{"id":23423,"date":"2026-06-19T01:20:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T01:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/23423\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T01:20:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T01:20:20","slug":"us-open-2026-scottie-schefflers-grip-change-range-session-explained-australian-golf-digest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/23423\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open 2026: Scottie Scheffler&#8217;s grip-change range session, explained \u2013 Australian Golf Digest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In some ways, it\u2019s the highest compliment you could possibly pay Scottie Scheffler.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, Scottie Scheffler remains the best player in golf.<\/p>\n<p>No, Scottie Scheffler\u2019s golf swing isn\u2019t quite clicking at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>There are two main issues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First, his approach play is down\u2014he\u2019s 16th on the PGA Tour this season, and lost -1.1 SG on his approach shots in the first round at Shinnecock on Thursday.<\/li>\n<li>Second, he\u2019s working in more misses to the right than in previous years. His left-right miss split is essentially 50-50 this season, and the two fairways he missed during his first round were both in the right rough.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Brandel Chamblee highlighted his theory on Live From earlier this week: His downswing is steeper; it moves more left than in previous years.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chef Brandel cooked here talking about Scottie Scheffler\u2019s golf swing and the right misses we\u2019re seeing more of this season <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LcArqta2En\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/LcArqta2En<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LKD (@LukeKerrDineen) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LukeKerrDineen\/status\/2067290713058836543?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But as you can see in our Ball Flight Diagnoser right here, that\u2019s only one half of the equation. It\u2019s pairing that move with an open clubface which leads to over-fades and other rightward misses.<\/p>\n<p>Which brings us to Scheffler\u2019s range session after his first round.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com\/content\/dam\/images\/golfdigest\/fullset\/2022\/Screenshot%202026-06-18%20at%207.01.18%20PM.png.rend.hgtvcom.966.966.suffix\/1781823683742.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.golfdigest.com\/content\/dam\/images\/golfdigest\/fullset\/2022\/Screenshot 2026-06-18 at 7.01.18 PM.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t particularly long\u2014only 30 minutes or so\u2014and his grip was a central focus.<\/p>\n<p>Scheffler and his coach, the legendary Randy Smith, often work on his grip, and they seemed hard at work on it on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Scheffler has a tendency to get his left hand grip into a slightly strong position, meaning his left hand palm sits more on top of the club. Left to its own devices, it may send the ball left, or it can create a compensation move at the start of its swing.<\/p>\n<p>You can see the pair discussing it below.<\/p>\n<p>When Scheffler presses and lifts his hands to start his swing, it can have the effect of rolling the clubface open. No more left misses, but now the clubface is open, so you\u2019re working in right misses.<\/p>\n<p>One way they worked on it was by Randy putting Scheffler\u2019s club into a fully released position on the follow-through, and then taking his grip. That\u2019s the move they\u2019re demonstrating here.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com\/content\/dam\/images\/golfdigest\/fullset\/2022\/scheff.png.rend.hgtvcom.966.544.suffix\/1781823890571.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.golfdigest.com\/content\/dam\/images\/golfdigest\/fullset\/2022\/scheff.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>That positions Scheffler\u2019s hand in the position where he has historically played his best golf. And with the help of the grip trainer on his 7-iron, it\u2019s what the pair worked on dialling in ahead of his second round.<\/p>\n<p>Will it work? Golf, sadly, isn\u2019t that easy to predict. But it\u2019s worth pointing out that Scheffler has navigated a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.australiangolfdigest.com.au\/scottie-scheffler-documentary-grip-tweak-masters-win\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> grip change mid-major before<\/a>. He ended the week slipping on a green jacket.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Trouble in paradise ??? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fD1IybGDCs\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/fD1IybGDCs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christopher Powers (@CPowers14) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CPowers14\/status\/2067717053939581059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.australiangolfdigest.com.au\/tournaments\/usopen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FULL\u00a0GOLF DIGEST\u00a0US OPEN COVERAGE HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In some ways, it\u2019s the highest compliment you could possibly pay Scottie Scheffler. 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