge number of golf teaching videos in recent years and even though the topics you cover may be topics I've seen many times before, I always learn something new and useful. Great explanation.
I tried the grip today. Would like to upload a pic to show you. I have been struggling with arthritis in the base of my thumbs mainly. This grip seemed to offer a lot more support. I am not a big hitter but did shoot a better score I felt today and got my first birdie since I don’t know when. Will keep trying. I’m a more senior player and stiffness and mobility and a big issue. I want to get better but started golf at 54 and it ain’t easy with psoriatic arthritis.
You’ll get there, I have no doubt, but the grip is the foundation of it all. You can find me on skillest, which is a remote coaching app that will allow us to work if you wish to do so. Thank you so much for the lovely insights and wish you well. Best wishes Stu 😊
Got it Stuart. With that pad of the left hand on the grip. That club shoots up real vertical with a hinge so easily. And if I pull out in transition towards the ball… I can now feel like I can almost get the clubface at the same angle I had at address. By pushing down on the handle with the left pad. The club always feels up and out for the whole swing. Never handle raising
Hey Stu. Hope you’re well. Great video. As someone that is getting back into golf after 20yrs and was taught the thumbs down grip this has helped so much. No more left bias….. Mike
This is a must watch. Just looked again. One question, I experimented with allowing the left hand thumb to slide downand to the side and no pressure. it appeared to allow me to drop the club head easier at the top of the backswing, the pressure on that thumb appears to have a big impact on the outcome. Any views?
Hi Martin - I’m not quite sure where exactly you are referencing the thumb. If you mean the thumb is exactly down the side of the grip, I wouldn’t advise. If you mean a longer left thumb this can aid in creating more leverage between arms and club on the way up and and mainly down to the ball. HTH
I was placing the grip lower in the fingers so the pad on my left hand was not creating as much stability. Amazing how it makes the swing feel so much better!
Food for thought and practice , i have totally destroyed the tendon that pinches my left thumb ( golfers elbow) and tend to be left with long irons , im thinking i may be a little to tight on my last three left hand fingers probably because i used to palm grip and im very conscious of getting it into the fingers , this is definitely somthing im going to play about with 👍
Weak left hand is a huge influence on golfers elbow. I would definitely try it. Give it four weeks and you’ll never have golfers elbow again. Best wishes Stu 😊
Love this! Make so much more sense. Going to take this to the range. What should I work on after this? I have been labeled an over the top swinger. Playing a strong fade/slice. Thanks for the great content.
I just want to say that I changed my setup because of you, and it was/is wonderful. Specifically, I concentrated on making my left (lead) arm an extension of the club shaft. Previously, I had the hands more in the middle, and I found it difficult to get/feel really square at setup. I hit the ball worryingly straight today. 😂 And with pretty good authority. Not every time of course. But I got to that point that we all want to get to, which is that there will be some misses, and there's no getting around that. But they're not soul-destroyers by any means. I think I have a bit more leg flex at setup than you'd like, but one of my mistakes is not getting the legs active enough, so there's that. Just a bit more flex than I saw you put that client into seems to encourage more energy. Carry on, please.
Lance, lovely insights, thank you so much for sharing. Really enjoy reading everyone’s comments. Keep up the good work and look forward to hearing about further progress. Best wishes Stu!
Never seen anything like this. And I am talking about your whole website... Intelligence spicing up the facts makes for tasty (not testy...) science. Best on the web. BTW, your strong grip leads to a cupped wrist which, in the opinion of more than a few, is a to be avoided - there even seems to be an actual trend (since DJ and now John Rahm) towards wrist hinge. Thanks for clearing everything up.
Sergio, thanks so much for sharing your thoughts; I really hope the insights I’ve shared has opened up a new thought process to make you play better golf. Science can be very tasty, especially when it delivers bigger smiles on the golf course. Enjoy my friend and hugely appreciate your very kind words. Best wishes Stu 😊
I watched all of your grip videos and was hoping you could clarify if my assumptions are correct. Is it correct you tend to promote a strong left hand grip with the right hand grip being the one to vary to manage the face? Or do you also believe the left hand grip needs to be adjusted between neutral to strong based on shot results? I will say that your approach to the left grip with the last 3 fingers looser and left arm pushing down definitely helps to create a natural hinge in the backswing. I have struggled a lot with that in the past.
