Grip and Wrist Hinge; #1 Most Popular Golf Teacher on You Tube Shawn Clement

[TheYoutubinator1700]

He said "if your a hooker..." :)

[iamjarrodtoo]

Hello Shawn...your website is currently down, under construction, so i'm not able to read your forum to find an answer to my question. I've only recently discovered your existence. I'm new to golf (first summer)...no formal lessons. The problem with my swing that i'm MOST concerned about, is about 1 out of 5 swings with the irons, I am experiencing a extremely sharp pain that runs through my left hand/wrist, as the club hits the ball. Is it my grip? Should i give up golf? Is there a solution?

[clemshaw]

@iamjarrodtoo There is always a solution my man! My website is always up except for once this summer when a storm knocked out the service for a day; could be it was then! :) See "how arms and club release" as well as "Knife the grip" and talk about it in my forum too as we have many pros and veterans to help! Shawn

[hammer6233]

Your right leg straightens on your backswing, that will throw you off plane .

[silowhore]

you play with a fairly long left thumb shawn

[davidjungle]

Hey Great Video.

I have been playing golf for years and I never really concentrated on wrist hinge.

I am going to try it out tomorrow. Do you think it will give me distance?

[mjs0039]

Hi Shawn, I feel that sometimes my wrist is not getting hinged at the top in the back swing. Si I do not get that loaded arms feeling. Any suggestions/drills. Thanks.

[nhlhitz1]

hey shawn, thanks for all the videos. I am a player whos been playing for 3 years, and im a 12 handicap. The one problem i consistently have in my swing is that i shut the club when i hinge it. i was just wondering if there is any advice you could give or a video. thanks

[clemshaw]

@nhlhitz1 I have had several students who tend to re-grip in the backswing; this tells me that they are trying to hit the ball with the club by using the arms and hands; instead of using the weight of the arm-club unit to compress through the ball towards a target; very different mindset! See "overswing and fast backswing; shawn clement" and "Feel the swing plane; shawn clement" Shawn

[TheRizvi3]

you the man

[sifurick123]

This question may not pertain to this video. On impact what angle is the back of the left hand pointing to. [right handed golfers.] Is the  angle different for the driver compared to the irons.

[clemshaw]

@sifurick123 Hey thanks for the great question; if you are focused on your action to target, you will not need to worry about this; the back of the lead hand will be flat but this is the last thing you need to worry about; see my "solid contact; shawn clement" and "hammer through; shawn clement" videos; we have talked at length about this in our forum as well; All the best! Shawn

[dschultz6072]

MY FOREARMS ARE ON FIRE

[markcadloni]

Shawn,

I did get your emaill re: videos to watch. I will check them out. This is a very good explanation of the grip. I have two questions though. I have very short fingers and a std. grip size seems to inhibit the roll of the wrist you demonstrate in this video. Is that possible? Or can a sliding of the hips in the downswing (most likley the head also) keep the wrists from rotating and hinging on the downswing properly. Or a combination of both of the above.

[ansinkhh]

Love your videos, Shawn. I'm curious about your swing. I watched your swing on this video frame by frame and noticed that your upswing is steeper than your downswing. I've seen other pros preaching about one plane swing. From a beginner's point of view (me), I would guess that momentum automatically corrects the path of the club. Would you say then, your swing is more natural?

[nicehax]

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[MrDoobie834]

@nicehax SHAME ON YOU

[dieago4213]

VERY GOOD LESSON....THANK YOU

[claytronica23]

Shawn,

This vid for me is speaking to a current mental/physical struggle I'm having.

I stopped my amateur pull slice 2 yrs ago. Now my miss is a straight block right (sometimes with mild fade), or a pull draw. ("good" swing flight starts slightly right and draws back).I feel like I'm COMPENSATING for a stunted release by over-strengthening my left hand - and in so doing I have made my timing margin for error way too narrow. Any help to get through this ugly phase much appreciated!

[srvfan25]

hi i have been trying to change grips on some of my clubs can you help me with that

[thedanielsnz]

Hi Shaun, would you advocate a 10 finger grip ? I'm just getting back into golf (35 yrs old with Kids) after playing enough junior golf myself to be ok, and out playing one day with a sore finger I just switched to 10 fingers with great results, (as I played as a junior) just more control, better release and much cleaner irons......i would be interested in your comments. Ps a very warm thanks and G'day from New Zealand. Your a legend and more often in dressed in Black !!! cheers Peter

[cockywatchman1976]

Shawn. Is this correct? I thought the right hand wrist hinges sideways, rather than up like the left hand. I think different teachers are giving conflicting information here.

