Malaska Golf LIVE / GRIP / Episode 1: What Golf Fundamentals Are Keeping You From Playing Your Best
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- This is from our first LIVE stream on UA-cam. We'll be exploring a series of LIVE episodes this year that explore what golf fundamentals are keeping you from playing your best.
Like with any lesson, I always like to start with GRIP. In this episode I talk about my history as a golfer, what I've learned about how I like to put my hands on the club, the role of both hands in the golf swing and how to check your grip to be sure it's right for you. At the end, I also took some viewer questions to help clarify elements of each topic.
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Usually I think a video about grip should only take 3 minutes but this 30 minute video was worth every second.
If you haven't already.. thank this man for this golden, logical, simple, and FREE information that he is giving you. Thank you Mike! You and Shawn Clement deliver instruction in such a beautiful way. Hope you are doing well and hope you are still helping people get out of their own way.
Watched about 40 different golf UA-camrs, this is the only method/approach that has resonated and fixed large parts of my game. He simplified the game so much for me
I come from a physical medicine profession and I love anatomy and technique. This is definitely the very best video on HOW TO GRIP THE CLUB by far. Also that the left limb and the right limb have their own specific role. Brilliant. Many years ago I introduced a friend to golf and after her first game, where she shot in the low 90’s she said “ So what is so difficult about this game” and I can remember answering “ you wait ‘til you learn how to hit the ball properly then you will realise how difficult golf can be.”
An update, Tonight at the range I made the change in my grip, just as Mike suggested. Took me 3 or 4 swings to get it sorta right. Still have to Relax my shoulders, arms and hands more, but I was able to hit my 23 * rescue 195 yrds carry, swing speed ramped up to an amazing 110 mph. Now, some may say, that's not all that great, but, I'm 72, have a curved & twisted spine, and arthritis in my lower back, Once I get more relaxed I expect to see even better results. So, a Huge thank you Mike..
Those numbers are impressive for 72
@@christopherwhitehead8946 actually it was a 22* rescue, not a 23. Last night I bested that 195, and hit 2 with my 22* rescue one went 224 and one went 222 yards. Thank you..the stars must have been aligned just right..lol
Sounds pretty bloody good to me mate, I'm 40 and carry my 4H 230 yards when I step on it, so really ur ahead of me
Time to shoot your age!!!!!!!!
Mike it's you that is the inspirituation actually! You might not know this but so many of my students are getting so much better thanks to you.
Abosultely the best coach online. There is so much information at there which makes all of us golfers confused and frustrated. Can't wait to watch more content and take out to the course. Well done Mike.
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Agreed!
I'm glad I watched this again. I used to play with a left hand grip that was so strong, a friend called it "a three knuckle grip with the wrong three knuckles".😏 In an effort to become more orthodox, I made it a lot more neutral. It's been years of frustration. Every time I get the nerve to try my old grip again, it just works, but it's so odd, I feel like I have to return to something more orthodox. When I bend over and hang my left arm, as you suggest, my hand falls right into the position of my crazy strong left hand grip. So, I'm off to the range to take back my game. Thanks, Mike.🙏🏻
I just wanna say:.......THIS IS SO GOOD!! Thank You for giving this to us.....
I had no idea how "neutral" my grip had become until I viewed this video. I was one who opened the clubface in the first 12 inches of takeaway and spun it back for contact. I hit some decent shots from time to time and got my HC down to 7. After a great round two weeks ago (one-over) everything fell out is sync and my last two rounds were 92s - one being in league competition.
After viewing this video I decided to commit to changing my grip and I watched Mike's balancing video. Just came back from the range and wow! If a lightning storm wasn't approaching I could have easily stayed there for another two hours. It was fun again, much less effort, and I could finally feel the club in front of me and slightly moving me back to lever the shaft. A really nice pattern appeared and my 140yd- 8 iron was now 7-10 yards further.
Thank You Again Mike
You described me to a T! I stumbled onto the idea of strengthening my grip because I had a neutral grip and I tended to cup my wrist. This resulted in timing issues in squaring up the face. I tried a strong grip as a last resort to get some consistency and I was amazed!! This led me to search for more information and I found this video. Feels good to know that the fix I "discovered" is a legit way to play.
