Q1: I bias towards a strong grip and my preferred shape is a draw. Whenever I am trying to play a fade, I will go more neutral/ weak grip and get the result I want.

I think its important to make it a point how grip can help you achieve the shape you are trying to get. Stick to one grip until you are consistent with the shot shape, then understand how changing the grip (all else equal) can change the shot shape.

Q2: 100+ if I had to guess. And no I don't think 20 times a year is too little.

Best of luck!

Going into this year, I made a concerted effort to move to neutral grip (namely moving my right thumb off the grip to the left) and it's made a big difference for me for consistency. It's not natural for me to do so but it has been a benefit.

As for improvement, you can get a lot of work done at the range so that when you get out for the 20 rounds you can see the work pay off. It's like anything else, what you work on is what shows. So, when you do go to the range, make it a focused practice session.

1. I use the interlocking grip which helps me keep my shots rather straight if I maintain a good tempo and am lined up correctly. But off the tee like a slight butter cut. Not into shaping a lot of my shots unless it is necessary. I enjoy playing from the middle of the fairways.

2. I play well over 100 rounds a year. I play in a men's league and we play on Monday, Wed, and Friday. Also play on our Interclub Team which we compete against eleven other clubs in the tri-county area each month on the first Monday. In between will join friends to play other courses along the coast at some private venues.

read the section on The Grip in The Five Fundamentals of Modern Golf by Ben Hogan ... very good advice and great sketches

I’ll check it out

Q1- I know some players who are quite good with strong and weak grips but oftentimes they have to compensate in their swing path which can cause problems if something small were to change in their swing like speed or if they’re just having an off day and it may feel uncomfortable at first switching to a neutral grip but I think I’m the long run it really elevates your ceiling and what I did that I would recommend is slowly just practicing your new grip at the range until you get comfortable swinging a few times and continue to work on it at the range.

Q2- I would say the amount of time your golfing a year has many factors like what are your goals and what is the climate of where you live because if your like me and you live up north you only have a few months to golf so if you live in warmer climate and your trying to improve I would recommend spending time at the range working on problems you have then executing them by playing around when you feel more comfortable with your solutions so you can see them in action and adjust accordingly for future rounds.

While there are some basic fundamentals to gripping the club, I think how one grips a golf club is primarily a preference. Whether or not you change your grip is a matter of what your golfing goals might be. If your intention with golf is to play casually with some friends then keeping the grip you have (so long as you have consistent results) is probably just fine. Go have fun playing with your pals. Conversely, if you desire to play competitively, then taking lessons and changing your grip may be necessary. The best part of golf is that the game accomodates all of the variables that might exist for those of us that play.

To answer your 2nd question - I'm a left-handed golfer, I use the overlap grip and my grip is mostly neutral. Single-digit hdcp and play approximately 90 rounds a season.

I think it's a total comfort and preference thing. I've always had a stronger grip as it helps to keep my clubface square through impact and results in the draw I always play. I'll weaken my grip to more neutral if I want to move the ball the other way. I also have a buddy that has an even stronger grip than me that plays strictly fades, so I think it's up to you and what gets you most consistent results.

20 rounds of golf is enough to see some results. Maybe sneak a range session in once or twice a month, and stay on top of your short game.