NEVER DO THIS One Thing with your GRIP if you Hook the Ball 

This is EXACTLY the video I needed as golf courses start opening in Wisconsin! Great timely content as always!

Great tip for the grip man! Ive been the most inconsistent with my irons lately. I'm going to work on it this week.

This video shows exactly what I've been doing lately, and it's been driving me crazy. Those nasty hooks have been killing my game. This should fix things for now, lol.

I have this problem, I will make this adjustment. Thank you

I’m trying this during my range session tomorrow. Thanks!

Had a cool course pro get tired of watching me hook every shot with my driver on the range before playing, he showed me basically this one thing with the grip (rolled my right hand ever further over the top of my left then this video) and it was like a miracle from the golf Gods, i almost started hitting a fade instantly. Still works years later although i forget at times

Nice vid...also, if any of your viewers aren't aware of it, they might want to read Hogan's Five Lessons book.

Wow thanks heaps, this has fixed the problem I had ... I watched your first video and it worked but mt thumb must have moved over time I knew something was wrong but could not work it out! Back on track.....

This makes total sense, going to work on this this week. Thank you

I was suddenly starting to hook fairways and irons. Saw your video yesterday and what a difference today. Drives even went higher vs delofting with face rolling over. Thanks!!!

I used to be a fader, but as my swing progressed my driver started hooking and drawing. This is the best video I have watched that explain why a strong grip will hook your ball. Thank you.

It's funny you saying that in your intro how close we are to completing the golf grip you are absolutely right when I used your direction on how to receive the club a total Game change and you right I am putting my thumb on the side of the grip and it does go left when I do that so I can't wait to play again and put that thumb on top of the grip right at about 6:00 I think that's what you were saying in your video when you said squish it I understand thanks for the tips you're a good teacher.

You’ve helped me go from misguided weak grip advice that I played with for 20 years! …. Last year you got me on the right path but I either sliced or hooked badly. I just didn’t understand where that thumb was supposed to be. As you mentioned in your video, I was receiving the grip but then would twist my hand around in order to get my thumb over there. Now I know this was the wrong move. I changed my grip according to the more clear advice and my hands got tired quickly (a good sign for me that this was something totally different) I stepped into the optishot simulator where I was hitting slice after slice even with an in to out path or a bad hook if I tried to really turn my hands around. THE SECOND!!! I corrected my grip position, I delivered 7 beautiful draws. My hands then got tired, I didn’t correct and I sliced again. Shook the hands out, re-gripped and again, drove another 4 little draws. Step by step, you help me become a better golfer. Being under 100 was a goal two years ago. This year, it’s to be under 85 every round with a round in the 70s once a week. Something I’m also learning right now is correct posture. From me and my golf, I’ve learnt about c and s posture. I learnt I have an s posture and moving my hips more neutral is as difficult as correcting the grip. But is getting easier. I’d love to see a video by you explaining good posture (balance over feet, how much knee bend should I have, how far should I bend over, and from the driver stance… I think I see a lot of people bend their spines sideways and not as the hips??) would love to see your take on posture. There’s so much golf content online, it can be hard to absorb it all. To help me with that, I prefer to get all my RU-vid coaching from one source MR SHORT GAME! Unless I can’t find what I’m looking for. Thank you for all the work you put in.

I do this!!!!! I’m going to practice this week. Thanks for the great tip!!

My miss is a pull. Never thought it might be my right thumb. I grabbed a club and sure enough my right thumb was on the side. Looking forward to seeing how this change works much thanks.

Great instruction. 👍

Yes, put the left thumb (hotdog) in the right thumb's heel pad (bun) and you get better stability using both hands.

Awesome tip there I totally notice how the club twists a tiny bit with the thumb on the wrong side Thanks!!!! Damn this is hard stuff 🤨 been golfing 30+ years too Great videos Mr. SG

Thanks Matt love ya buddy great tip

I have never hit my hybrid straight. First swing - NO LEFT! It’s a miracle. Thank you!

Excellent video thanks. This is something you can practice at home, which is great

I think this was my problem with my driver thanks man!!!!

Excellent fine tuning video! Please create more like this. Does this grip also apply to the driver?

Brilliant thank you - the best answer to right hand positioning- sorted my consistency of strike.

This is such an important nuance in the right hand grip. This is exactly why you see players “clinching” before they swing(Sergio, JT). I have a buddy that puts his right thumb behind the grip like that. He suffers from an occasional hook, because of it. The thumb being in that position feels powerful. I get it. However…. You should be using your index finger in that same manner. Trigger finger, you could call it. Very important to get this right. Great video.

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Excellent. Great refresher. Penick talked about this as well as Hogan. I think I’m ADD and forget sometimes. Excellent presentation of the concepts and consequences of doing it wrong.

I get that duck hook when I bail on my body rotation and let the arms and hand take over and shut the club face. 3 years ago my swing was all arm, hard for some habits to die. With my grip, I have started to envision I am wringing out a wet towel to lock my arms more stable and bring that hand palm pad over more. Nice to see a video reenforce what I've been trying to incorporate

I recently got back into golf and was able to get rid of the old horrible slice but I developed a little bit of a hook with longer irons that looks like a straight pull with the shorter irons. I never once thought about my trail thumb pressure closing the face at impact but that has got to be the main culprit. Moving that thumb feels so much better and I can feel the club "whip" a bit more.. can't wait to swing it and see the ball flight (started with it into the net this morning and already feels better).