Mr. Malaska, I have never had control over the ball like I had today. I was effortlessly commanding the clubface and damn did it feel good. Golf instruction today is how to change gears, where learning the grip is like knowing how to operate the clutch. Your instruction and communication ability is world class. Not a wasted word and this video might just be the most important 30 minutes I have ever spent learning about the golf swing. Thank you, it really sunk in and was a pleasure to learn from you.
Brilliant simple practical logical explanations & demonstrations of the mechanics of the golf club/hands grip 👍👍👍
Absolutely the most clear and defensible advise on grip I have ever been shown. My path towards destruction was similar Mike. Thank you for the redirection. Talk about epiphanies!!.
This is the best golf lesson I have ever had. Live, pre-recorded, in person, on course, wherever! This is simply the best lesson I've ever had. You have put so much thought into your game and I want to say thank you for sharing it!
After watching this video, and your others, I realized I've been holding the golf club wrong after 25 years of playing this game. Thank you Mike, you're the best teacher around.
One thing i always atruggled with was this: at setup there is an angle between the arms and the club, and with low grip pressure the club and arms will want to be in a straight line during the downswing. This results in the clubface being opening at impact, and the ball taking off to the right. I've tried to forcefully keep the setup angle intact during impact, which can only be done with tight hands and arms, and it gives very inconsistent results. Now you talk about the strong left hand grip, and that makes perfect sense! With the club and arms extended to a straight line, the clubface is square! 😊. Thanks for your videos.
I believe totally in what Mike is teaching. I too gripped the club like Mike as a 10 year old starting out and I have been playing for 53 years and of all the lessons on golf on the internet these days, this is the best way to start or fix or improve your game. Thanks Mike for making it easy. Please keep it up! Buck Varner South Carolina
Mike this is just BRILLIANT. Dear God my grip was so weak for 20 years until this. Just thank you.
Wow, I've watched a lot of golf videos but none that made me actually understand the grip and how it's supposed to work with the swing. Thanks so much!
I did that yesterday, I strengthened my grip as you said and it immediately started me hitting drive long and straight, no sign of the fade/slice I had before. WOW!!
Speaking from a long-time neutral grip, chasing the perfect flip, this video is blowing my mind a bit. Can't wait to get to the range.
When I saw the length of the time on this gripping video I thought. ”You've got to be kidding”. Wow was I wrong! Every minute had great information. Mike, you are the best instructor out there. This will help my game.
I was thinking the same thing. Great video
1st Class as usual.
I've been playing golf for 60 years. Joined a local club when I was 16 and got down to a handicap of after a few years. For 40 years I've been trying to figure out what I did when I was young. I've been looking at your site for the past two days and your first golf live brings back memories of how I used to play. Am really looking forward to going out tomorrow and playing. I'm now 78 years and really appreciate your wealth of experience which you share in a very non-egotistic way. All your trials and tribulations have led you to being a wonderful teacher.
Mike, Im so glad I found your youtube page a year ago. I have had the same experience as you. Im not on your level of play but I went through the same stages as you. I was naturally good on my own. I shot very consistent gold usually around 80, 81ish. I had some flaws which some early lessons fixed. Then I started with some real lessons in my early 20's and some stuff work but mostly I kept getting worse and worse when they changed my grip and had me rolling the club as well. I was told the toe of the club up at hip high was square. I had a strong left hand and was told I needed to weaken it. All the same stuff. It was a blessing to find you and tell me the stuff I was told was bad was actually good stuff. I have now found consistency again.. I understand it so much better. I was a horrible layer offer of the club and I know now the the stuff I was taught to fix it actually made it worse. So glad to be back on the right path now.
That was a very important 30 mins. Thank you for your insight, knowledge and honesty Mike !
This is the best video about grip I watched so far and it solved my issue for sometimes hitting the ball with lower launch angle and hitting the top of the ball. Before I watched this video I thought my issue could be that I did not have cosistent club head height control. After I watch this video and use left arm to natually lift the club and check the head face I noticed that the head face sometimes too close. After I correct the face I could consistently have good contact. What I learned is that after I hit several balls the head face gradually become too close. Not sure if my grip too loose. Anyway now I always check the head face using the method in this video and the contact becomes much consistent!
