Why is the GOLF GRIP key?

[@mattnoonan3999]

Really helpful, only just realised my grip was wrong after 20 years of playing, surprised by the difference it made! Also nice dig to the cricketers!! 🤣

[@zacharychambers4904]

Great video to go back to basics! It seems the more I work on other aspects of golf, the more it need to go back firm up my basic golf skills.

[@jimmahT]

As always, thanks for the lesson Andy

[@andycartergolf]

Pleasure Jim

[@seanmcdonagh5889]

I keep hooking my iron shots so far left when trying to work at the range and the first grip and you demonstrating what happens is exactly how I held the club, and it’s exactly how your first shot went! This video is so helpful and can’t wait to try work on how I’m gripping the club

[@andycartergolf]

Hope it helps Sean

[@jacksonpodger8697]

ive seen a lot of grip videos saying the same thing, but you nailed it here. cheers man!

[@andycartergolf]

Thanks buddy

[@neilburrows6248]

Great video as always Andy - love the cricket analogy

[@rodgerwardle8037]

Really interesting point about spacing the fingers, will have to try that. Thanks Andy

[@langsio4389]

Cheers mate grip and tension have been a focus of late and is helping to improve my overall swing

[@barrymurton8988]

Great instruction the other thing I find one mustn’t strangle the club! So when I slow down and replace my grip I hit better and straighter!

[@jonlowdon1584]

Great video Andy, been working on my grip had a weak grip before but I'm now practicing the neutral every day.

[@timothybevis6095]

I always new my grip was why things happened. You just explained it so well. Thanks Andy

[@MrAdamE1982]

You explained the trail hand better than in other videos I've watched. I recently went for a fitting and was advised my left hand was in a good neutral but my right was strong, so your timing is good :)

[@andycartergolf]

Glad to help mate

[@glennpalmer4672]

Great video as always Andy, something I must check

[@dominicblattmann3763]

For me is it also very important to keep the thumb "long". If I don't do that, I get sharp pain in the thumb and can't play anymore. Tended to hook the ball the last two days with a closed face, will check my grip with that video, could well be a too strong grip with my left hand (playing lefty).

[@tombstonefpv9053]

Nice one. I good swing always starts with a good grip.

[@lukebramhall1548]

The cricket comment had me in tears 😂😂😂

[@ThePorschetim]

Great tip

[@richardchapman9293]

After watching this today I went outside and hit some plastic training balls in my yard, and was amazed how straight they all went. Looking forward to trying real balls on a real course. Does this grip change work with woods?

[@stuartmann8938]

Excellent video, I’m too strong grip so hook city. You in consultation with my coach have”straightened me out”. Trying to go more down the line and is getting me another 5-10yds. Happy days. Great explanation Andy.

[@andycartergolf]

Yeh flies further when it flies straighter 😅

[@leeclements4645]

Great explanation of grip and you have just given the answer for me to me what I have been working on . Keep Up the good work . PS need to gain some distance with driver but if i speed up to much variance ad guidance ?

[@kristianirvine4192]

Great video Carter. Always a good idea to keep a check on your grip.

[@danielallan76]

Love the dig at Pommie cricket team! Great work Andy

[@andycartergolf]

To be fair I literally have no cricket knowledge

[@danielallan76]

@@andycartergolf To be fair, neither do they at the moment!

[@robertcourt8593]

Can't argue with that 😂😂😂

[@alanmackenzie3258]

For a while I was using a baseball grip for driver and interlock for for my irons as I saw results that way, thankfully now interlocked all the way through my clubs. Good video. 👍

[@martynbrownjohn7104]

Great video again Confirms my grip is weird. One knuckle showing on both hands. Basically the reverse of the butterfly grip for the chipping video

[@andycartergolf]

Creates very limited flexibility in the hands that buddy. Get it sorted

[@VoodooZ]

I find the relation between each hand has a big role to play as I still battle with a severely closed club face at impact because one hand gets too weak and thus gets "bullied" by other hand. Especially once I relax my grip a bit... So many change of grips in last few years... Went from baseball to interlocked too which wasn't easy.

