One of the BEST ways to grip the golf club properly is to buy a “reminder” (molded) grip and put it on a club that you can practice with (it’s against the rules to have it on your club when you’re playing on the course)! Watch my video to also learn the BEST way to have your hands positioned — to help encourage your hands to be properly placed on a normal grip — each & every time! For more info on how to have in-person STUDIO lessons with me at my beautiful Bob Menzies Golf Training Studio in Auburn Hills, Michigan — or to be one of my numerous ONLINE students — visit BobMenzies.com
Hello everybody Bob men’s here from the beautiful Bob men golf training studio in Auburn Hills Michigan today I want to discuss with you the importance of the grip but specifically the placement of the hands on the grip itself one of the oldest sayings in the book bad grip bad
Swing now it’s not necessarily the fact that your swing may be bad but what the phrase is suggesting is if your hands are on the club fundamentally wrong you’re probably putting yourself behind the eightball right away I found two great ways to help ensure you can get
Your hands on the club properly first start by doing this allow for your hands and arms to hang Naturally by your sides what you’ll notice is the hands are curled in some people may be a little more than others but in over 30 years of teaching I’ve never seen anybody stand
Like this now start with the club on the left side of your left leg and with that left hand in that naturally curled position as you grip that there what you’re going to notice is you’re feeling it much more in your fingers from there as you then bring the club in front of
You and as you look down ah two things one I notice my left thumb is slightly to the right of Center that’s proper additionally that V or crease is now pointed up to about the right ear great now come in from the side with the right
Hand and have the lifeline of the right hand simply cover the left thumb and as you do that as I’ve always said you want that Lifeline of the right hand when it covers that left thumb to almost fit in there like a puzzle just fits real
Nicely but as you look down now with the right hand you’re seeing that that right thumb is slightly to the left of center additionally now you’re noticing that the right hand V or crease is pointed up to the right shoulder fantastic the next thing to try would be this grab one of
These reminder grips or molded grips as I kind of refer to it it doesn’t have to be one of these training aids with a weight on the end or anything fancy like this actually some training AIDS have this molded grip already on it or you can just get the grip itself from your
Local golf store Amazon anywhere but when this is placed on a club you’re going to notice that the hands are put on there perfectly and I even suggest to my students all the time go find an old rusty seven iron five iron that you got
In the garage and put one of these grips on that club now it’s against the rules you can’t play with this you know on the course but when you’re on the Range you’re hitting balls at home by all means have a club that you can you know
Make sure your hands are on there properly I saw Scotty Sheffer on TV at the 2022 Masters the tournament that he inevitably won where he was on the Range getting loose warming up but he had this molded grip on a club he’s hitting balls but he’s obviously working on the
Placement of his hands I jumped off the couch took a picture of that I show my students that every single day on the V1 software and I say my goodness here’s a player that won the Masters a day or two later working on his grip you and I
Could certainly work on our grips so whether it’s a molded grip or starting off with the club on the left side of your left leg whatever it is ensure that your hands are on the club properly that will give you the best chance to get the
Best results select me as your coach in the V1 app and let’s get to work I do offer online lessons simply visit me at Bob mens.com