[JAKEHARRIS281]

Shawn, I'm a right handed golfer and I tend to put my right thumb parallel with my left at 1 o'clock. It feels uncomfortable to put the right thumb at 11 o'clock as you are doing in the video. Does this encourage a hook?

[tfdoke]

I am so glad you said this about grip pressure. On most of my shots where I get a good descending blow and take a good divot if my grip pressure is light (like holding a bird) the club head takes the divot and then either (1) Won't release through correctly or (2) Will turn way right and cause a weird duff. Tightening my pressure and making it airtight allows me to plow through the ball, release and take a good divot! I thought the grip was too tight, but you gave me hope!

[jwsmith519]

Shawn, you don't have big hands. I use the ENTIRE grip. I can just get my hands between the two double white lines on the Golf Pride grips. The strange thing though is my longest finger is only 3 5/8" long. According to Lamkin's fitting chart, they label my hand size as an "L" hand size and not a "XL" hand size. If you ask me, oversize/jumbo grips are for those guys with 4" long fingers.

[cockywatchman1976]

Shawn, I have to say I have recently made my grip pressure MUCH lighter and find it very beneficial for me. Too much pressure for me equals tension, jerky movements and most improtantly poor release. So I don't agree with you on this. On the grip itself, my grip is EXACTLY like yours, except I think shortening the left thumb helps me get more release. Your left thumb seems very extended-but I guess as a very strong player you don't struggle to square the club face as much-your thoughts??

[arsenal1032]

Bravo... your video was really easy to understand, and now my grip feels much more compact when I grip it easy pressure.

[bluejfk]

This video has helped me get into a much much more consistant swing. This grip really makes me feel like my hands are a unit for the first time. With this grip the wrists hinge together. With my previous grip my left hand was more weak and my left thumb pointed to 1:00.

With my old grip, one day my right hand would be more dominant in the hinge (great for irons ) and the next day the left hand would win (great for sweeping). I could not have them on at the same time. This video is the key.

[PokerXFactor]

Love the videos Shawn and the DVD! Thanks very much! I have a question and the right hand (for a RH swing). At the end of the backswing, is the right hand palm up to the sky or is the hand vertical? I was surprised to see a Jeff Ritter video saying the palm should be up at the top of the backswing. I do feel like sometimes I'm losing control of the club head in the backswing (actually not knowing the position of the club head) ... maybe this is the reason?

[clemshaw]

The back of both hands are slightly cupped and parallel to each other; see "golf pro lesson bridging flat wrist with hinged wrists; thanks for the question! Shawn

[jsmyers777]

i have real problems getting my grip secure. My thenar eminence and hypothenar eminence are very thin, not alot of fatty tissue and I have very long fingers. A standard size grip is too small for my left hand unless I use a very short thumb, but then I cant fit my left thumb into lifeline of right hand. A long thumb will fit into my lifeline but my fingers dig deep into my hand. I cant seem to squeeze a lager grip as hard.

[clemshaw]

You will definitely be the best person to know; the key here is to be able to swing the club back and through like in my "golf pro lesson perpetual motion drill" without anything coming apart and feeling like you can whip the snot out of the club effortlessly and without strain; Shawn

[Doesitmakeasound1]

Why don't other people teach like you? I moved my comment - it seemed more appropriate. After watching many of your videos I noticed that when I choke up a little more, closer to the "golf pride" than you, grip doesn't move around (I have those marks on the pad of hand), hinging, and get a nice momentum whip easier. Used to hit the ground a lot, but by moving hands up I can maintain posture and clubs have more room to fly through. My clubs are not cut or lengthened. Is this ok in the long run?

[clemshaw]

You are bang on what you should be doing and I applaud you for discovering this for yourself! Many tour pros do this including Anthony Kim, Nick Price, Steve Lowery, and the list goes on; Thanks for the comment! Shawn

[ruud76]

Hey Shawn, interesting video...I had a lesson with a golf pro who did in fact talk about things in very similar ways to yourself, but one thing he did say was that I should try to grip the club more loosely.