Hands down one of the best videos I've watched in years about the grip. You have helped me achieve a low single digit hdcp once again with simplicity. Thanks, mate!!!
I am a 5.2 handicap and have had lessons from the greats in instruction. However, Mike I can honestly say your instruction has been awesome. Literally made a impact immediately. Playing better than ever and LOVE LOVE LOVE your stuff. Thanks. Chippping, Putting, and Transition have been life savers. Keep it going... please.
One of the best grip lesson videos I have seen. Great, simple explanations. Reminded me of my first golf teacher 55 years ago.
Mike - applied the grip the club in the fingers of my left hand today (I’m a rightie) and striped the ball! It was utter swing freedom. Didn’t realize how much I was “controlling” via grip. What a great and simple thing. Thanks! I subscribed. Great instruction!
Wow this grib adjustment was amazing. I just had the best range session of my life. Straight, long and consistent. Thank you so much Mike Malaska!!!
This is by far the best golf instructional channel I've found. Thanks so much for doing these videos.
Thanks Mike, this has really changed my game. The grip is the most important part of the game.
This is a great theory. Ive always tried to force my left hand into a strong or even neutral grip and no consistency. The weak grip is how my joints line up. After seeing this im going to continue with a weak grip. Thx mike
Excellent video. So many videos out there on increasing lag and holding wrist angles and making sure you don’t flip. What they never say is that everybody releases their wrist angles or “flips” the club at some point. The key is when the flip happens in conjunction of course with rotation.
when I first started playing golf my friend who was a golfer set up my grip interlocking with a strong grip and a few other things. I remember how awkward it felt at first but I hit it good with a small slice with driver, straight with irons.I was in my 20,s and I loved to swing with my whole body aggressively over time I lost that whole swing. Your videos are bringing me back to that grip and everything is naturally falling into place my hip shoulders feet and trusting the swing and just letting it go. I feel 40 years younger.
To me (a Dance Teacher and golfer) Mike you are the best. Thanks a lot for your honesty, insight and very understandable content and the really thought through technic, bodymovement and other aspects of the game. I love your knowledge and how you present it. It helps to understand and put in relation what others want to teach one as well. Great content! greetings from Switzerland
Thanks Mike, I've been hinging my wrists for a year now. I came to the realization all Tour Pro's did this watching slow motion video's. It makes perfect sense once a person begins doing it. No more rolling the wrists, which I did all my golfing life prior.
You have talked around this in the past. But this is by far the most honest, thorough, logical review of your travails as a young pro. There's not an amateur golfer alive who hasn't dreamed of playing well, and hit a million balls, taken hundreds of lessons, all without reaching his desired goals. I was a short wrist whipper. I wasn't bad as a youth, but I wish I'd found you forty years ago. Peter Kennedy MD. p.s. your advice regarding my balance problem is slowly helping. Thanks for all your insights!
I was at the point of absolute frustration with my game, your videos opened my mind to the tension I was introducing into my body and its impact on my ability to swing properly. I’ve just had the most satisfactory practice session in a long time 👍 many thanks 😁
Always a pleasure listening to Malaska talk golf.
Mr. Malaska that's exactly what happened to me. Brilliant explanation. after all these years I finally found the best teacher in golf. The way you present your knowledge is extremely easy to understand. Thank you very much. You are simply amazing.
The best explanation of the grip I've ever heard
Best instruction to date, simple and great mechanics, Awesome thanks so much. The tennis analogy made me think less in the golf swing, been playing for years with some many thoughts not so much now.
69 years old, multiple physical issues, couldn't hit a sand wedge more than 30 yards. I changed my grip according to this series and hey presto, 50-55 yards with the sand wedge. The only change was the grip. I joined the Malaska website and OMG, there is enough info there to keep you busy for a year or more. What I really like is that he tells me WHY something works.
These tips have got me back into golf after 15 years out. I was told wrong for too long! I'm swinging better than ever with half the effort and twice the results!! Great Lessons! Great Swing Thoughts!!
