Man, today I am gonna talk about that golfer dude, Scottie Scheffler, and the way he grips his clubs. You know, I’ve been trying to get my golf game on point, and I heard this guy’s grip is something else. So, I dug in to figure out what’s up with it.
First off, I watched a bunch of videos of Scheffler playing. I noticed he uses what they call an overlapping grip. That’s the basic style for a lot of folks where your pinky finger of your bottom hand is placed on the top of the forefinger of your top hand. And from what I observed, it is that Scheffler seems to have a little bit of a strong grip. I tried it out myself, doing the overlapping thing. I put my hands on the club like I saw him do in the videos.
- Place the club in your lead hand (left hand for right-handed golfers).
- Wrap your fingers around the grip, ensuring your thumb is pointing down the shaft.
- Place your trail hand (right hand for right-handed golfers) below your lead hand on the grip.
- Overlap the pinky finger of your trail hand over the index finger of your lead hand.
- Ensure the “V” formed by your thumb and index finger on both hands points towards your trail shoulder.
Steps to Overlapping Grip:
Next, I hit the driving range. I wanted to see if this grip thing really made a difference. They say Scheffler uses some kind of molded grip on the range to get his hand position just right. I figured, hey, if it works for him, might as well give it a shot. I got myself one of those molded grips, like the kind for newbies, and started practicing.
I also tried something called the claw grip for putting. It looked weird, holding the putter like a pencil, but I saw some people talking about it online. They said it helps take your right hand out of the stroke, which sounded interesting.
After a few sessions, I started to feel a bit more control with my shots, especially with the overlapping grip. Still not sure about that claw thing, but I’ll keep messing around with it. The molded grip, though, that’s definitely helping me get a consistent hand placement. It’s like training wheels for your grip, you know? This whole experiment taught me that even small changes in how you hold the club can make a big difference in your game. I’m still no Scottie Scheffler, but at least I’m figuring out what works for me.
