how wide should you grip when you do pullups and chin ups?

[sbcdaniel007]

how wide should you grip the bar when you do pullups and chin ups and i also noticed how this dud on the bottom is crunching his legs while he is heading upwards. Is that how it should be? some guides said it has to be twice my shoulder width, but i cant seem to do even one...I can do couple of them with the shoulder width grip.

[bigwhat62]

the width is up to you. the wider the harder but variety in width will hit the back in more spots. all up to you.