Now I believe the point he was trying to make wasn't so much about the grip I had, but in fact the tension that kind of spread to the rest of the area, which was stopping my wrists from hinging properly. Do you think this might have been a result of the grip, or maybe something else?

[clemshaw]

Think about the grip this way; you are connecting a new bone to the body to form a club-arm unit hanging from the shoulder sockets; the grip should be secure enough so that when you swing back and through, there is no detaching in any are from the club; see "Golf Pro lesson grip awareness" and "golf pro lesson weak grip or strong grip"; thank you for the question; Shawn

[Doesitmakeasound1]

Thank you!

[jonnyleversingh]

HI Shawn,

Its so interesting to watch your videos. Now, please guide me through the process of downswing. On the top of the backswing, what is the first move? Or what should be my first thought? And how to do it so that my head is behind the ball at impact and the right shoulder is below the left one and my eyes are able to watch the impact?

[clemshaw]

The best drill that describes what you are asking is the "Golf Pro lesson perpetual motion drill"; I get this question a lot and the answer is not what you think; see also "Golf pro lesson golf swing medicine" and "golf pro lesson momentum toss" part 1 and 2; you will see that gravity and momentum do all the work; Shawn

[mrjackpo]

Hi Shawn,

I am curious as to what you this of the Reverse Overlap Grip for the full swing. I started swinging my medicus with this type of grip and surprising the club has a hard time breaking.

Thanks!!

[clemshaw]

I have seen this grip work very well and every bit as effective as any other; you have my blessing! Shawn

[NHOJ1111111]

Shawn, Am RH & am finding I cant keep the RT thumb & trigger finger together through out the swing. Somewhere they come apart and the trigger finger wears a groove in my thumb. My grip is as per your instruction (Overlap). Is this a result of a swing flaw ?

[clemshaw]

Yes, it means that the body is in the way in the backswing and causing the elbows to separate and the grip gets pulled open; see "golf pro lesson grip awareness" for this; thanks for the question! Shawn

[rahickey002]

Shawn, thanks again. I went to purchase new grips last week.I was asked "What size glove do you wear?"."Mens medium, then these are the grips for you." I replied, " No, I want to try them all and squeeze the differant sizes till I squeeze the right one."In the end I chose one size bigger than mens standard and the same style and size that he used. He also had the same exact hand size as mine. Thanks,I normally would have assumed he new best and taken the first grips that he recommended.

[clemshaw]

Super! Thanks for posting!  Shawn

[rjmucha1214]

If you want to be great ball striker 3-4 pressure is perfect.

When you begin to learn how to whip your arms/club you'll have be loose throughout your body to promote proper release and to generate ideal clubhead speed.

Try taking a proper grip and setup to the ball with your tricepts resting on your chest. When your ready to swing just concentrate on your right tricep initilizing the movement back. It should feel like your flipping your right arm back, but in a controlled manner.

[bboardma]

Shawn your instruction to place the right thumb on the side of the club feels okay to me but it feels more natural to put my right thumb directly on top of the club, in line with my left thumb. It slightly changes the right hand angle, but doesn't do anything to the club face. Any thoughts?

[clemshaw]

As long as you can hinge both wrist together without anything moving in the hands and this allows you to whip the snot out of the club to the target with the ball flying straight and powerful! :) Shawn

[KxWaYnE]

Quick question: Do you deliberately hinge your wrists or is it natural because I've never given it any thought during my swing?

[clemshaw]

The right arm folding in the backswing will begin the process of hinging and then gravity will finish it off and set the wrists fully; they will also hinge more going down as you whip the club through the ball; see "golf pro lesson arm motion" and "golf pro lesson takeaway and starting the swing"

Shawn

[oldwarez]

After watching this I think it may be the best video I've seen about golf on youtube.

[aaron350zracer]

frank not  fran sorry

[clemshaw]

Right on Aaron! Frank is a world class coach and you are in the very best of hands!!! Keep me posted as to your progress as I want to learn from your exchanges please! Email me on my website! Shawn

[aaron350zracer]

hey shawn i am learning from fran mcrestal

[Yuppers913]

Hey Shawn!

Love your videos, I have a quick question.

I find that my left wrist hinges and cups naturally as you say is correct here, but if i let it work that way i get the club well across the target line at the top.