The left hand pad is the only part of the hand I am truly fussed or focussed on TheBukman, without that pad on the butt of the club it’s tough to get the handle pressure increasing through strike. The right hand is placed to offset the left hand to a degree, again, in the fingers of the right hand too.
Hi Stu, I’ve got the left hand dialed, have always used a strong grip with the club held in the fingers (though I’ve moved my thumb to the right side of the shaft as you’ve advised and I totally get that). On the right hand I use my trigger finger and apply a fair amount of pressure against the shaft with it and my thumb which is long and located along the left of the shaft. Question: Pros, cons, on using that pressure point on the shaft with my right thumb/trigger finger? Thanks, John
Stuart please can you do a short video of how you grip the club. Of all the options. And slowly! In a recent video you show the left hand palm down and then the club vertical in the fingers. Then the club “pushed forward”. Not sure that is. You also show the fingers of the left hand are vital but you show a swing with them all off. Maybe it’s me being a bit thick here - do they grip on or not? 😂
I've just been trying this grip in my simulator. It's hugely different from my normal grip, which is relatively weak, but with a lot of wrist bow. I hit a high draw with very low spin which is pretty effective. This grip forces a completely different swing with the hands low and inside and the clubface swinging out to the ball. I get a lower ball flight generally, but still very low spinning. I don't have access to attack angle, but I suspect mine is very low, possibly even positive. Anyway, I hit some monster 7 irons, one of them out to 187 yards. My normal is maybe low 160s. That one spun at under 3000 rpm and landed too flat to be useful but I've got a lot more to try with this grip. Very interesting!
Hi Stuart, really enjoyed the video. Having issues with a really painful base of my left thumb whenever I swing a club. Right hand seems to be putting a lot of pressure into that area. Any idea what I could try to solve this issue? Thanks
Question. I have arthritis and unrepairable torn tendon in my lead left thumb. It is great to know I should not place my lead left thumb on top and down the grip because any pressure from my trail right hand on top of the left thumb is very painful. Can I grip the handle in your strong grip as you demonstrated and place my lead left thumb more under the grip to avoid pressure from my trail right hand?
Hello Mr Miller, the 5 videos are all part of grip series along with the Essential Grip Guide video. th-cam.com/play/PLM4d__RZTqG0LzWyezXmYorrmbotxLWuO.html&si=GU0Nj3jcdxpRF1mz - If you have any further questions do let me know. Best wishes Stu 😊
Great input as always! Question: I am right handed, where should my right thumb be? It tends to be on the top of the grip. Should it be off to the forward side of the grip a bit?
Only now am I beginning to realize the impact of the grip on everything else, what are your thoughts on where the sole if the club should be at address and how grip effects it. I’ve heard quite a bit if advise that the toe should actually be of the ground and you should not try and get the sole flat or parallel to the ground?
Hi Geoffrey, very happy you’re seeing the importance of the grip. Sole plate at address serves little importance, it’s how the sole is behaving at impact you need to measure. Best wishes Stu 😊
I tried Grip #3 this afternoon and with the driver, I hit very long drivers, consistently. Long = 260 to 270. I am 71 and my long driver are usually 235 to 240. The drives were low fades, almost cut fades that rolled and rolled. But, with the non-driver clubs, I pulled everything, grievously! Any thoughts would be appreciated.
When you address the ball. Is your left elbow pointing in the direction of the target or is it pointing down to the ground as if you are giving blood with your left arm. I want to make sure I’m viewing this right stew!
Stage one is getting the hand in place. Stage two, check out my left elbow video, this will place the elbow correctly. Hope that helps. Best wishes Stu
@@GoodGolfCoaching I will look for that video. I watch them every day. Thanks for the advice on the skilliest app. I have been working on what you suggested. Will be sending another video soon to see if what you told me has been corrected
I watched many of your videos and learned a lot and maybe this question has already been answered, then I am sorry. But I would like to hear your ideas / opinions on the pros and cons and/or the effects of the size of the grip itself because I never really understood what it means to have the correct grip size. For example Bryson and Peter Finch use oversized grips on all their clubs despite not having the largest hands of all times and I am wondering what people could benefit from "too large" grips and what people would actually harmed by that.
