Tiger Woods reveals his dad’s secret to keep a neutral grip

When Tiger Woods passes on some wisdom about the golf swing, you listen. In this case, he’s got a piece of advice on keeping your grip neutral.

Although it’s Tiger passing this tip onto us, it was actually the 15-time major champion’s father that first told him about this way to keep his hands in the right place on the club.

In a clip posted on X by his new apparel brand, Sun Day Red, Woods shares this piece of gold that can help you out if you’re not sure on the best way to keep your hands in check on your grip.

“This is how I learned how to grip the club,” he says.

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“My dad taught me that my index finger and my thumb (left hand), that V that it has, should always point to my right shoulder.

“Then, on my right hand, my thumb and index finger should always point to the same area.”

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As you watch Tiger take his grip on the club, this make sense. You can see that both lines between his thumbs and index fingers point to his right shoulder.

He does explain, however, that when he was younger, he fell to temptation to try and gain distance by strengthening his left hand grip. A stronger left hand grip, which means to show more of your knuckles on your lead hand, will decrease loft on the club, helping you to hit the ball further.

Of course, that extra distance is likely to sacrifice control.

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“So, that’s why my grip is pretty neutral,” he continues.

“When I was younger, I kind of fought against my dad a little bit and put a little Harley grip on it to hit it a little further, but it got pretty wild, so I went back to my dad’s teachings.”

Think working on your grip is only for beginners? Well, consider that Scottie Scheffler’s most used training aid is an in-built plastic grip to keep his hands in place. If it’s important to him, it should be important to you too.

Lewis Fraser As bunkered’s Performance Editor, Lewis oversees the content that’s designed to make you a better player. From the latest gear to tuition, nutrition, strategy and more, he’s the man. A graduate of the University of Stirling, Lewis joined bunkered in 2021. Formerly a caddie at Castle Stuart Golf Links, he is a member of Bathgate Golf Club where he plays off four.

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