Malaska Golf // The Two Biggest Issues With Grip - From Slice to Duck Hook

A lot of the issues I see in amateur golfers begin with how they put their hands on the club. I have players ask, "Can my grip be too strong?"

Ultimately, yes, you can overdo just about anything. But, if the issue is that your club face is open at impact when your arms straighten and you're fighting to twist or turn your hands to keep from slicing, strengthening your grip is essential. It is possible to have too strong of a grip. However, that is nowhere near the two most common problems when it comes to grip.

Whether you're coming over the top and slicing the ball, or the club face is closed through impact and you're duck-hooking the ball, how your hands go on the club makes all the difference.

Don't just play golf. Understand it.

[radit]

You help me again and again, i dont know how to thank you all about how you change my understanding about golf. I never met instruktor whatever in my town or youtube can explain clearly and logical about golf. You're experience help lot of people. Im sure you're deserve better. Again thanks a lot, Mr. Malaska. Greeting from Indonesia. Sorry for my bad English

[kaine]

Mike, I can’t even tell you how much this video has improve my golf game. It’s so much fun to hit the ball like I did 30 years ago. Thank you

[NonnyStrikes]

Mike I just subbed, and I gotta say, it's a breathe of fresh air to find a channel that advocates teaching methods that I would imply myself.

[Badfinger]

Fantastic video. Mike, what you said about the pull hookers is 100% me. I hook the ball all the time and when I start to weaken my grip it works at first but eventually I start to lose all control of the face and it falls apart. I wonder if you can do a more in-depth video about how the hands and body need to work through the ball to eliminate the hook. That is what I need to fix my hook for good. Thank you for all your insightful tips and instruction!

[garyjones]

Today I hit the ball spot on. I have been a member for a year. Last night I saw how to use the ground, and swing along my shoulder line. Thanks from the bottom of my heart.

[dr.bernardosilva]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank I was trying to adjust my grip to "what is recommended", and by changing the grip to the more relaxed and physiological way you just showed changed the way I hit the ball, it goes further, straighter and effortless.

[CarlKuzmich]

Holy $hit — wow — I don’t know what else I can add — the BEST explanation of the grip I’ve ever seen, read, or heard. You’re an absolute genius in how you walk us “pretenders” through the golf game. I can’t express my thanks enough. The throwing motion, now, makes perfect sense. 😊🏌🏼‍♂️⛳️💙

[radit]

Dear Mr Malaska. I dont know how can i tributte you. This is defenetly fix all my problem after i playing golf 15 years. I never know more strong grip more control wrist hinge especially for small hand like my hand. I really struggle with grip. I dont have time to practice this "drill" to driving range, but i can feel my club head speed add around 5-10 mph, no joke. Plus more solid contact. Love from Indonesia. - sorry for my bad english -

[Seer]

Great Explanation, I tried the natural golf swing and after going back to a regular swing I found I was letting go at the top and then re-gripping/tightening on the way down. I am a pretty good athlete so was able to square the club enough to hit straight, often dead straight shots but I had a really high ball flight with my irons due to a little flip and playing my irons too far forward in my set up. When I had a bad day I hit pushes to the right and then I would compensate with a dead pull left: military golf. I cannot wait to try these tips when the weather gets better where I am located.

[edisonlouie]

Nice explanation! Thank you. We amateurs are so "creative" with inappropriate bandaid fixes which only perpetuate the problems in the long run!

[absolutraj]

I’m sounding like a broken record but thank you! That was a great explanation with the added context of how short term fixes are bandaids.

[gerardlongobardi]

Great demonstration of the grip. I don’t think I ever really understood having the club in the fingers until seeing Mike do this video. Tried it and instantly hit the ball straight and solid.

[rodrich]

Thanks, Mike. This IMO describes me to a tee. I tend to miss with a hook or pull/hook and work a strong grip. For years many have tried to get my right hand more on top which feels unnatural. If you could expand or direct me to where you dig deeper on getting the wrist and body to work better without over-rotating I would appreciate it.

[creamabdul-jabbar]

Perfect this is exactly. But usually instructions tell you how to turn it into a hook which IMO in my own game is worse. Strong grip I feel like my wrists work like a wave instead of up and down

[kristianwiles]

I like the summary at the end so I can screen shot it an reference it later. John 3:15-17

[roberthargrove]

Hello Mike, I am Robert Hargrove, from Kennebunk port Maine, the town where President Bush used to play golf.

My game in life besides being a CEO Coach and author of a book called Masterful Coaching is to master the golf swing which translated means-- hiting 'em long and straight, with no slices or duck hooks into the woods. Curiously though I seek mastery I am much less competitive in golf than my wife and son

I have thoroughly enjoyed your gold videos with that beautiful dessert mountain, backgrounds. I can't stand Adam Baselgate, who is only interested in selling you his lag trainer, etc and not interested in teaching. Though I love England I also cant stand any golf teacher with an English accent, the reason being is they never come to the point, and the stuff they teach is to theoretical and not actionable

By contrast, I find you to be both a masterful teacher who is truly dedicated to figuring out the golf swing, and making your secrets of golf swing accessible so as to help your students all over the USA and around the world. I can see you have been working your tail off over the past year to produce a lot of videos, and I hope you keep them coming and also have the opportunity to really monetize them

Now down to brass tacks, I got a lot out of the video where you move your hands close to the camera, spread your fingers apart and say the secret to the swing was in the hands which move the body

You said not a single pro golfer disconnects shifts "the core " assuming the hands will follow. I like that drill where you lift the club and swing the handle or whatever back which gives me a feel for what the downswing is supposed to be like, though I must say it becomes elusive when you put the club down

I also like your videos, hinging the right hand and wrist straight back like you're getting ready to toss a baseball. I realized from watching this I was doing some version of flipping my wrists, which was preventing me from making a full backswing

I always get confused about the takeaway. I kind of like the "Swing the handle" concept and found your suggestion of "hinging" the wrist straight back and feeling the weight of the clubhead very helpful. in both the shoulder turn and loading the right side from the inside ball of the foot. Sounds like I got my act together which I don't. . . .

I was out on the golf course today and played pretty well until I go to the 13th or 14th hole I think my mind kind of imploded at this point from trying to keep all this stuff in my head. Then things started to go south with 3-4 botched shots

My question How do I integrate all of the things you are teaching so that it comes naturally on the backswing in one round of golf, rather than trying to remember a lot of different things to do? Grip it and rip it?

ps, Finally, I got an idea, for how you could monetize this. Keep up the youtube free videos, then create a Youtube paid channel membership for $99 for a video swing analysis with some suggestions. (five minutes of work)

Mike, I have written this so you know how much I appreciate you and your work. I wish you great success.

ps. Can you do a video on the takeaway? Robert Hargrove, May 8th, 2021

[jerrybillings]

I'm gonna try this grip this weekend. It's like you have said all teachers teach the hand flip at impact.

[kengraddy]

So do you think about the old training guide about the grip of that you should see 2 and on half knuckles of the left hand when addressing the ball all wrong in the today’s golf?

[marclissoway]

Good information, Thanks Mike, So if I understand you correctly there is no flipping of the wrist in the golf swing? I feel I usually flip my wrist in the majority of my golf shot, except for the short chips.

[marclissoway]

Hi Mike, I have been a fader for years so I really enjoy your info on the grip, I went and played with what I thought was a stronger grip it didn’t seem to work, now I started to make the awful shank shot straight to my right 😝. I’m not sure what I did any idea?