squats

No, it's not better.

For all intents and purposes, going to parallel is your best bet. Yes, you can go deeper than parallel but really, unless you plan to do power lifting competitions, you don't have to concern yourself with it.

Partial reps CAN have a place in training, however that is a training method that more intermediate/advanced lifters may use.

What is more important is that you continue to increase the weight on the bar, the reps completed, etc. That is how you will see results.

Partial squats are used also for those with injuries, like myself. I have major damage in my right leg and my left one has overcompensated for so long it's got bad too. But you need to be building the glutes in other exercises until you can get the balance and strength (or so I have been told. I go to almost parallel though. I do feel it in my glutes and I am seeing changes in my glutes.

I see more knee bends squats at the gym than squats. This hasn't affected me in the least. I squat.

I'm on Day 7 of a 30 Day Squat Challenge. I looked up how to do a proper squat and found this youtube clip. Very helpful!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPYCiuiB4PA
And wouldn't you know it, I was doing my squats incorrectly! Lucky for me, I have 21 more days to perfect them!

Bumping to watch the video once I get home!

People who don't do them right are just cheating themselves. I go ATG with everything up to body weight. When I put more than body weight on the bar, I go just below parallel. When I can go ATG, I will up the weights more. That's the way I've been doing it lately, and I've had a respectable progression.

I get compliments on my squat form from people in the gym who know what they're doing, and I'm very happy about that. For me doing it right is far more important than bragging about how much I can squat.

Always do your best to hit parallel and keep progressively increasing the weight on your bar. Forget about the weights and or range of motion of anyone else as the only thing which should be important to you is getting it correct for yourself. When you are lifting in the gym , few people will pay much attention to you when there is little weight on the bar, even if your form is spot on. But given time with big increases of weight combined with proper form and depth, they will take notice. Maybe one day this quarter squatter will try to emulate what you are doing.

ATG all the way...I deloaded to correct this because it aggravates my groin muscle if I don't go deep.

I was at the gym yesterday and noticed a woman doing squats with quite a bit of weights on the bar....well a lot to me since I'm only up to putting 10 on each side. Anyways, she was only going down a little ways each rep so this got me wondering about my own form. Is it better to put on more weight and go down only part way or less weight and go all the way? Wondering if I need to change up what I'm doing.

This is one of those times when its best to focus on your own thing in the gym, and on training to meet "your" goals.
With no knowledge of why she was training the way she was/what her goals are, you witnessed her squatting a certain way, and now you are comparing your own workout to hers. There is no need for this.

Your description of going only part way or all the way doesn't really give us enough information to help you determine if your form is "correct" or needs to be changed.

If you carry the bar high up, going below parallel is best IMO.. either way, you should aim to squat to atleast parallel regardless of what type of squat you are doing.

I have to agree with the person who mentioned focusing on yourself. It's one thing to watch and admire but never compare your squat to that of someone elses. We all have different bodies in a sense if you know what I mean... I had someone who interrupted my routine to tell me I was leaning too far forward. Turned out not only was she doing a different kind of squat but she was doing her own wrong.

Keep lifting my lady, the heavy weights will come. Form is important but don't overthink it too much.

I was at the gym yesterday and noticed a woman doing squats with quite a bit of weights on the bar....well a lot to me since I'm only up to putting 10 on each side. Anyways, she was only going down a little ways each rep so this got me wondering about my own form. Is it better to put on more weight and go down only part way or less weight and go all the way? Wondering if I need to change up what I'm doing.

This is one of those times when its best to focus on your own thing in the gym, and on training to meet "your" goals.
With no knowledge of why she was training the way she was/what her goals are, you witnessed her squatting a certain way, and now you are comparing your own workout to hers. There is no need for this.

Your description of going only part way or all the way doesn't really give us enough information to help you determine if your form is "correct" or needs to be changed.

Actually lots of people seem to have been able to answer my question based on what I said. Your right that I don't know her reasoning or what her goals are. I was not exactly comparing my workout to hers just asking if it was better to use more weight and only go down partial or use what I can handle going parallel. Still new to lifting so when I see something different I'm curious

That's great. Glad you found the answers you were looking for.