I have a different grip. I call it the "hammer". It's the same grip (and technique) that Olympic hammer throwers use ... I find it very useful just before I launch my putter into a greenside pond.

@david_kowalewski_golf

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@ItsAlpa

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂 golf comments are always the best

@michaelcooper9554

8 ай бұрын

Winner right here

@tylercady3985

6 ай бұрын

​@@ItsAlpa golf comment sections are either self depreciation hits like this or elitists that act like they're Tiger. No in between

@ItsAlpa

6 ай бұрын

@@tylercady3985 exactly right! Lol

I hold my putter with no hands. My friends call me Harry putter.

Pointer finger down grip is what works best for me. Awesome info rick. Thanks

In desperation, I went to the “Happy Gilmore” grip. Left hand at top of grip, right at bottom. Did wonders for my feel and stability.

I'm traditional , but I like to let my index finger follow the shaft as if I'm putting with my finger. Idk but it helps. Also got to find a putter you just feel good with , weight , shape , feel , and for me the most is shaft line up to head I like center so I aim my shaft at ball for center strikes and it has helped me a ton above everything.

@Silverwidows

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@bena9713

2 жыл бұрын

I do this!

@dhruvaggarwal7402

2 жыл бұрын

@eli g one of my coaches once told me that it's a bad idea to use your index finger like that as when ur nervous the finger will twitch and throw off your putt. Have u experienced this?

@elig4056

2 жыл бұрын

@@dhruvaggarwal7402 not that I have noticed but it makes sense , I do it cause it just feels natural for me but when I'm nervous it's more about speed , I practice a good amount at remaining still when I putt or on my start line but I for sure will keep an eye out for that Cause it seem possible but for me I just feel comfortable putting this way and works best for me.

I know this sounds like a totally newby question. But could you make a short video like this showing new golfers how to use a divot tool? Or perhaps you've already made one?

@floydynwa6612

2 жыл бұрын

Really 😂

@GageDrums

2 жыл бұрын

@@floydynwa6612 I'm sure never were a beginner at anything!

@terrancemcdonald1572

2 жыл бұрын

I feel you! The correct use puzzled me when I first started playing and definitely something I needed guidance with. In short, in not up! Rick will do a much better job when he makes the video... wowzers!

@xPono91

2 жыл бұрын

no point Ricks is using it wrong aswell :P

@TheFrenchPug

2 жыл бұрын

Just prop up the grass with it then tap down flat with your putter.

Definitely going to practice with those options over the winter. Thank you Rick 🙂👍

Great tips. Great hair transplant too Rick 👍

The claw completely changed my world and my friends may make fun of me, but when I rarely 3 putt I feel I get the last laugh.

Awesome! Been looking for a video like this for a while. Thank u Rick!

I use a combo of the claw and traditional. I have my index and middle finger extended along the side of my grip and it really helps me with controlling my pace and square for my putts. Rarely pull or push my putts using it.

Awesome. I asked this question in your Facebook post asking for questions last week. Thanks for posting this video.

The reason I stick to traditional is because reverse and claw are SO hard when you’re lag putting/ 30+ feet away unless you’re on super fast greens, and I don’t like switching grips ever. Putting is really hard but it’s also the easiest thing to practice. Find one grip, stick to it, practice as much as possible, and you should be fine.

Definitely gonna try the claw when I get to the putting green !! Thanks for the tip Rick

@glumbum6

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you play on 11+ stint greens.

Hi Rick, I watched your longer video on different ways to grip the putter earlier this year. I tried them all and decided on the claw/pencil grip. I also went ahead and got a fitted SIK armlock putter. I have practiced and am now a (ta da!) mediocre putter. This is a huge improvement from my starting point, where my distance control was terrible and I couldn't start the ball on line consistently. Thanks for going into this important area.

The claw is very very good 👏👏👏

Claw grip is the best.

I’m left handed. I put my left middle finger between my right pointer and middle finger. Feels stable to me.

Good to see you Rick!

The claw feels great!! I'm trying this. Thanks Rick. 😊

I can't wait till the upcoming season...l Still do a few practice swings through the winter months ..... Love the tips rick

rocking that combover rick!

great video!! Thanks Rick

Rick may seem like all laughs and giggles. But when he talks about golf, man mode.

