The Golf Grip | Achieving a Single Figure Handicap | Padraig Harrington

u/Engineering_Simple 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Glove”

Gripping too far up the shaft…. Very roughly speaking there should be 1-2” between the end of the club and the beginning of your grip. Padraig Harrington is a great resource: ▶ this video This one isn’t bad either: ▶ this video

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u/TheKingInTheNorth 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Can't adjust my super strong grip”

Grip the club so that when your forearms and wrists are relaxed you can lift the club up in front of you and the leading edge stays square to the target. It’s a check that Scottie does before most shots. Here’s my favorite vidoe on the grip ▶ this video Now once you’re comfortable that the grip is correct…. You have to commit to hitting quarter speed shots. Many many of them. Hundreds. Only goal is solid contact and …

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u/MetalAsFork 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “Being brave, here’s my swing after 1 year”

You have to fix your grip to allow the club to hinge and whip. I'd say start here: ▶ this video This applies to most beginners, and the sooner you get a grip on grip, the sooner you can start working on the next steps. It's really crucial that your wrists and arms are allowed to work in a way to create speed and control through impact.

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u/agcarterism 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Played baseball my whole life, started golfing 3 weeks ago and now I’ve developed a nightmare snap hook. Help!”

▶ this video Great explanation on the grip here^

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u/rigasminho 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “WHY AM I GOING SO LOW AND LEFT BRO IM GONNA HURT MYSELF (nah im not)”

Your holding the golf club in your hands vs fingers. ▶ this video His won majors for a reason.

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u/0SRSnoob 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Is this a good grip?”

No, it’s really bad. A lot of things wrong. Please watch this: ▶ this video

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u/mohawk85football 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Strong grip destroyed my swing, I'm back to square one.”

No offense but that’s as amateur as it gets. Zero people who make money golfing have their right hand under the club. 0. ▶ this video

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u/SunkTheBirdie 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Can’t elevate my drives”

[preview.redd.it] this is a baseball grip. on a golf club this grip is call VERY STRONG. If you are new to the game consider the implications of this grip. Here is what Padraig says: ▶ this video

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u/wormeee 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Rate my swing”

In order to whip the clubhead through the ball, your wrists need to be relaxed and allowed to move freely during the downswing. This is only possible to do when you have the right grip. This video explains a proper grip and how it affects wrist movement: ▶ this video

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u/Imwonderbread 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “Swing help”

Grip is a bit wild, no need to forward press that much. Need to fix that first before you can really see any other problems. ▶ this video ▶ this video

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u/CptBadAss2016 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Help me with my swing! Beginner here!”

All body and no arms. Step 1. Learn a good grip. Grip in your fingers, not in your palms. ▶ this video Step 2. Learn a good setup position. Stand up straight, bend at your hips, then crack your knees. Your knees should move forward in the direction of over our toes, your butt shouldn't move out behind you. In other words your hip sockets should line up straight above your ankles. ▶ this video ▶ this video Step 3. …

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u/TacticalYeeter 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Can low club-speed be a sign of bad technique?”

Ok, as I suspected. The first major issue is your grip. This is a simple fix. Your left hand might be ok, but you need to hold it in your fingers. The right hand is way too underneath and you’re palming it too much. This doesn’t let you release the club so you lose a ton of speed. You need to fix this first before anything else. Watch this: ▶ this video And this is how to apply it: ▶ this video It should make your …

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