[@thevoiceofcod643]

Yes. The grip. Yes!! 🙌

[@neiltaylor62]

Massive Thank You Mr Carter for braving the cold & making me see that my grip is wrong will be addressing the problem in couple of weeks when I'm off work. I'm left handed & most of my drives go left after going straight for about 100yrds & every now & again my irons finish left of the green I'll be working on a more netural grip soon 🏌‍♂️⛳🥶

[@GolfingMalky]

Great vlog Andy - the basics of golf are so important. Glad you went through this topic in good detail Cheers

[@andycartergolf]

Thanks Malcolm

[@garfscarf]

Excellent video as always Andy. Grip isn’t something I’ve ever thought about apart from when I am using my driver. There’s always something to tweak or think about in golf 👍🏻

[@nickprice1st]

Yes thanks for this ….it’s always so good to go back to basics . Something I have noticed recently with my own grip is simply to relax and not tense up and grip the club till the whites on my knuckles show . Also I had the tendency to overthink the swing too much ,something that has come from watching way too many coaching videos and trying to copy them. I think it’s important to find a coach that you can relate to and stick with for tips and advice .I find your instructions clear and simple to follow so thanks .

[@andycartergolf]

My pleasure, thanks for watching Nick and. Hope they help but you’re also right in what you say- don’t get too consumed with tips, especially if they’re irrelevant

[@KumaM]

Great tip Andy, good review to know what you're doing with your grip and how it affects the ball flight. Quick question, sort of related to gripping as part of set-up. Bryson released a 2-part series on how he swings the club, and he was talking about how he rotates the upper part of his left arm in, and rotates his forearm/wrist out. Then for his right arm it's opposite, upper bit rotates externally, lower bit internally. I'm wondering if there is a right way to do this (the way Bryson is doing it?), and what how playing around with the rotation affects the ball flight? I'm tempted to try it out but am afraid it would mess up my swing royally ... may be someone with a more consistent swing such as your fine self would be able to enlighten us? 😁

[@mikeferrannini712]

Great lesson Carter!! Worth watching a few times to get the grip just right. I am back for awhile I hope and have some catching up to do on videos I missed.

[@andycartergolf]

Yes the grip is soooo important to not only a good outcome but a solid repeatable golf swing

[@mikeferrannini712]

@@andycartergolf ....I must admit that I have experimented so much with the grip I forgot what "nuetral" was lol

[@ianbarnes1406]

I've been working with my pro on weakening my grip to get rid of that pull left but I've noticed that I've been concentrating on the right hand only, and not weakening the left hand as well, which can cause the ball to still go left. Have to remember to adjust both hands!

[@andycartergolf]

Yes work towards neutral on both hands. But your pro can advise you

[@stuartwood-edens7557]

Brilliant information, thanks Andy! One question which I struggle with is, if the total amount of pressure on the grip from both hands is 100%, what % should each hand have? Is it equal? Is it more on the top hand (leading hand) or more on the bottom hand (trailing hand)?

[@andycartergolf]

Equal for sure, both hands will have firm control of the club

[@barrymurton8988]

I also find as a very senior (nearly 70) , don’t over think the short.

[@we824]

How tightly to grip the club? I seem to get better results when I loosen my grip significantly, although it doesn't seem like the correct thing to do. Thanks for the videos!

[@WW-jf2me]

my trainer told me same stregth i use in a handshake. enough to get a good controll but not so much as it feels like squeshing. when i want the ball to get those extra yards i ahve the tendancy to grip harder which makes the ball often go shorter cause i early realease cause of the hands being to strong. golf wing is a whip not a hammer :)

[@petermolyneux9544]

Just a thought: I play left handed but my right hand is strongest. Any variation of the grip needed? Thanks.

[@andycartergolf]

You could weaken the left hand to counter it

[@matthewwright1627]

Thanks for this video mate - really good. Does this grip advice work with driver?

[@andycartergolf]

Exactly the same with every club

[@Bleepme2106]

Another thing I need to work on 😂

[@golfbn]

If you wear a glove u can put dots on the two knuckles you want to see, as a reminder until it becomes natural.

[@andycartergolf]

Yes i often draw on clients gloves!!