Pro golfers hold the club much tighter than the average player and now you will see scientific data to help your golf game.
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46 Comments
Wow why is no one talking about this? Game changer! Just took a few cuts practicing optimal pressure and I’m already getting better striking and distance. Send this to all your high handicap friends. I used to struggle with grip always changing and tweaking and never even thought that pressure might be the issue and it clearly is
This is brilliant, never seen a breakdown on grip pressure like this before, that data is incredible
Please someone copy in Colin Montgomerie. When asked what his 1 tip is for the amateur golfer, he always says you're gripping it too hard. Well actually it looks like we're not gripping it hard enough, at least with the lead hand.
Interesting post, however I am not sure what comes first: the wrong swing plane or the wrong pressure; grip pressure might be the result rather than the cause of a bad swing , i.e these people try to compensate for an incorrect swing plane resulting in the respective grip pressure, just a thought not sure at all…
Just use bigger grips!!! Bigger surface less press needed for the same force. Force = m.a a= V2 / r ….
I wonder where the "hold it like a little bird" advice originated? Almost every golfer has heard that advice and I wonder who or where this came from?
That's some useful information right there! Proper grip pressure is one of life's mysteries. Thank you!
great video and topic, need more of this
Awesome video. Thanks for that new info.
Very interesting. I learned that Grip strength is important for controlling the club face – especially from the rough. I found that jumbo/oversized grips aid in grip pressure/controlling the club face and most golfers would benefit from oversized golf grips to add club face control may work to help with insufficient grip strength.
This likely explains why I can hit straighter and more consistently (shorter though) when just swinging with my left hand (right hand off the club entirely).
Really looking forward to see the rest
I figured this out the hard way lol
I never understood the baby bird grip pressure thing. If I held it that light the club is flying out of my hands!
Very insightful. Thanks for covering these specific topics rather than all those generic once the other channels constantly cover.
I tend to slice the ball especially with longer clubs and I have the sensor edge grip I’m more on par with a pro than all the other stats you posted
Moral of the story focus on fundamentals have a medium pressure grip and forget about all the other shit
Guess I'm screwed. I had a herniated disc in my neck that left my left arm and hand very weak.
I'm a professional drummer. I'm use to holding my sticks, "like a bird," I guess. Very loose, as loose as I can without dropping it. When I golf, if I don't hit it flush, the club will spin in my hand. That's because I'm using the least amount of pressure like I'm accustomed. I need to start squeezing harder. A really good grip trainer is a bucket full of white rice. Lots of videos about that.
Hey Matt; great video. Ever since I started to grip tighter as per friends advice my game has improved so much.
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I would love to see how this affects short game shots. I am pretty solid in my short game and spinners high shots, low shots would be curious to show people how much more they need to practice chipping vs a driver or iron. Everyone says I use my hands a lot is that good or bad?
Going to try this…. tend to hook and now know one possible reason why. Too much right hand! As always, good reasonable advice.
This is why i love Matt.. he's a technical person like me.. oh and do that 100 times …
Great man 👍
Thanks Matt, very over looked and not taught very much. Great Video, looking forward to the Sensor Grip.
I tried a light grip in my lead hand with my driver, once. After swinging, it very nearly went further than the ball!
My coach talks about how the "hold it softly" is taught mostly to beginners just as a "trick" just to make them relax the arms, and that the expectation isn't actually for them to lower their grip pressure.
as a baseball player, this explains a lot why I am so bad… The high hcp chart is literally how I grip coming from a bat.
Jack Nicklaus said it best: "I can assure you I never tried to delay the hit or retain my wrist cock. That happens naturally if you start with a proper grip, maintain a light grip pressure and keep your arms relaxed."
Great video Matt. Interesting stuff, we were all told the opposite growing up beginning the game. Great collab with Gabe by the way on his channel ⛳⛳
I think grip pressure can lead to too much tension in the arms, thus zapping speed. Finding that sweet spot is key. And certainly differs depending on the club.
I also found an overlap grip really helps lessen the trail hand overtaking my swing. Good video👍
This is great info!
Interesting, I had lots of pain in my fore arms the day after I played and I tought it was because I grip too hard…
Dont know what to do anymore.
The whole "holding a bird" thing never clicked with me! I'm a visual and data driven learner, and this is the absolute most perfect approach to learning golf grip pressure for me, Thank You!!!
Thanks for this video.
I recently started working on this just this year. I feel so much better with more pressure.
Funny how the "baby bird" tip has stuck around for so long when it is very wrong.
Also funny how strengthen vs weaken grip terms gets in the way wheen trying to search for this tip.
Rather than a graph showing relative grip pressure, how about an absolute chart? Do pro's have super strong grips? Popeye arms? We amateurs want to know…
The problem with golf is the “pros” “trainers” and “pga store pros” want to tell you something different… what is the right way has 20+ variations of the right thing to do. For a game that’s highly praised for needing intellect to play… people don’t know what they’re talking about. My cousin is a pga member he’s done training lessons but when I ask a question it’s an immediate uhhmmm try this. Not even the pros can answer simple questions. Stupid pga shop tellin me I’m trying to kill the ball with my tight grip… lol I never seen a baseball player hit a 100mph fastball using little grip… where’s the ball going? No where. Tighter grip solid swing step into it is how you make solid contact in baseball. Golf isn’t far off except the ball is stationary. It’s stupid the amount of wrong advice is given in golf lol how did any of ya make it as far as ya are… makes no sense lol
I have a real distaste for golf professionals, learned so much shit that’s wrong over the years. I used to swing like furyk, great strike, after years of some “expert” trying to make me swing like tiger I’m so much worse. Oh, and grip pressure was one of those things
This is honestly one of the most eye-opening things I've ever realized about a golf swing. I could feel a difference after five or six wings.
So much confusing information out there, and especially as I was growing into golf 30 years ago. This was clarifying…thanks!
Have not watched the video yet. My guess would be that I hold an iron or hybrid with my lead hand at about 30 percent of my strength and 20 percent with the trail hand. With woods a bit less than that. So pros would probably use less of their strength.
You’re about 20 years behind the curve on this one!!! Titleist Performance Institute has been teaching this for no less than the 10 yrs I’ve been certified. Avg grip strength of a pro golfer back then was double that of the avg golfer so while THEY might have a “lightish” grip it’s literally double that of the weekend warrior’s!!! And this has long been my issue with the vast majority of PGA teaching professionals is that they don’t know what they don’t know and what’s worse is most don’t want to know as it is a massive blow to their egos!
Is this just for full swing or short game as well?
I was gonna guess 28%
Nice to here this Matt. I'm only new to Golf, 2yrs in @ 63. I've had 3 lessons with 2 different pro's, the last 2 lessons I was hammered about my grep pressure & told to hold lightly "you don't want the bird to escape your grip, but you don't want to hurt it" So they are still teaching this and since listening to this, it has caused me a few prob's. So now I grep it firm & have a better result.
I was never taught anything about golf grip pressure