Is this a position which should result from hinging your wrists in this way, and is it one you support?

I feel like its leading me to expect a draw but when it goes wrong I'm blocking it right.

[clemshaw]

See the "golf pro lesson chicken wing across the line", "Golf pro lesson elbow close?" and "golf pro lesson grip awareness" videos to fine tune;

Shawn

[spords]

smokethedriver300

Thanks, for trying to answer my question. But after watching the video, I'm still a smidgen confused as to whether it's okay to cup the right wrist (not the left wrist) at the top of the backswing. (for a right handed golfer). It seems everybody wants to talk about the left wrist when my question is about the right.

[JerodDenny]

Hey Shawn these videos are awesome. I am always looking at them trying to focus on the points you make. Do you have any tips on how to quit getting soars or blisters on the palm just above the wrist directly below the pinkie and also on the side of my index finger? I don't wear a glove but I tear a lot of skin on these two spots.

[smokethedriver300]

lol, why do you think they sell gloves?

[JerodDenny]

instead of tearing a glove over and over and wasting them like I have before I would rather fix the problem, thanks for the smart ass comment tho

[smokethedriver300]

why would you want o injur yourself rather then tear a glove? keep replacing the glove, correct your grip to stop tearing the glove. typicaly if you can place the handle of the club into your fingers in your left hand as shawn shows us in this video, this rub will stop. I get the same rubbing, I think mine is in the follow through.

[smokethedriver300]

somthing happens to me when i grip it like this coming throught the ball after impact my left wrist feels like it is gonna break! So my grip loosens which is why mine moves. It starts hurting bad after a couple days of golf.

[clemshaw]

This means that your body is not getting out of the way through the ball which means that you are defaulting to the ball and letting it become your target; see "golf pro lesson bilateral golf swing" and "golf pro lesson timing and tempo update" as well as "golf pro lesson through the ball" the casting the fishing pole towards the target is my favorite analogy for this as well as the skipping the stone!

Shawn

[clemshaw]

Good comments guys; it means that there is movement in the grip during the swing which means the quality of the grip is not up to snuff; see the "golf pro lesson grip awareness" video;

Shawn

[spords]

Shawn,

Tonight, I spent two hours researching whether cupping the right wrist ( if you're right handed) is correct when you're at the top of your backswing. Half said,"Yes, cup the right wrist". Half said, "No, don't cup the right wrist."

I decided to come to you, Shawn, for the final word as you're the most helpful voice on the internet.

From backswing to downswing, is it like hammering a nail; casting a fishing rod?

Please help. I'm a confused 10 handicap. Cup or no cup?

[smokethedriver300]

Spords, he makes it very clear in this video on grip, Yes cupping it is ok, flat wristed is not correct, it happens naturally when you grip the club. Sorry for answering for you shawn, I know you mentioned this in the video. I had the same question, Thanks for clearing it up shawn.

[clemshaw]

Great answer smokey! Anytime man! Very much appreciated!

Shawn

[clemshaw]

Hey Spords;

Just have a look at my "golf pro lesson bridging flat wrist with hinged wrists" video and it will answer all your questions about this subject.

Thanks for the comment and question! Shawn

[8IronSings]

Shawn. t y this is a great series of very helpful, specific golf swing instructional videos. I am in the process of starting a rework on my swing.. I've gone as far as I can on my own so I am going to a CPGA locally to start the re-work over the winter. My question is that I always have had a strong grip and tend to have 1 callus at the base of my LH pinkie.(I am RH) would that indicate movement of the grip, too? I don't wear a glove.. A 1000 thanks.. keep up the good teaching! 8is

[clemshaw]

Hey 8is! Thanks for the comment!

I would not worry about it since you do not wear a glove; I would be more concerned if you had blisters there! When I played a lot, I did not wear a glove either and you will definitely develop calluses that way; Shawn

[pecky1234]

tbf shawn, the size of grip will affect your ability to grip the club. for example if you have a grip that is too small, chances are your left hand will tend to be more on top of the club, strengthening your grip, and then you may have a tendency to hit it left

[clemshaw]

Hey Jordan;

I have been around that merry go round too many times; what you describe is in some extreme cases because you and I know you can snap hook a jumbo grip as well as banana slice a ladies grip; the grip sizes for most are adequate but the best way to really find the grip size is by feel of squeeze; because at one point you will need it when you have to hack through thick rough or rip a solid drive over a long forced carry! :) Shawn

[Scampern]

What potential problems can occur from a position at the top of the backswing where the clubface is pointing more towards the sky than paralell to the target line?

