Since launch, I've noticed a lot of people trying to use the grapple in pretty simplistic ways - climbing up to rooftops to camp, jumping into windows, grabbing other pilots, et cetera.
Those are valid uses, but the grapple can do so much more.
I hope this video helps you find your faster playstyle.
Music:
RBnG - Barracuda - BallisticNG OST
Theory Hazit - Here We Go - Anarchy Reigns OST
Billy More - Running in the 90s - Initial D 1st Stage OST
If you have any tricks I didn't cover, post them!