I believe the grip size should be reflective of the glove/hand size. If you’re trying to overcome a movement by altering a grip size I think you’re barking up the wrong tree in my honest opinion. Many have subscribed to thicker and thinner than prescribed by glove hand size, each to their own but I wouldn’t recommend. Hope that helps Thomas 😊
Thank you, this is the first time I hear there is a correlation between glove size and grip size, maybe because I am playing without glove most of the time because the grip always feels too big with the glove on. Will look into that further. @@GoodGolfCoaching
Hi Stewart, I have a question about this. I'm a big guy, 6'3 with large hands so i'm using jumbo grips. When I follow the guidance in your video I can see almost 4 knuckles, but when I apply pressure to the pad, the club pitches up vertically in a straight line. Is that what we are looking for or have I exaggerated it too far?
It’s the kink in the left wrist and pressure of the pad I am interested in and not the knuckles my friend. Get those two right and then watch my “Power at Impact” video and then move through the broom series you’ll see the link up. Hope that helps. Best wishes Stu
Not sure if you read all the comments from older lessons. When I try to get my let hand as strong as you describe here, my club face is far too closed. Almost certainly my issue, but how do I fix this please. Also it stops me setting, or hinging the club up.
With a strong grip the face is closed at address, so I turn my arms to the right so face looks square, and left wrist cupped at top. If I try to keep flat left wrist at top face Points at sky. I hold back on downswing so ball doesn't go dead left. Any suggestions
@@GoodGolfCoaching you say in the video that the last 3 fingers of the lead hand are either grabbers or releasers, and i am wondering wich one of them it is? 😄
The last three fingers of the left hand should be releasers, pressure eases through strike. Most are grabbers; bowing wrists and hand leaning. Hope that helps?
Hey Stu, i am a person who has been looking at gripvideos for most part of instruction i have searched for, but at 8.42 it seems like you demonstrate it more trough the palm in a straight Line (not the lifeline) but it is not either demonstrantet at the base of the fingers or diagonally across the fingers here. It is not even demonstrantet to be at the pads of the fingers but actually bellow the pinky PAD and bellow the forfinger PAD, is that how you want it? Just trying to be completly clear😅
When one picks up a bucket of water or pail of paint or bucket of balls, one would pick it up with the fingers. Seams to me a golf club should be the same.
Disagree just started watching,why do pros always show 2 weak hands or 2 strong hands when most average to bad golfers ive seen always have a stupidly weak top hand ie thumb straight down and a stupidly strong bottom hand ie palm up!
Brilliant….. so much more than the ‘show 2 knuckles at address with the v’s pointing at your right shoulder’….stuff that is taught.
Thank you Andy - I am so passionate about the grip and it being the bedrock of people’s golf. Really so so much to cover on this but try to streamline as much as possible. Hope
You enjoyed.
I have been playing golf since I was a young talker. This is the best explanation I have ever seen or read. Thank you.
The best feedback any coach could wish for, truly thankful Rajan 🤗
Stuart, very best & most informed explanation of the grip and precise explanation of how it influences the golf swing and flight of the ball (with use of track man / facts). Simply brilliant. David Leadbetter first called out the importance of having the grip held in the fingers of the left hand. Although he did mention how important it was to be able to hinge the club up vertically in the backswing it was more of a side conversation. Your emphasis on it must be both in the fingers of the left hand AND the PAD of the Left hand ON TOP is the key. You also explain it’s OK to have lots of cupping in the lead wrist at set up and it’s OK / Good to have a strong left hand grip so long as you balance it with a very neutral right hand grip. Every good golfer I have ever played with has a neutral/ weak trail hand grip. Which ti the average golfer is completely counter intuitive because they slice the ball, so they wrongly think the motor cycle grip is their best friend. What is reassuring about this excellent video is the way it is so FACT BASED. You can instantly back it up with a demonstration in a blink of an eye. Leadbetter couldn’t quite convince me to experiment with an all / mainly in the fingers left grip. You just did.
Good to hear Myles!
Mate... this is my third video of yours. Best visual feel breakthrough I've had in years. I'm a self-taught player and manage pretty well, but I have not had swing command or confidence in years. I score the same as 20 years ago so I know I'm a wiser player now, but I play safe and frustrated. I miss going after it and flushing it. I thought Malaska was the answer and chased inside out, dropping hands, bow the left wrist. Nonsense. Stay grounded, maintain the inside, pull the handle into the swing and square the face with the forearms. Through impact, maintain the inside, rotate forearms keeping the face parallel to the path by breaking down the left wrist. Wow!! All the lag I want...throttle up with the legs and pressure into the ball. Damn...well done.