I changed my grip because of you, and I was hitting my irons so much better then, all of a sudden, the last few months, I developed a hook. I wasn't sure what was causing it. I tried a loser grip, but that didn't really help. I'm super happy with my distance. Just need to correct the hook. I hope this is the cause. I'll check it out.

I have to thank you so much! I've been golfing for a long time now and nobody has ever explained that to me. Thanks so much. It's beautiful! Lol Helped so so much. 👍👌

I've had this problem for the last couple of seasons. Don't know why I started doing it but saw the video and had to come back and report. My hard draw (that I learned to compensate for) turned into a fairly straight ball flight. I long 5 iron is still drawing a bit but not as badly as before. Thanks for the video!

This confirmed what I was working on with my driver swing. I doing this but I didn’t know it was correct. I’ve been in the 70s 3/5 rounds on a consistent basis. Thanks so much.

Thanks!!!! Makes sense to me...

Glad to see this video. Was hooking my shots majority of my round yesterday. Your videos are well explained & on point. Aloha

Who makes your drop down impact screen?

Great video thanks for the info

Wow! How did you know I needed this?! I’m so tired of that damn pull hook! Can’t wait to try it! Thanks!

Nice looking shoes msg! Keep up the great tips!

Worked wonderfully on the range today. Hopefully it works on the course tonight as well. You described my issue to a tee

I fight a low hook, and today my instructor had me move my trail thumb from straight down to over to the side (like in this video) and wow - my club face went from being dramatically closed to fairly neutral. Basically the trail thumb and index finger don’t need to add much pressure at all in your grip. Huge for me.

This has helped me tremendously. Thanks for the information.

I'm blown away, this was one of the easiest, most effective changes I've ever implemented and I almost tied my personal best score today. I've been hitting really strong draws and bad hooks but today I think I only had 1 get away from me, was hitting some really nice baby draws.

Love the videos been watching regularly the last year or so…. I actually adjusted my right hand grip with my right thumb right of the golf pride logo (with stronger left hand grip) after seeing an IG video a couple months back and it’s helped me get much better hits with my irons and chipping better, not sure why but it has helped me out but I’ll try your new tip tomorrow. Thanks again!

Hi Matt, does grip thickness assist also?

Great info, Matt. The right hand gap between the thumb and index finger is a very familiar problem and is what I tend to do. I have to always be conscious of that as it always affects my club control. Wonderful tips. Keep them coming!

Hi,thanks for the tip, I shall try it next time, does this grip also work for drivers? I have just started playing golf so these tips will come in handy 👍kind regards Mac ( from the uk)

I stack my thumbs anymore. I had too much play like he mentioned toward the end of the video and my wrists start to collapse. Great video as always!

Great video!!!

Thank you. Thank you. I was wondering what was causing the hook with my irons. I prefer a high tight draw but my miss is an awful hook. I’ll be working on this ASAP.

your the best!!! keep up the fantastic videos and advice👍🏽

your shoes are sick

Oooh, I needed this vid - thank you!!!

Thank you for a great video! This is a key thing that I forget while on the course and need to practice more often

never ceases to amaze me how these fundamentals you have to work on at all levels

I got this problem since I came back to play golf, and the ball hook to the left like a banana. As you mentioned, when trying to move right thumb there is some gap there so I move my right thumb back again Lol.

You hit the sweet spot!

any chance we can see more of baseball grip? interlocking for me has been a struggle so i moved to a more basebally type grip. cheers and great content as always!

Does this work for driver too??? This might correct the problems I’ve been having lately

MATT please help me, Everything you said I do especially the part about gripping real hard with your index finger & thumb because those are the only fingers I have on my right hand. I do have a middle stub 1/2 in long I'm sure puts a little pressure on the grip but pretty much useless. I'm not a great golfer & since my fingers were cut off I went from shooting in the mid 80's to the high 90's and that SUCKS for me. Any help would be greatly appreciated because I hate losing when I know I am just as good as the people I play against. Love the way you do your videos.

Is the driver grip different from the iron grip, and does the wedge/chipping grip differ from driver & iron?

Thanks for this great advise. I was hooking the ball after your first vlog. Makes sense now

I do all these correctly, but sometimes get the dreaded duck hook with my driver. Staying behind it and not clearing my hips. Been working on this a ton!

im a 5.7 hc, i have something similar to this grip but i do not interlock or overlap, what is the effects if i do neither of these and have a 10 finger grip

After fixing my slice I struggle with pushing the the left side. If Ohio’s weather would cooperate I’ll give this a try!

Nice kicks 👀

So if I'm getting to much of a fade on my irons will moving that right thumb to the "wrong" spot help me get straighter or is there a different fix? I usually play irons aiming 10 yards left of target because of my natural fade

Great 👍🏼🇩🇰

it's weird. when I go more under with my trail hand I tend to slice more. can you please explain why? if my right hand is more over my left hand I tend to hit it straighter or more of a hook. the opposite lol please help

I’m not gonna lie the second I went to grab my golf club and try those simple little steps. Everything just feels more better.

You seem to be gripping it from under. Because you tuck that elbow in. Seems to me, that this would make the club close more. Why not just grip it neutrally? As in, not under? Thoughts?

Man’s got all the veins

The right thumb should be nothing in the golf swing, just let it ride.

Bro. Relax.

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Grip has no matter at all, correct alignment is everything.