[clemshaw]

This means a closed face and a potential for low shots that curve to the left; is this common for you?

Shawn

[Scampern]

Quite the opposite actually :).

I mix it around from pulls to fades/slices

[clemshaw]

So that means you are changing your tilt angle either in the backswing or in the downswing; your lower spine is sliding away from the target or your upper spine is tilting towards the target causing you to come across and from the comment you made about leverage, it sounds to me like you have already figured this out! Shawn

[Scampern]

maybe shawn. Not sure. Had a pro lesson today. Got the message that my hip action was way to big and I needed to quit the hips.

Third time my pro has told me this. He said that was the reason for pulls/slices in my swing.

It felt awful, doing what he tried to make me,.. now Im just confused and discouraged. Will probably have a video analysis or something from you..

[AussieRosie]

Giday Shawn, thanks for the great explanation of the grip. It's the first time I've seen it explaned. I've been trying to make myself not grip the club so tight. It turns out from your explanation, (which makes sense) that I've been fighting a natural reaction of club and distance. This is great to know as it gives me one less thing to worry about when I'm trying to hit the golf ball. Thanks again.

[clemshaw]

You are welcome Rosie!

Shawn

[donkeydickkk]

i have a question. when you put duct tape on a driver when testing it at a store, will this put more spin on the ball?

[craigwatson07]

Shawn: I finally have heard a teacher say hogwash about light grip pressure. Good for you. Bet you get a lot of heat from Top PGA pretenders who can only regurgitate what's been said by thousands of other "followers" before them. Look at the arms of almost every good player today and it looks like they're bench pressing. Light grip? I don't think so. I see 9 out of 10 with their left hand open at the top of the swing. Sure will be if you grip light!

[clemshaw]

Thanks for that comment Craig! Very much appreciated!

Shawn

[oTITLE1STo]

It looks as if you slow your swing down at the top, any reason why?

[clemshaw]

Yes!

Have a look at my "momentum Toss" part 1 and 2, "golf Swing Medicine" and "tempo and timing" videos; they are all on the "you Tube Shawn" page of my website;

Thanks for the comment! Shawn

[kaymalo1]

hi shawn,

As one of your legion of devoted students thank you .

Weak/stong grip Qquestion: If I start with the release position like hitting a hammer - so that the pinky (Ulna) side of my left hand is on plane 4 fingers show so is that how I should set up. Is this a matter of anatomy? when I cock my wrist, it goes back less than other people's about 45 degrees of radial flexion but on the return (ulna flexion) it goes more than others It might effect my distance Any comments

[clemshaw]

Sounds like your grip is a little off;

I would have to see it to pass on a correct comment;

Shawn

[auxr4dar]

hi again. tried to put the wrist hing into an analogy to come to the correct position without too much thinking. Ive likened it to chefs on tv with a frying pand in their left hand tossing the food in the air like a pancake. just that little flicking action while holding the club grip loosely letting the club turn till the face of the club is vertical brings me bang on the mark. then add the right hand and fire away.

[clemshaw]

Very Cool comments man, thanks!

Shawn

[auxr4dar]

I've had numerous lessons, mostly from coaches who quite frankly just want your cash(anyone can talk a good lesson) Ive looked at numerous vids but you just cannot learn from watching someone face on.This is the vid that changed it for me, first person perspectve and clear.My game changed in 1 day. If an entire set up could be shot from this angle for say a driver and a mid iron then it would probably be the most informative video ever posted .... cheers

[faamecanic]

Im a new golfer and VERY confused. I have watched videos from Gary McChord and David Leadbetter and they both say the grip should start in the first joint of pinky finger closest to your left hand and by the time the grip reaches your pointer finger the grip should be between the middle joint and and first joint (joint furthest away from your hand near tip of your pointer finger).

After trying this I have noitced I have joint stiffness. What do you say about the two different grips? Thanks!