Todd, truly humbling feedback my friend and super appreciate your experiences and insights. Thanks so much for being here and sharing. Best wishes Stu 😊
Brilliant Stuart, so fundamentally important....eye opener 👏
Truly grateful for the lovely feedback John and look forward to catching up soon!
Hi Stu, i already commented a while ago on your grip tuition and found it great, then i followed your hand path advice and found myself following thru/around my hip and that made a big difference. Last week i found i was still a bit snatchy so i tried the advice on "smooth takeaway and taking hands and clubhead back along 2 separate tramlines" and wow what a difference !!
I suddenly feel a completely different golfer after 3 years of struggle, so thanks again...
It’s my pleasure Lee and really appreciate you sharing more insights and progress. Thank you my friend. Best wishes Stu
Amazing so much detail and perfect sense, hopefully I can remember all this when I go to the range
Thanks so much John, let me know how you get on. Love hearing feedback. Best wishes Stu 😊
@@GoodGolfCoaching thank you, I have only recently found your series of coaching, to be honest all your content makes much more sense than lessons I have had over the years. I only wish I was not so far from your studio, you would be fed up with me 😂
Haha you’re welcome anytime my friend. I also offer online coaching via the Skillest app if you’d find that more convenient. 😊
@@GoodGolfCoaching your teaching method is just perfect, I spent a couple of hours at the range today and the results are plain to see.
Having spent too much time practicing all that shaft lean and from in to out, ruined my natural tendency.
Thank you and keep it up.
Love reading this. Sorry for the delay, just catching up on replies!
This is the best of your grip series videos and your presentation is getting really good.
Thank you very much!
Not boring, best grip video i ever seen and enforces why i have been using a strong grip that is exactly the same as yours. Everyone , over the years, been telling me its too strong but i never changed it as it' s the only grip that allows me to release.
Amen Jack!! Glad you didn’t change!!
Brilliant!!! I started pushing down on the handle to start the takeaway and I'm now striking the ball crisper and so much further.
Music to my ears Dewayne - thanks so much for taking the time to share your experiences and hugely appreciate you being a part of the community!
Well said, grip is so vital to a good golf swing. Not enough people recognize it's importance nor do enough people talk about it's importance. Thanks for doing so. Cheers.
Sure is RoadtoScratchGolf !
Great topic Stauart, I remember the time we spent at the start on the grip. Stayed with me however this is another level of explanation and answers the why.
Brilliant Martin - nobody should ever stray too far away from the importance of the golf grip. 😊
G'day Stuart. Changing my grip to your strong version in the fingers has transformed my game. I've been stumbling aroungh for forty years and finally found "something" that has given me a new lease of golf life. Thank you for your candour and persistance with this.
My pleasure Noel, thank you so much for sharing your experiences. Long may it continue and if you have any questions, please just ask. Best wishes Stu
Thanks, just found your Instruction- your explanation is in detail but at the same time understandable with regard to one’s swing.
Well a big warm welcome one John, nice to have you here and thanks for the kind feedback! Best wishes Stu
This is the Bobby jones grip. He stresses the same points you make. I have his complete series on dvd and he could do anything with the golf ball i believe it starts with his grip. Strong left in fingers on top of shaft with pad and neutral right grip in fingers v points at chin. Like how you talk about the effects of different finger pressure. Subbed and liked ty sir
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts, much appreciated my friend. Welcome to the channel and look forward to hearing more from you!
@GoodGolfCoaching ty , looks like a lot of great content, thought I was maxed out with driver speed until I watched how you drove lead leg back a bit , I was using it as a brake but this could be interesting
Let me know how you get on!
Another great video, I learnt so much from watching this and will probably watch a few times again! I had my left thumb almost in the center of the club, I will definitely roll it more to the right and I'm sure will make a big improvement! You explain and show everything so clear! Thanks again!!
Thank you very much, truly grateful for the wonderful feedback Bri, truly appreciated. Best wishes Stu 😊
STU ... you have absolutely helped me mentally and your explanations of the golf swing has helped me drop strokes and i dont feel like i labor on the course.
