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The Neutral Golf Grip Left & Right Hand Positions

Paul Wilson Golf

8 golfers recommended it · ✓ 1 said it fixed their problem · 2022–2025

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Explainer · Beginner

Shows the neutral grip in detail for both hands and how a strong grip affects the slice.

Why golfers recommend it

  • Neutral grip in detail
  • Grip video start
  • Grip too strong, improvement immediate
  • Best grip video claim
  • Neutral or stronger grip video
  • Great video on grip for hinge leverage

Summaries are written by AI from what golfers said about the video.

8 comments from Reddit

u/booboobearcakes 2025 · r/golftips · in “Strong grip killing me”

This video helped me tremendously. And just slowing my swing down a bit. To me it was night and day ▶ this video

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u/mattylocke 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Very new, started this year. Trying to work on grip and swing path currently as miss is generally a slice. Get”

Allow me to introduce the best grip video on YouTube ▶ this video This'll make sense after watching the video but that right thumb will be contributing to your slice. Check out more of that guy too, it looks like you're trying to generate a lot of power with your arms, and this guy has loads of "body swing" videos.

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u/HowardMBurgers 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Updated swing.. Took a few pointers from my last post”

I think this explains it very well… ▶ this video

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u/TDGoPlay 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Taking people's advice, my grip was clearly wrong. I've tried to look up the correct grip, does this look okay”

Here is the Paul Wilson video that describes in detail the neutral grip. Start with this and then after you master it you can do some experimentation on the range with a little stronger grip. ▶ this video

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u/Ok_Middle_1928 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Third week in- How can I improve my swing??”

Your grip is too “strong”. Watch this. You will see improvement almost immediately after you implement. Note that once you correct your grip, it will feel insanely weird, just take light swings with it (around 30) without even hitting a ball to get used to it ▶ this video

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u/petchulio 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Can’t Hinge Wrist”

Check your grip. It almost always is because someone is gripping the club incorrectly as to why wrist hinge isn’t great. This here is a great video on how to set your grip up correctly so that you actually have leverage to hinge. ▶ this video

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u/MasterChiefMcLachlin 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Trying to fix my slice.”

Your face is a little open at the top of your swing. How’s your grip? Try a neutral or stronger grip. ▶ this video

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u/Common_Move 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “Obsessed beginner looking for general swing tips”

It's natural to have it low and under the shaft a bit, it feels more powerful. But the symptom you can see is how your club face post impact closes rapidly. This is going to make you less consistent on the course, as your timing has to be perfect to avoid hooking it. Although we can see it is shut in the backswing, the real guage of success will be to see it less shut when it becomes visible again to the left of …

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