[clemshaw]

Because every hand is slightly different, you just can't do a "paint by the numbers" kind of grip; have a look at my "Golf Pro Lesson Proper Grip" video as well; all my videos are on my website on the "You Tube Shawn" page;

Thanks for the comment and question! Shawn

[faamecanic]

Thanks for the reply Shawn! I do like your method of gripping the club MUCH better as I do not have that gap between my pinky and heel using your method. And I feel like I have much better control of my club using your grip.

Your videos are GREAT!! and have taught me a lot already.

[wlstkdrnr]

Hi Shawn,

I'm enjoying your video lessons out here in Korea. From this lesson is it a misconception in thinking that I should lead roughly 1/2 ~ 1" of space between the butt end of the club and the end of the left hand pad? It looks like you grip the club towards the very end. Is this from a different school of thoughts/teaching?

[clemshaw]

As long as you have the grip-handle under the heel pad of the left hand...it will look like you have a half inch showing from the down the line view and almost nothing showing from the other side...whatever feels good to you though...I have many pro friends that like to grip down an inch or 2...Moe Norman was one of them! Shawn

[dutypaidrock]

Thank you thank you thank you! The obsession with keeping the left wrist absolutely flat as I've been told to has hindered my swing for years. Recently, I've paid no attention to this and just made sure it doesn't hinge any more (OR LESS) at the top, and all of a sudden I'm striking it pure. Only yesterday I noticed just what you show at the beginning of the video - there's a natural angle created when clenching the fist, and straightening this in the swing causes many problems.

[millarhouse]

I like Born2Bogey's question, because I have been struglling with this very question. With my 9 iron, if I keep the top of the thumb in line with my forarm, I hit the ball well. But applying this principle to longer irons I need to extend my arms further from my body, or stand higher to maintain this straight line. My problem is without this straight line I cant make good contact with the ball, and tend to hit to the right. When cocked I cant seem to reach the same cocked postion on contact.

[Born2Bogey]

Hello clemshaw,(golf guru), when addressing the ball with irons or woods should the forearm(antebrachium) and the top of the thumb(pollex) make a straight line with one and the other or is there a wrist(carpus) cock? thanks.

[clemshaw]

Hi and thanks for your comment; there is definitely a cock of the wrist, just like casting a fishing pole and throwing a football; not like throwing a baseball or a Frisbee; can you picture these differences?

I think this would make a good video, to expand on this one as far as the wrist movement together as a unit between both hands; Shawn

[Gmats44]

After each practice swing, my grip - set to be strong - becomes progressively weaker. Help!

[Your "Hogan Power Drill" is my favorite.]

[clemshaw]

Hi Gmats and thanks for your comment!

Examine the way you take the club back; is it with the hands and arms or are you using the turn of the body to toss the arm unit into the backswing like a crane and wrecking ball?

You want the latter and you will see how in the "Takeaway and Starting the swing" Video...you will find all my videos on my website at shawnclementgolf dot com on the "You Tube Shawn" page...

[pecky1234]

them grips look pretty shiny :) get 'em re-gripped. cant be beating vijay wth grips like that lol :)

[perrytan10]

Thanks for your lessons that you have put online.

The wrist hinge demo sure does make everything clearer and help me get into the 'set' position clearer.

One question on swing thoughts/theory. Have you by chance come by the Mike Austin swing theory and how that unorthodox swing works?

[clemshaw]

Hi Perry and thanks for your kind words and comment;

As far as Mike Austin; just like all swing theories there are good nuggets; tough to answer in 500 caracters though...I prefer to create the sling effect in the downswing and not in the backswing where it can be lost too early and also cause a whole host of balance issues...Have a look at all my videos on my website in the You Tube Vids page at shawnclementgolf dot com

Take care, Shawn

[giocharles]

Thank you for your golf grip lesson's 1 & 2 After years of driving my self crazy changing my grip from 1 week to the next reading countless magazines,instruction books and taking a lesson or two, i now understand how to grip a golf club properly your instruction is clear & uncomplicated.

i am already incorporating your golf grip and tecnique

keep up the good work

[jacksonlui]

you have a large gap between your thumb and index finger in the left hand.  I thought it's suppose to be air tight on both hands.