This was what I’ve been looking for... the subject of the grip on the internet ( UA-cam ) is all over the map! The majority of instructors ( teachers ) push the neutral grip. But Mike has explained the physiology of this in a way that makes perfect sense, in terms of an athletic motion. Now I just need to apply it to my game. Thanks Mike!
Thank you for clarifying the golf grip and what a golf swing consists of. i have discontinued previous swing, and am now swinging easily and effortlessly after only one practice !! and im only swinging the club with 50 or maybe 60 % power...the ball just clips along with beautiful trajectory and length. I swing the club now with no rigidity or horrible swing thoughts lol. I'd been swinging that all my life and thought it was suppose to be that difficult...was I ever wrong. This is such a game changer, literally. i am still in the infancy stage this natural swing and i cannot wait to go out to the again and have purpose in my practice. I can fade or draw the ball now or simply hit it straight. i appreciate all the work and research you put into this, and I am so fortunate to have found your online teachings. Looking forward to watching more of your videos, and playing golf soon :)
Rob Beaulieu, Barrie Ontario, Canada.
I’ve been playing off and on for more than six decades. Of course, when I first learned the game as a caddy, we were taught the neutral grip. I made it work most of the time, but about ten years ago I began to lose the physical ability to time my swing consistently. This is hands down the best explanation of how grip influences swing. I’m in the process of changing my swing to one based on a strong grip, but my instructor has not explained the physiology behind what we are doing. NOW I understand and can happily commit to the process ⛳️
Mike. I really enjoyed reading your book. This video was fantastic. You explain it so well and its very easy to understand. I am looking forward to episode 2. Thanks
Best golf video I have watched ever…just chipped 50 balls, 80% went exactly where I wanted. (With my new natural grip) thank you sir!!
By far the best video about grip and what the left and right hands do. This is a gamechanger for anyone who clearly understood what was said... the "ah-ha moment"
Mike you are an encouragement and inspiration. Keep on doing what you are doing.
👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻 “yeah it is, that’s my swing right there” 😂 awesome! Lol love this
Hey Mike , you and Milo have helped me a lot , keep up the great work much appreciated.
Smash that LIKE button - great stuff!!!
Hello Mike, I should thank Be Better Golf for all his hard work and getting out there to bring in the greats like yourself. Through Be Better Golf I found your channel. I also want to thank you for share your insight on the golf grip. I was having the very same issue where originally I used a strong grip by mere accident. To later be told that the grip I was using was going to cause inconsistent shots. After that I was forced to learn to play a fade that started out as a 60 yard slice. Early on I had to aim way left if I wanted to keep it in the fair way. After awhile I was able to tame that slice and produced a fade. But never hit a draw until recently when I started playing around with my grip. I simply truned my left hand clockwise laid my right hand over it and BAM! It was going to the left. It took some tweeking to turn a hook into a draw. But magically I was hitting a draw, the first ever. The lecture you give in this video really helped me understand what was actually happening. I can't thank you enough. I'm still fairly new to Golf ⛳️ and have alot to learn, I totally get it now the grip is where it all starts. Thanks again Mack...
Hi Mike. I have been struggling with my consistency all summer. I watched this video this morning and headed to the driving range at lunch. WOW. What a difference in my ball flight
and my overall distance. Going to the range tomorrow to practice again before my round on Sunday.The best thing is I can practice the grip anytime to ingrain the left hand on the club. I have always
held it with palms facing each other. Thanks Mike.
I think the reason golf has struggled to be fun is because I’ve been taught to fight against my own intuition. The wisdom you’re sharing goes much deeper than golf. There will always be “pros” teaching us not to trust ourselves and trust our gut. This was refreshing to me in many ways
Thank you for making Golf easy and understandable! Thank you for sharing with us. Mike you are the best teacher in the world.
Mike, your insight and knowledge is true genius. VERY enlightening.
It's so sad but I'm glad I listened to your video today. 35 years ago I was hitting a several 3 irons on a hole for practice. I've never hit one as good as I did that day. When I got home I told my golfing wife (the better athlete) that it felt like I was holding a pencil in my left fingers and didn't have as much control as I though I should but shots were long and straight. Taking my 73 year old b... out and trying it tomorrow; thanks again for reminding me.