Keep at it Scotty, thanks so much for the feedback and insights, makes it all worth while. Best wishes Stu
Stuart can you tell us how best to keep the crease throughout golf swing is it pushing away to keep crease like the exercise "push up" feel to keep crease in left hand for rh golfer. I feel I get in trouble when I rotate my forearms to right keeping that left hand crease if that makes sense then on the way down I gotta remember to undu what I done in back swing
All my content is about this; the more you watch the more you will understand. Hope that makes sense.
Excellent !! The left hand towards the fingers makes it a breeze to keep the pressure down through the handle on the takeaway i also find i can stay in my posture better on the downswing as a result . This just happened as aby product of the backswing , nothing i did consciously.
Straightened me out immediately . Big thankyou for sharing 👍
Alan, the more we appreciate the ability to apply force and “swing” to the golf “swing” the more golfers will prime their body to apply the force needed to create speed with a lever. It’s really simple and it sounds like you just fired up your kinetic chain through your grip. Well done my friend. Best wishes Stu
Great video stuart thank you for the recommendation on the live earlier. I've got a lot of work to do with my palm grip and right hand underneath. Feels really strong now.
Enjoy Daniel… 😊
Very well explained. Thanks
My pleasure David !
Probably the best explanation of the grip! First video I have seen and subscribing for more. Thank you
Bless you, thank you so very much. Hope you continue to enjoy my content. Best wishes Stu 😊
Hi Stuart. Great video, the most comprehensive take on the grip I’ve seen. Must have watched it ten times over now and am working hard to implement it as best as possible prior to my session with you in October. A big change from what I’ve been fighting with for 25 years !! BR Dave
Hi David - really looking forward to meeting you and helping your game; music to my ears you’re on top of the grip, will make life so much easier when we meet! Thanks so much for the kind feedback and have a great Sunday. Best wishes Stu 😊
Great explanation, I've got a lot to experiment with there. I never realised how much each hand cancels/helps the other. I push the ball right as a bad shot, so will definitely be getting the club more in my fingers. Top job. Thank you.
Huge thanks for taking the time to feedback your thoughts and kind words Darren, hope it proves useful. 🙌
Just came over from the Monday live. Great information, thank you.
My pleasure Paul! Hope it helped. ☺️
think we need an update on grip. hopefully something with closer shots to the hands. cause in my opinion its Grip and body to ball position the main key of all. Thanks for amazing videos.
Gus, totally agree. Will be done!! Best wishes Stu 😊
Good grip video. Never seen it told quite like this before.
Thanks Tom, much appreciated.
What a brilliant video!
Thank you so much, hugely appreciated!
What I find works is to lay the handle on the first crease of the index finger and running to the first crease below the little finger. So it’s across the fingers. I used to place the club on the base of the little finger but that always led to a weak slice
If your way works, go with it Sumit 👍
I've watched a huge number of golf teaching videos in recent years and even though the topics you cover may be topics I've seen many times before, I always learn something new and useful. Great explanation.
Really pleased I could offer up more insight on the grip John 😁
I tried the grip today. Would like to upload a pic to show you. I have been struggling with arthritis in the base of my thumbs mainly. This grip seemed to offer a lot more support. I am not a big hitter but did shoot a better score I felt today and got my first birdie since I don’t know when. Will keep trying. I’m a more senior player and stiffness and mobility and a big issue. I want to get better but started golf at 54 and it ain’t easy with psoriatic arthritis.
You’ll get there, I have no doubt, but the grip is the foundation of it all. You can find me on skillest, which is a remote coaching app that will allow us to work if you wish to do so. Thank you so much for the lovely insights and wish you well. Best wishes Stu 😊
Thanks
Thank you Ian!!
Got it Stuart. With that pad of the left hand on the grip. That club shoots up real vertical with a hinge so easily. And if I pull out in transition towards the ball… I can now feel like I can almost get the clubface at the same angle I had at address. By pushing down on the handle with the left pad. The club always feels up and out for the whole swing. Never handle raising
Sounds like you’re feeling some different moves there Sir!? Best wishes Stu 😊
Hey Stu. Hope you’re well. Great video. As someone that is getting back into golf after 20yrs and was taught the thumbs down grip this has helped so much. No more left bias….. Mike
Hey Mike - hope you’re well too buddy. Glad it helped and welcome back to golf! Best wishes Stu 😊
Great explanation of the grip....one question....before taking the club away should I be pushing down on the handle of the club?
