How to hold and grip the golf club (easy way)

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Hi I’m Rick Shiels, welcome to my channel! This YouTube channel is designed to help you play better golf, also to help you enjoy your golf more!

I specialise in golf equipment reviews, golf instruction & I play against some of the best golfers in the world!

I also want to make you play better golf by providing coaching video on all topics about golf, how to fix your slice, fix your hook, help you drive the golf ball longer, hit your irons more pure, hit your irons closer to the hole and help you draw and fade your golf shots.

I will also help you lower your score by chipping better by stopping you duff and thin chips, pitch the ball closer and also create backspin. Also I will provide you help to putt better and hole more putts!

[spoonc]

Can you teach us how to properly throw a club after a bad shot? I need to make sure i use the correct form.

[crackspider]

Been playing a couple of years and it's always good to come back to the basics 👍🏻

[carlosGarcia-xlql]

I was working on this with my daughters yesterday. We had a family outing at the driving range. They have never hit the ball so well. It was awesome to see their faces when their ball went straight and far.. for them.

[fortyjarsOjello]

I started golf this month with friends who have been playing awhile; we play par 3s. Watching your videos took me from a 62 on my first game to a 47 today. I am loving this sport.

[thefreshbrew_]

One of the best descriptions of gripping a golf club! I learned something for sure. Rick, I also like the audio background, it made me feel encouraged and happy, because it's hard to learn golf techniques! Cheers, thanks for another stellar video.

[FoShoShot]

I just started playing a month or so ago and all of your tips for beginners videos have been a godsend. I’ve improved drastically since then and can now consistently hit the ball and mostly straight so thanks for all of your videos!

[mrb]

Interlocking has become most popular in recent years. In the USPGA major recently it was a 60/40 split between interlock and overlap. Whichever works for you. I don’t have huge basket sized hands so I go for an interlock and wouldn’t go to anything else. If it’s good enough for Jack, Tiger and Rory, it’ll do for me.

[JonnyArmitage]

This is something I hadn’t thought about in ages, and by going back to basics and re addressing my grip I’ve brought my dispersion right in today.

[xxxx-wdfy]

ive only used the overlapping grip since first starting out a few months back but today I tried out the interlock after watching this video and genuinely couldn't believe how much more control I felt like I had over my shots, never hit so many straight shots in a range session in my life & it was consistent which was a first & it was with a 4 iron which I've never been able to hit properly at all 😅, love how just small little tweaks can have such an affect :)

[migbgold]

so the squishy pad of the rt thumb you have resting atop the left thumb v. putting that left thumb snuggly in the lifeline of the rt palm? That is slightly differently than I have been doing; however I may try your style as that would seemingly make the rt hand "stronger" by having the left thumb secured by the rt thumb squishy padding so that right hand is not turned over more to the weak side to have the lifeline of the rt palm be the pressure point

[arthurferguson]

Thanks, man. I really like these videos. I know how to hold the club, but I'm sure I don't do it all the time. I'm gonna go practice now and I'll be checking my grip.

[lesteryoung]

Great video Rick. I’ve just played a round where I kept spraying it wide off the tee. Half way round I remembered this video (having seen it last night) and adjusted my grip as per the instructions. I hit every fairway coming in….

[Lod]

I tried the interlocking, but due to some injuries it hurts so I run the 10 finger style. Thanks Rick for all of your tips as always!

[robmc]

Love waiting for these 1980s golf tips to come out, it's like golf monthly from 1980s nothing new old school

[davidbrown]

Love this simplicity of your advice so to the range tomorrow hopefully in time for my 3 days of golfing down okehampton 👍👍

[Reel-Torque]

I've been playing since I was 12 I'm the same age as Rick. I have tried to do everything correctly. But I still can't take a divot. I can't strengthen my grip without massive duck hooks. But I hit the ball straight and far with a tiny draw and my distance is consistent. I gave up on trying to be conventional. And now my handicap come back down to how it was when I was a teenager and consistently shoot around 82 with some 70s and the occasional 90 thrown in. Do I need bother? My wedges are good only thing is everything has roll out and I can not produce spin at all.

[Newzealand]

changed my game, my right hand was all wrong. This and standing a little further away from the ball and not gripping too hard + keeping the head DOWN! :)

[konstantinpobedonotsev]

For a lefty playing right handed, are there any grip adjustments I’d need?

[chadlupfer]

Nice little reminder vid there. Thanks rick!

[Thanders]

I'd love to see a review of the swinglogic slx microsim only found 1 other review video which made it sound like a good cheap option for a golf sim