[clemshaw]

It all depends on how your hand is made; where you want the left hand to be air tight is where the pinky wraps around and applies the grip of the club to the underside of the heel pad of the hand; I hope this helps, Shawn

[jacksonlui]

thanks for the response. hogan's book referred to stitching his index and thumb together. I've been working on a very neutral grip so I can feel a flat wrist on top which has helped from hooking my balls under pressure. At address with a neutral grip, you will still have cupping. When I say neutral, I mean I hold the club with the face looking up at the sky and my left wrist is flat, back of hand mirroring the face. It's hard to do after playing with a strong grip for so long.

[rizzle31]

Hi. I have a quick question about grip. My thumbs (both) always seem to hurt after a golfing session either going to the range or playing on a golf course to the point where it starts to peel when i play more than once a week. Why is that? Is it just my body/skin? I hold the club exactly as you describe it on this video. & Cheers for all your videos. Great Help!!

[clemshaw]

Check out "Golf Pro Lesson catapult Power" "Golf Pro Lesson fine tuning the best drill" and "Golf Pro Lesson Arms falling" to make sure you are "Clearing through the ball" with your left side and allowing the arms to extend expansively towards the target and take the pressure off the wrists and thumbs...some people chicken wing and others get it on the wrists and thumbs; Shawn

[pecky1234]

it is hard to ignore how the majority of golfers, including all players who are products of the golfing machine, have a flat left wrist. tiger, jack, scott, padraig, justin rose, sergio and the vast majority of tour players have a flat left wrists. you even did a lesson for me about supination, which surely relates to a flat wrist

[clemshaw]

Yes and you are right in saying that since I have not talked about the complete story; there is a lot more to this and it is mostly about feel...the main reason for this video is for golfers who collapse with the wrists...in both directions: either too cupped or too bowed...I will try to get something out soon on this subject...Shawn

[h1e2x3]

Shawn, actually I have one question. Why do you promoting the parallel position of the left hand thumb on top of the grip ? Many great teachers claim it should be moved a bit to the right of center, because it secures an excellent under the shaft support at the top.

Thanks.

[clemshaw]

It is just the camera angle...I teach the thumb coming from a 1:00 position with the tip of the thumb at 12:00...the tip of the thumb and snuff box line up down the grip;

Thanks for the comment, Shawn

[tenaciousbee]

Thanks for clarifying the grip size and pressure issues for me. I often wondered what the pros meant on Golf Channel about grip pressure. You dispelled a lot of issues for me. Keep up the good work

[mpb1472]

Superb presentation and explanation of the grip and and tension. I have gravitated to using the 10 finger grip. I seem to have a quicker release with it with less open clubface issues. I have very strong hands and they are not small (std. with 2 wraps) and often read that I should not use it. What do you think?

[clemshaw]

What is important is that both hands stay on the grip properly throughout the swing; if you swing the club back and through like in my "Golf Pro Lesson Distance to Ball" video, you should feel it easy to maintain the integrity of the grip with no rubbing or pulling apart; 10 finger is a very sound grip if it fits the bill! Thanks for your comment; Shawn

[golfincary]

Best explanation of grip and hinging that I have ever seen or heard - went to the range and worked on it. Thanks. Now I am going thru your other videos. Tried your tip on driver - was successful in hitting some good shots - will have to try some more tomorrow, Cheers...

[L071945]

Excellente explication autour du grip . vos videos sont riches et cohérentes entre elles.

Pouvez vous expliquer votre mouvement initial du genoux droit au départ du backswing

your videos are well done , and coherent together for all players level

one is missing : an explanation of the move of your right knee starting backswing !!!!

PS: I enjoyed very much the correct wiew of the left hip starting in the downswing

thanks again

[clemshaw]

Merci de ton commentaire! Si tu vas au video intitule"Golf Pro Lesson Routine" tu aura la reponse a ta question;

Thanks for your comment! Shawn

[GUNman3893]

thanks you so much for this videos do you think if you dony do this grip it will cause slicing an if you do, do this grip tip it will help with the slicing and agian thanks for all the videos they help me so much with my game keep up te great work man your awesome!!!!!

thanks

[myimpetus]

Thanks Shawn. This is another excellent video. I have been wearing a hole in my glove for years! I will be taking this and your other excellent lessons to the range this weekend.