Incidentally, there is also more than one way to say "putter"... :-)

Thanks - been asking for that for a while now, so good to see it. May give the claw a go

I went through 7 putters and 5 hand positions. Right now for the past 6 months I've been using an odyssey stroke labs bird of prey with cradle/prayer armlock and its been doing me wonders. Ultra stable with gyro rotation. The high moi with the stroke labs face made me drop from +3 putting to constant 1-2 putts.

Beard looking absolutely wondrous

Seen you recommend this before, after Half hour in putting green I changed. Left hand below Right hand worked for me !

Really helped rick thank you, what’s in the bag next!

I’ve been putting one handed. Never putted better and was never really that bad.

fantastic rick the video ive been waiting for although because ive seperated my right shoulder i cant get out to play but ill be practising 1 handed putting at home

Finally! Someone is brave enough to show us a putting stroke that always goes in the hole! ;)

I love it putting advice from a guy who cannot putt for my guy who cannot do it LOL

First 1 put I have seen you make

I love left hand low. Keeps everything aligned and I usually have pretty good pace. Never too short or too far past

Cheers for the advice

Love this dude

Been using the reverse/left/hand low for well over a decade. Highly recommend it. Also, experiment with larger grips. I find the larger grips stabilize my hands, and wrists better

😎👍 last one Green always make me 😱 ⛳️👀 #try #best 💯

One thing people don’t talk about that is a huge help in keeping the face square. Is very softly wring the grip like a towel. As soon as you do this, you feel everything lock in place.

Is that Ricks hair! Jeeeez dont think ive ever seen the Shiels Barnet! 👏🏻

I literally play golf left handed but with right handed clubs, I’ve went to golf practice camps before and they tried getting me to swap my hands or use left handed clubs but I prefer the way I play, tbh whatever works for you, works. I’ve started playing golf ever since I was 2 years old

The only issue I have with the non-traditional grip is putter feel and stroke control. The reverse you sometimes get that pop stroke, which you lose putter head feel. The claw the distance control is a bit off, because the feel is just not there. I am a traditional putter, but use a slight forward press making sure putter head goes along your stroke line letting the head naturally arc at follow through.

Another great way to hold it is however feels most comfortable considering putts are 99% confidence

Looking a bit like Robert Rock there Rick. Good tips too.

Thank you for this

Always? Thank you for your confidence in my ability 🤣

Very nice

They go in every time except when you’re playing Rickie Fowler 😉. I’d do the same bud

Left hand down changed my putting so much for the better.

HOW DO YOU HOLD YOUR PUTTER GRIP? #ShortsSaturday

Coool

Taking putting advice from a guy who can't hit a putt within 10 feet to save his life.

Rick Shiels without a hat

I find thumbs together and both index fingers running down the sides works best for me

Taking a page from Jack Nicklaus, the greatest clutch putter of all time: you putt with your right hand. Your left hand simply holds it stable. Once you understand that you will putt better.

I guess mine is the 4th option lol I hold mine kinda like a hockey stick but not as exaggerated, like my hands are 3-4 inches apart on the grip. I find my wrist are more locked in place and have a smoother stroke than if they were together as I find if they are together the center of gravity is more pinpointed at the end and not dispersed over a larger area and there is more movement at the club head. My putting has drastically improved over the past couple years because of this as the line and ball speed can be bettered controlled and I can push it in to the hole, similar to throwing darts, which I am also good at lol

I’ve gone to a claw grip this winter, and it’s been incredible! When I started I only used it for short ones, but I was getting so good with it that I only use it now! I find that I stay down better too, and the ball seems to always roll true now.

I kind of do the traditional one but except I put the finger on it to control it more!

Yeah, you are so good that you're not playing in the PGA tour.

@ Rick Shiels: Dave Pelz says that putting is 95% face angle and 5% path. Hold your putter (however you like) and see if you can "rotate" the putter face. Of course you can, easily, and that is the problem. Maintaining the face angle square to your chosen line at impact. What if you couldn't "rotate" the face? Try this, place the lead hand on the grip, as far closed as possible (you will see the back of the hand and all of the knuckles). Then place the trail hand on the grip, as far closed as possible (you will see the back of the hand and all of the knuckles). Now try to "rotate" the putter face. It stays absolutely locked in place! This grip eliminates off-line putts. Now all you have to do is read the line and hit it hard enough to get to the hole. :)

@jamiethompson1142

2 жыл бұрын

@Sueezedtight: From reading your comment I can’t grasp how your hands are being placed on the grip especially the trail hand. Can you explain in more detail if you don’t mind.

