Stuart Cartwright of Good Golf Coaching delivers a comprehensive live lesson focusing on the 'low-hanging fruit' of golf: the grip and setup. He demonstrates unique drills using everyday items like towels and boxes to fix common issues like shanks, fat shots, and over-swinging. The video emphasizes that a professional-standard grip is the foundation for consistent ball striking and shot shape control.
A proper grip allows the lead hand pad to sit on top of the club, creating a direct relationship between hand feel and face angle.
Shortening the backswing is achieved by keeping the trail arm longer and increasing hip rotation, rather than just stopping the arms.
Shanks are often caused by the grip path moving too far outward; keeping a head cover under the lead arm helps pull the sweet spot back to the ball.
To stop fatting irons, the trail shoulder and the grip must move at the same rate through the hitting zone.
Ball position significantly dictates club path; moving the ball forward in the stance naturally encourages a more 'left' (out-to-in) path.