Hey Sean - yes Sir, please check out my recent “Takeaway” video. Best wishes Stu 😊
This is a must watch. Just looked again. One question, I experimented with allowing the left hand thumb to slide downand to the side and no pressure. it appeared to allow me to drop the club head easier at the top of the backswing, the pressure on that thumb appears to have a big impact on the outcome. Any views?
Hi Martin - I’m not quite sure where exactly you are referencing the thumb. If you mean the thumb is exactly down the side of the grip, I wouldn’t advise. If you mean a longer left thumb this can aid in creating more leverage between arms and club on the way up and and mainly down to the ball. HTH
I was placing the grip lower in the fingers so the pad on my left hand was not creating as much stability. Amazing how it makes the swing feel so much better!
Fantastic! Really good to hear....
Food for thought and practice , i have totally destroyed the tendon that pinches my left thumb ( golfers elbow) and tend to be left with long irons , im thinking i may be a little to tight on my last three left hand fingers probably because i used to palm grip and im very conscious of getting it into the fingers , this is definitely somthing im going to play about with 👍
Weak left hand is a huge influence on golfers elbow. I would definitely try it. Give it four weeks and you’ll never have golfers elbow again. Best wishes Stu 😊
Love this! Make so much more sense. Going to take this to the range. What should I work on after this? I have been labeled an over the top swinger. Playing a strong fade/slice. Thanks for the great content.
Glad it’s hit a cord! My advice would be to check out my “over the top” video, I reckon you’ll learn a fair bit from that too 😊Best wishes Stu
I just want to say that I changed my setup because of you, and it was/is wonderful. Specifically, I concentrated on making my left (lead) arm an extension of the club shaft. Previously, I had the hands more in the middle, and I found it difficult to get/feel really square at setup. I hit the ball worryingly straight today. 😂 And with pretty good authority. Not every time of course. But I got to that point that we all want to get to, which is that there will be some misses, and there's no getting around that. But they're not soul-destroyers by any means.
I think I have a bit more leg flex at setup than you'd like, but one of my mistakes is not getting the legs active enough, so there's that. Just a bit more flex than I saw you put that client into seems to encourage more energy.
Carry on, please.
Lance, lovely insights, thank you so much for sharing. Really enjoy reading everyone’s comments. Keep up the good work and look forward to hearing about further progress. Best wishes Stu!
Never seen anything like this. And I am talking about your whole website... Intelligence spicing up the facts makes for tasty (not testy...) science. Best on the web. BTW, your strong grip leads to a cupped wrist which, in the opinion of more than a few, is a to be avoided - there even seems to be an actual trend (since DJ and now John Rahm) towards wrist hinge. Thanks for clearing everything up.
Sergio, thanks so much for sharing your thoughts; I really hope the insights I’ve shared has opened up a new thought process to make you play better golf. Science can be very tasty, especially when it delivers bigger smiles on the golf course. Enjoy my friend and hugely appreciate your very kind words. Best wishes Stu 😊
I watched all of your grip videos and was hoping you could clarify if my assumptions are correct.
Is it correct you tend to promote a strong left hand grip with the right hand grip being the one to vary to manage the face?
Or do you also believe the left hand grip needs to be adjusted between neutral to strong based on shot results?
I will say that your approach to the left grip with the last 3 fingers looser and left arm pushing down definitely helps to create a natural hinge in the backswing. I have struggled a lot with that in the past.
The left hand pad is the only part of the hand I am truly fussed or focussed on TheBukman, without that pad on the butt of the club it’s tough to get the handle pressure increasing through strike. The right hand is placed to offset the left hand to a degree, again, in the fingers of the right hand too.
Hi Stu, I’ve got the left hand dialed, have always used a strong grip with the club held in the fingers (though I’ve moved my thumb to the right side of the shaft as you’ve advised and I totally get that). On the right hand I use my trigger finger and apply a fair amount of pressure against the shaft with it and my thumb which is long and located along the left of the shaft. Question: Pros, cons, on using that pressure point on the shaft with my right thumb/trigger finger? Thanks, John
Only cons in my opinion buddy, I wouldnt recommend it. Hope that helps.