[kingalexing]

hey shawn, i have been doing what you are saying when it comes to the backswing (using the hips to "lunge" the arms into the backswing) but my left forearm rotates a little too much and i get laid-off by midpoint in my backswing. In the past few months i have been getting into that laid off position no matter how i swing. Could i be doing what you are saying, wrong OR could this be old habits getting back on me. If it is, do you have any suggestions to getting rid of it, thanks

[richl777]

Shawn, what is the correct positon for the RIGHT hand at the top of the swing? should i have the feeling of the right palm pointing sky-wards to enable me to fall into the'hammer swing ' impact as described in your other video?

cheers

[clemshaw]

The right hand mirrors the left hand and will hinge together with it; to have it skywards would cause the left wrist to collapse...Feel the left thumb and the "V" of the right hand support the club at the top of the swing...

Thanks for the question, Shawn

[jnfdsjfdjs]

Thanks for the great videos, Shawn. I have noticed something today though, that with an interlocking grip it is best to keep my left wrist flat, even though I have to get used to it. Because I've had pains in my right "pinkie" (little finger). This is because a bend, cupped, left wrist on the backswing makes me put pressure on the finger. But with a flat wrist it feels better, no strain. So with an overlap grip it works, but not with an interlocking grip, for me at least.

[clemshaw]

There are of course other factors involved but many tour pros do well with a flat left wrist...the key is to feel an effortless powerfull whip of the club through the ball; and for the majority, this comes with a proper hinging action of the wrists...if not, your right hand position is the issue...Shawn

[pecky1234]

ben hogan says the line between the thumb and index finger on the right hand should point straight up tho the chin. i hav been doin this, and it seems to me that it seems just a tad weak. i hav been struggling with a cut recently, and i think this cud be the reason why. do you think it should point to shoulder or collarbone or straight up?

[clemshaw]

don't forget that Ben was playing a fade; weak grip and slightly cupped at the top but with a flat swing...let your grip fit your body and combination of swing...some (many) tour pros have all 4 knuckles showing with the v pointing right of the right shoulder~! Go with what works for you...for me, it is 3 knuckles on the right hand swing and 2 for my left hand swing...my right hand and arm is much stronger...

Great question, Shawn

[THEEMERALDTABLET]

as you know shawn it was me who originally posted the question about the F.L.WRIST and mr TKX4834 is dead right as are you about the masses of average golfers trying to get ahead but for the low handicap golfers out there the F.L.WRIST can really be helpful -and if you check out mike v golfswing on you tube with ernie els-you will see what i mean-regards.

[clemshaw]

If your grip is neutral to weak like Els, Tiger and Nicklaus, you need to maintain the angle in the back of the left hand in the swing to hit the ball straight and bow it to hit a draw...Hogan prefered to hinge properly to get the most out of his frame...like fishing, football throwing and hammering nails...peole with very stiff wrists will have trouble hinging too; so I know there are both sides and I do teach both; it is just the time factor with these videos...:)

[rahdeeze]

Ever since i watched your series my game has improved 10 fold. Thank you very much for sharing your insight and knowledge.

[clemshaw]

Well said;

These Videos are meant for the golf masses; they are well researched, well studied and all validated by physicians, kinesiologists, chiropractors and sports therapists;

Thanks screamingeagletim! Shawn

[screamingeagletim]

Yes, Mr. TKX4834, Tiger and many top touring professionals have a flat left wrist at the top of the swing. Reason being they have the talent and ability to make such a move in their swings. 99% of the masses cannont do this. I am pretty sure that you rank somewhere in that 99 percentile. You want to know how I can say this? Because you are not Tiger Woods and it is a safe be that you never will be.

[TKX4834]

Mr. Clemshaw, many of the world's greatest have an absolutely flat wrist at the top of the swing including Tiger Woods, the world's greatest.

[arturo45]

Shawn, the simple yet creative video angle of the grip you show here is brilliant. I have been struggling with a strong grip for the past couple of weeks and you have put me back on track.

Tim

[jelqer]

Many good players (major winners) have a flat left wrist at the top of their swings.

[clemshaw]

Thanks for your comment;the point here is that too many golfers (who do not fit the tour player profile) try to keep the wrists flat unsuccessfully...I speak to the masses of golfers trying to have some fun and get ahead in the game...:) I also like to stick with what is anatomically correct!

[itubeutude]

another excellent video shawn. Do you do any clubfitting?, What's your views on MOI fitting for the average player?