In golf there are many different aspects driving iron shots pitching chipping bunkers however. one of the biggest aspects it's almost a game within a game is putting at the end of the hole trying to get that golf ball in the cup is one of the biggest challenges now in this video i'm going to show you seven different ways you can hold the putter. And there's no right. And wrong here it's whatever suits you as a golfer that's going to help you get the golf ball in the hole more often more consistently. And better than ever before so that's right we're going to go through seven different ones. And it's crazy because a lot of these have developed over the last really 10 20 years the first i'm going to show you is the standard putting grip the one that probably still to this date the majority of golfers use. And it's very similar to your normal grip when you're hitting a full shot the standard grip is where as we've got the puzzle nice. And straight the hand that's closest to our targets are. For right in the goal for the left hand goes on top with the thumb straight down the front and the right hand sits underneath that again with the thumb down the front there's a couple of variations you might see where index fingers start to point down the side or index finger might wrap around but very little differences the advantage to this grip it's very similar to your full shots for a lot of golfers if you're right-handed this is how you pretty much hold it. And if you're left-handed you'd hold it the other way the disadvantage for this standard grip is sometimes because there's not a lot of structure in that left wrist the stroke can become a little bit flicky. And certainly if you're a little bit nervous that might not be the best stroke for you however. that doesn't mean it's not successful. And a lot of the best players in the world including players like tiger woods holds it like that so it can't be that bad that's the standard grip and it's still a good one grip type number two and i would say it's the second most popular also not quite sure where it originated from but quite simply it's the reverse of standard so this time round you're holding your putter behind the golf ball the right hand for right on the golfer goes on top and the left hand goes underneath there's variations where you could have index fingers down the side or just index fingers wrap round now a lot of big names have used this type of grip players like john spieth he was arguably one of the best putters over the last couple of decades the advantage it keeps a left wrist a lot straighter like through the stroke it's very difficult to flick the left wrist in this position the disadvantage is it feels very different to a normal grip. And i think. For a lot of players they would probably find it a little bit awkward at first however. ouch however. it's an option that i often go towards because i feel like it keeps the putter certainly puts the face a lot more stable if you've not tried it that'd be the first one i would definitely recommend if you struggle with putting grip type number three is the prayer grip now this one actually is quite popular it's one that i've not massively experimented with myself. But quite simply as the putter is standing behind the golf ball this time the objective is to get both hands as level as possible notice how my thumbs are almost straight down what that does there is an advantage it keeps the shoulders much more level notice if i go right hand lower my right shoulder drops. Or i go left hand lower my left shoulder drops with the prayer grip everything's nice and level everything's nice and square now i definitely recommend if you're going to try this go. For a thicker handle go for an actual thicker grip itself because it's a bit easier to get your hands on disadvantage is it feels a little bit loose in the hands it doesn't feel like you've got a really good grasp of the actual putter itself however. the advantages to the stroke are very positive it's also worth mentioning like different actual grips themselves like they've got. So much more experimental over the last few years gone of the day when all grips were just really really thin a lot of golfers still like that it's not my biggest favorite where you've got grips that are really fat now you've got counter balance grips you've got long grips you've got split grips it's definitely worth if you just need a bit of a confidence boost. And you like the putter sometimes just having a new actual grip on it can give you that little bit of confidence you need grip type number four. And this one is often comes as golfers have tried all the others. So far this is one that i've definitely experimented with certainly on the shorter puts. And it's called the claw quite simply the left hand goes on the top as you would do with standard. But this time the right hand goes on in a very different way you take the index finger and the middle finger and your thumb from your right hand and quite simply you pinch the side of your grip now the advantage of this grip is huge certainly if you get nervous hands like if you get a little bit twitchy. Or a little bit yippy when you take the palm of your right hand out of the equation and just hold with those three fingers the hand is less twitchy. So if you get a little bit nervous and you notice your hands get a little bit more twitchy when you put with the other styles of putting grips the claw is a definite one to try that's the advantages the disadvantages is. And that's probably a good example it slightly lacks power certainly on the longer parts with the claw it's sometimes really hard to get the ball to the hole but on really short puts it's definitely one to take the right hand on if you get really ippy on the little ones definitely try the claw number five is broom handle super popular back in the day when broom handle putters were popular the really long ones the advantage of that is you actually have to completely separate your hands you'd have one hand at the top one hand underneath. And you can have all different variations of that as well you can still claw with that you can still reverse with that. But that's one certainly that's maybe not as popular now since anchoring became banned but one that is definitely still an option. And number six is the arm lock grip style you'll see a lot of brands now bring out putters that are longer in grip. And quite simply you lock it to your forearm i've tried a couple in reviews in the past and do find it to be quite an advantage on keeping the putter really stable where i found it difficult with arm lock is actually judging the speed on different types of putts. But there's a couple again that are more extreme. But again worth trying if you want to get the ball in the hole and finally number seven just in case you've not got enough options now this one is actually one that i've never tried personally. But i know a few tour players use it including players like tommy fleetwood this is not quite sure what to call it either the underclaw. Or the reverse claw quite simply left hand goes on top as normal but this time instead of pinching it at the side pinching it underneath so the right the right hand effectively goes underneath the putter the advantage i could imagine there is that right arm stays really tucked to the body i mean like i said i've honestly actually never ever tried this putting stroke which i can't believe because i've pretty much tried every putting stroke possible going this might be my new one that feels a little bit strange i must admit oh thought we had to do putting stroke everybody seven different styles again with the objective of getting that golf ball in the hole more frequently than not give it a go let me know in the comments which portal grip you try. Or which put a grip you use and we'll see you next.
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