Stuart please can you do a short video of how you grip the club. Of all the options. And slowly! In a recent video you show the left hand palm down and then the club vertical in the fingers. Then the club “pushed forward”. Not sure that is. You also show the fingers of the left hand are vital but you show a swing with them all off.
Maybe it’s me being a bit thick here - do they grip on or not? 😂
Hi Nick - have you seen my video with the thumbnail “This is it….” ?
I've just been trying this grip in my simulator. It's hugely different from my normal grip, which is relatively weak, but with a lot of wrist bow. I hit a high draw with very low spin which is pretty effective. This grip forces a completely different swing with the hands low and inside and the clubface swinging out to the ball. I get a lower ball flight generally, but still very low spinning. I don't have access to attack angle, but I suspect mine is very low, possibly even positive. Anyway, I hit some monster 7 irons, one of them out to 187 yards. My normal is maybe low 160s. That one spun at under 3000 rpm and landed too flat to be useful but I've got a lot more to try with this grip. Very interesting!
Let the learning begin my friend. 😎Best wishes Stu 😊
Hi Stuart, really enjoyed the video. Having issues with a really painful base of my left thumb whenever I swing a club. Right hand seems to be putting a lot of pressure into that area. Any idea what I could try to solve this issue? Thanks
Hi Alex - try to lengthen your left thumb - I’ve done a video on it. Hope that helps. Best wishes Stu
Question.
I have arthritis and unrepairable torn tendon
in my lead left thumb.
It is great to know I should not place my lead left thumb on top and down the grip because any pressure from my trail right hand on top of the left thumb is very painful.
Can I grip the handle in your strong grip as you demonstrated and place my lead left thumb more under the grip to avoid pressure from my trail right hand?
Absolutely!! Please let me know how you get on; may need more pressure in your right arm length but should work fine. Best wishes Stu
I have watched the grip series parts 1 & 2. Is there a part 3 in the series. Or which video is next in the series.
Hello Mr Miller, the 5 videos are all part of grip series along with the Essential Grip Guide video. th-cam.com/play/PLM4d__RZTqG0LzWyezXmYorrmbotxLWuO.html&si=GU0Nj3jcdxpRF1mz - If you have any further questions do let me know. Best wishes Stu 😊
Question! The right hand at impact feels solid when I can feel the pad of the right hand strike the ball. Do you have a similar feel?
Amen to that!! It’s called pressure on the ball my friend. Push that palm down!! Love it. 😊
excellent
Thanks ☺️
Hi Stuart. Can you talk a bit about the elbow pits with the strong grip please. Not sure which way left elbow should be pointing. Love your content.👍👍
Thanks Billy - will do for sure. 👍
Great input as always! Question: I am right handed, where should my right thumb be? It tends to be on the top of the grip. Should it be off to the forward side of the grip a bit?
My pleasure Craig - definitely try thumb “laying” down the side. Not a fan of thumb on top of the shaft. Let me know how you go.
@@GoodGolfCoaching Yes, tried it, seems to work quite well, thanks!
Pleasure Craig!
Only now am I beginning to realize the impact of the grip on everything else, what are your thoughts on where the sole if the club should be at address and how grip effects it. I’ve heard quite a bit if advise that the toe should actually be of the ground and you should not try and get the sole flat or parallel to the ground?
Hi Geoffrey, very happy you’re seeing the importance of the grip. Sole plate at address serves little importance, it’s how the sole is behaving at impact you need to measure. Best wishes Stu 😊
I tried Grip #3 this afternoon and with the driver, I hit very long drivers, consistently. Long = 260 to 270. I am 71 and my long driver are usually 235 to 240. The drives were low fades, almost cut fades that rolled and rolled. But, with the non-driver clubs, I pulled everything, grievously! Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Music to my ears my friend! Keep at it and if you have any questions along the way, do let me know! Best wishes Stu!
When you address the ball. Is your left elbow pointing in the direction of the target or is it pointing down to the ground as if you are giving blood with your left arm. I want to make sure I’m viewing this right stew!
Stage one is getting the hand in place. Stage two, check out my left elbow video, this will place the elbow correctly. Hope that helps. Best wishes Stu
@@GoodGolfCoaching I will look for that video. I watch them every day. Thanks for the advice on the skilliest app. I have been working on what you suggested. Will be sending another video soon to see if what you told me has been corrected
No problem at all my friend! Look forward to receiving.