I cant thank you enough for this video and opening up. And being honest. Its my 6th year golfing anf keep knocking on the door of single digit handicap. But every time i searched for coaches they changed my grip!!!!!! Thank god im not crazy. I needed to hear this. Cant wait to go out and play now.
I come from a martial arts background and there are multiple styles and coach different disciplines. And its the same thing punches are different in boxing. Thai boxing and mma. Same like this grip. Im keeping it strong!!!
Can you pls go over the different strong grip players and there differences. Dustin really bows it. I don’t. Ive been watching duval and zach and bubba. Thank you again.
This is the best explanation of grip I've ever seen. Thank you!
Mr. Malaska,
Important stuff here Sir! Your work is producing some quite profound results in my personal and professional life.
Listening, watching, & learning intently is serving well, not only on the practice putting greens, the range and course, but also in my professional endeavors. I am taking many of your poignant words, concepts, and ideas along while working with clients in basketball skills training, and when coaching H.S. Bball.
Your examples and experience w/body mechanics (& how those few years probably produced lesser results ) was refreshing to hear, as I have had similar issues. Why waste time? Use what works for you in this “art form”. Yes, science is great for sports, but there’s a time and place, and time is of the essence, and there’s no time waste!?
To sum it it up...I appreciate you Sir, and it is great to have access to your channel! Stay UP!
Coach Lambert
Mike hi. Great lesson! Here’s a mini aha moment I got from this video;
The reason a lot of practice swings are perfect and then followed by bad shots is because with a practice shot the brain knows there’s no ball to hit straight and so has no need to make compensations. The moment you step up to the ball it’s a different story. No wonder you often hear “ I mess up as soon as I have a ball in front of me”
I AM A HUGE FAN. THIS IS THE BEST GOLF INSTRUCTION VIDEO IVE EVER WATCHED. THANKS SO MUCH!!!!!
Love your instruction on You Tube. You and Milo are the best. I appreciate your instruction from vast experience of the game. I am a super senior and have lost a lot of distance this year. Perhaps it will come back with more work.
Absolutely Brilliant!
As a former baseball player myself, Mike's instructions resonate with me completely. Mike made the cut in 1986 at Shinnecock while other past and future Open champions did not (Corey Pavin, Curtis Strange, Scott Simpson, etc.)
Mike is by far the Best instructor out there..Thanks Mike.!
Aw, I wasn't the only one duped into laying the grip across the finger pads.
Fingers it is! 👍
I hooked a club to something then pulled like his doctor did. I found if I held lightly my grip spun around as it slid down the shaft to the same position every time, if I started weak or strong, spun to same spot, a little stronger than my old grip. Same result when doing the hanging method or just seeing what felt good pulling hard, but thought I'd share this as it gives me perfect confidence this will help me with my unintentional fade on all my shots!
Mike,
I love you man! That was by far, the BEST Grip UA-cam video I have ever seen! Amazing stuff! I will use this grip during today's round and will leave you another note afterwards to let you know how things went out there on the course. Thanks again, this makes uber sense to me now!
Love this! I’ve realized I have a neutral grip and fight the slice constantly by doing exactly what he says! Rolling the right wrist! Thanks a ton Mike!
put the club face down so it feels heavy once... and then grip it with your fingers. Soon as you get it there... move your body so it makes the face look square from your perspective behind the ball. It does WONDERS. Soon as I discovered it, I can see 4 knuckles when I use driver. I can't even describe how far and how effortless I hit the ball. 310 is average and on good courses with some roll I hit 340+. I'm only 170 lbs but pretty flexible. And have an immense passion for the game :P
@@NonnyStrikes OK, (wow...)
@@paullazarus790 Yeah, I talk A LOT. It enables me to learn though. I've been proven wrong so many times, but with that comes knowledge.
Great session, I learned a lot about the problems with my grip that I have been taught like you! I will be changing. Great work!
Mike Austin teaches a lot like this. In fact I feel it's almost identical.
The more I mess with pushing off the ground to get the club to whip through, I grasp the concept and things sort of work into place, grip, posture, etc.