@Sueezedtight

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamiethompson1142 Place the hand on the grip, as far "over-rotated" with the palm facing down, as possible. The lead hand will want to relax and close the putter face but the trail hand will want to relax and open the putter face. The net effect is the putter face is twisted equally in both directions (open and closed) and remains locked in place. When you look at your hands on the club, you will see the backs of both hands facing up

@jamiethompson1142

2 жыл бұрын

@Sueezedtight: Thanks for replying. I think I got it now. If I do have it that means the trail hand is placed below the lead hand and there is no overlapping. All ten fingers are gripping the putter and the lead thumb is being covered by the palm of the trail hand and you have some forward shaft lean. Is this correct?

@Sueezedtight

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamiethompson1142 yes and both hands hold the grip mostly by squeezing the thumb and forefingers.

@Sueezedtight

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamiethompson1142 I can't post a link to photos that I have of my hands gripping the club... :(

Reverse works best for me, but I'm probably gonna switch to armlock for next season.

The 4th way, one handed.😂

I'm gonna try the claw.

Strange to see you without a cap!

I do the tradition grip with the forefinger if my right hand running down the grip. I feel like it stabilizes the grip in my hands. Super effective. Don’t see many using it

My issue is always short, think I freeze up over the putt. Tried many grips but think it’s mental rather than physical….after a few beers any grip works as relaxed then 😁😁

I hold my putter like an upside down lacrosse goalie grip. It allows my to rely on my right hand for power under control while my left hand keeps my stroke on plane

I tried all grips but settled on left low for 3 years. I still have struggled so i went back to left high this summer. 3 days ago i went to claw (in basement) what an improvement. I'm draining or so close its wild. Hope it works when i get back to the grass.

Claw grip looked smooth, Rick. Hm...

"Always goes in the hole" I'll be the judge of that.

I use the Spanish one handed grip technique very effective

I use like a mix between a claw grip and a traditional.

Been putting claw for about a month and a half now and it has made a HUGE difference haven’t 3 putted since I changed

I´ve always used the reverse grip since I started mini golf 50 years ago - works also at golf on the green (for 4 years)

And then there is the unimaginable: just grip it, no gimmics

I interlock with my driver and irons but I double interlock with the putter. Makes both hands act as though they are a single big hand (ie less movement between the two). Completely changed my putting.

Traditional works fine for me

So that's interesting. I am a left handed and you hold it my side? I need to try it the opposite way 😀

In 99', we used to drop the left hand and grip the left wrist and the shaft with the right hand. I used it for an entire HS golf season!

“Always goes in the hole” … love your videos!!

i hold it regular grip, but with my right index finger down the back of the shaft. Gives good stability but still feels normal

Thank you for the video, Rick! I wish I had seen this when I first started golfing. Still might try the claw out anyway -- what else do I have to do for the winter while putting in the basement?

Left hand down makes a ton of sense as a right handed golfer. It’s awkward at first but keeps me from flexing my wrist at impact

I'm a traditional grip, but I take both index fingers and point em down the side of the grip

Been using left hand low for many years but have found the right hand trying to creep in to much lately, probably need to go to the pencil/claw type now.

It does always go in the hole I've been using this grip with my putter off the tee and been making hole in one's thank you for the tip

I used the claw the last time I golfed and it really helped my "elephant putting" where I hit most every putt long.

I needed to make a change on my putting… so I started working on a left hand low grip. So far so good!

@Gen10civic

2 жыл бұрын

I’m using my putter upside down hitting with the grip! It’s worked wonders ! I suggest everyone try it

Changed to claw grip couple of months ago, works for me

I get down and use it like a snooker cue, still miss. I'm gonna try these, really struggle with putting. Have you any videos on reading greens Rick?

@ziggyben5591

2 жыл бұрын

Using like a pool cue is illegal

I choke down a bit on my 35" putter and sort of use the extended handle to anchor to my left wrist extended. It's almost like a Bryson Dechambeau look (not as rigid looking I hope) but not as long a putter as Bryson. I make a lot more putts since I've gone with technique, as long as I get my speed right.

The Bible says we aren’t supposed to hold our putter.

The claw grip works wonders but you can still get flippy. The secret is moving the right arm as if you are shooting a pool cue only sideways👍

Hockey puck grip is the best

Promised myself I’d never take short game tips from Ricky Shiels

Putting is art, paint the way you want.... as long as you hit it square😊

Short and sweet

Other option which I have done in the past. Break the right handed putter over your knee. Throw it in the lake next to the green. Go buy a left handed putter until you get over the yips.