I watched many of your videos and learned a lot and maybe this question has already been answered, then I am sorry. But I would like to hear your ideas / opinions on the pros and cons and/or the effects of the size of the grip itself because I never really understood what it means to have the correct grip size. For example Bryson and Peter Finch use oversized grips on all their clubs despite not having the largest hands of all times and I am wondering what people could benefit from "too large" grips and what people would actually harmed by that.
I believe the grip size should be reflective of the glove/hand size. If you’re trying to overcome a movement by altering a grip size I think you’re barking up the wrong tree in my honest opinion. Many have subscribed to thicker and thinner than prescribed by glove hand size, each to their own but I wouldn’t recommend. Hope that helps Thomas 😊
Thank you, this is the first time I hear there is a correlation between glove size and grip size, maybe because I am playing without glove most of the time because the grip always feels too big with the glove on. Will look into that further. @@GoodGolfCoaching
Hi Stewart, I have a question about this. I'm a big guy, 6'3 with large hands so i'm using jumbo grips. When I follow the guidance in your video I can see almost 4 knuckles, but when I apply pressure to the pad, the club pitches up vertically in a straight line. Is that what we are looking for or have I exaggerated it too far?
It’s the kink in the left wrist and pressure of the pad I am interested in and not the knuckles my friend. Get those two right and then watch my “Power at Impact” video and then move through the broom series you’ll see the link up. Hope that helps. Best wishes Stu
Not sure if you read all the comments from older lessons. When I try to get my let hand as strong as you describe here, my club face is far too closed. Almost certainly my issue, but how do I fix this please. Also it stops me setting, or hinging the club up.
Try keeping the shape of your left wrist during the backswing (cupped) which will add wrist set for sure Charlie.
@@GoodGolfCoaching Thank you for replying, I love your approach to teaching.Thank you once again.
My pleasure Charlie, glad it has helped.
Hi Stuart. Maybe a naive question but why don’t the pro’s (except Fred Couples) use a strong grip ?
Gosh plenty do… and who’s to say the best in the world couldn’t do it better. 😊Best wishes Stu
With a strong grip the face is closed at address, so I turn my arms to the right so face looks square, and left wrist cupped at top. If I try to keep flat left wrist at top face Points at sky. I hold back on downswing so ball doesn't go dead left. Any suggestions
Watch my “you need this drill” video and “power at impact” video. These are the thumbnails you need to look for. This will fix you. Best wishes Stu 😊
I am confused, do you want the last 3 fingers of lead hand to be grabbers or releasers?
Sorry Robin, not sure what that means?
@@GoodGolfCoaching you say in the video that the last 3 fingers of the lead hand are either grabbers or releasers, and i am wondering wich one of them it is? 😄
The last three fingers of the left hand should be releasers, pressure eases through strike. Most are grabbers; bowing wrists and hand leaning. Hope that helps?
So many pros including Rory have a weaker right hand but coupled with a strong left hand. What’s going on?
You’ll have to ask them! 😂
Hey Stu, i am a person who has been looking at gripvideos for most part of instruction i have searched for, but at 8.42 it seems like you demonstrate it more trough the palm in a straight Line (not the lifeline) but it is not either demonstrantet at the base of the fingers or diagonally across the fingers here. It is not even demonstrantet to be at the pads of the fingers but actually bellow the pinky PAD and bellow the forfinger PAD, is that how you want it? Just trying to be completly clear😅
Robin that’s exactly where I want it Sir. Best wishes Stu
Worked out ok for Nick Faldo.
It sure did Harold… imagine what might have been possible 😊😉
Clarity!
Thank you 🙏 ☺️
When one picks up a bucket of water or pail of paint or bucket of balls, one would pick it up with the fingers. Seams to me a golf club should be the same.
Amen to that Steven! Best wishes Stu 😊
Can’t see the ball path or your hands
Not quite sure what you mean Jerry.
Bore me!? I'm intrigued!
I do that too often, so I’ll decline on this occasion 😂
Disagree just started watching,why do pros always show 2 weak hands or 2 strong hands when most average to bad golfers ive seen always have a stupidly weak top hand ie thumb straight down and a stupidly strong bottom hand ie palm up!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Graham
That guy is gripping like at loser LOL
😂😂😂