Good stuff as always Mike. Cheers from Minnesota.
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The pointer about gripping the club with the fingers totally changed my game. A big thanks and lots of $$ on golf bets
The most interesting grip video I've seen
Wow. I have worked forever to weaken my grip due to hooking. This is an entirely new thought. Working on the right hand. Wow again!
This is the explanation I’ve been searching for. Thanks a ton Mike.
Yeah made this change with my left hand grip as I did more as a kid and matched right hand to club face and man it felt so much better and more free. Once I felt the under hand throw, I could rotate (straighten left leg and feel pressure in left heel cleat) and let club head fall in place especially with driver the push cuts went away --thanks Mike!
throughout my search of the "golden tip". I think i've found it. I've always been able to understand how the body moves but i was sure my grip wasn't right. This confirmed my idea of the right hand movement and i was able to make the switch confidently. I played today and to my surprise I scored -1 under par where as my average is always around +9. game was so much easier and my swing felt much more free and fluid. Thanks Mike, I'll shout you out if i get to pro one day hopefully.
I saw you as a guest on someone else’s site. You were talking about practice and guys at the range and why we don’t improve. That was me… and something clicked. Thank You !! 🏌🏻♂️
Thank you so very much Mike ! The best grip lesson I learned. 🙏🙏🙏
How simple can Golf be explained. Thumbs up Mike !
Hi Mike
Here Richard from France.Though I am 70 I am 5.8hcp but struggle with my driver speed at about 93 94 mph
Decided to take your left hand grip really in finger tips bingo ss between 97 and 101mph !!!
Thank's for your videos
JC Richard
Mike. I think you look at the game in a great way. I see so many instructors teach one way because others teach it that way. Everyone is an individual and their bodies, how their joints align are different. Gripping and swingingin a way that is natural to you is so important. Can't wait to try this today. will update with the outcome soon. Thank you for sharing what happened to you and how you understood if you had success with something...why change it????? A cookie cutter approach is something I hate and has kept be getting better. Time to chnge that!
Mike you are genius ! Thanks for properly teaching us mere mortals
Thanks Mike, great tip you have solved my dilemma.Excellent explanation, will also go back to the grip I started with also, Cheers Paul G. Brisbane Australia.
Thanks Mike. I love your training videos. I am really trying hard to improve my skills. The hardest part of my game is lack of distance off the tee.
Wow. What a difference your ‘strong’ grip and wrist lever is making to my game, Mike! They both still feel very strange but I have just played my best ever competition round - net 64 - without touching a driver, wood or hybrid. Absolutely over the moon. Can’t wait to implement your pivot technique. You have new website subscriber.
Saw this episode yesterday and played yesterday afternoon. I immediately became comfortable with the grip (maybe because I now have some understanding of why). Had a couple early misses left but it was straightened out by hole 3. I'm a cerebral golfer but in trusting the grip, I found myself thinking less on the course. Can't wait to get back to the course to see if I still have it!
The best explanation I have seen. I tried it and had success. Thanks Mike…
yesssss!!! i love you Mike! i knew i i was miss hitting because i could not keep my right shoulder from trying to help it was getting really frustrating ! i went from hitting 80-100 shots flawless with my irons (blades) to 30-100😩 .. hitting the range after work but i know this is the fix !
Hi there mike, am amateur coaching 500 member in Hong Kong! Ur lesson really opened my brain , just love what u put on videos here ! Looking forward to visit you at your place! And he a couple lesson directly ! Thank you sir !
I apologize for re-commenting but OMG Mike(!), this has helped me so much! EVERYTHING gets better with the grip that's natural for you, (Strong!). Better body movement, because it believes in the swing; straight ball flight; distance and I'm just beginning to integrate it. I naturally want to default to the same grip I've had for 20 years and which hasn't worked for 20 years, LOL!
Thank you for taking the time to explain this and sharing your experience.
Good stuff Mike. I was a college Baseball Player and played for one of the best Coaches. You are more knowledgeable than he was. Thanks for sharing.
Mike you are the greatest golf instructor ever, it’s a dream to have an in person lesson, I live in mesa arizona!