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Hi Sean, What do you recommend for a club to chip within 5-15 yards of the green with no obstacles to fly over? Does bounce matter. I currently use a 54 degree wedge with 11 degrees of bounce. After watching your videos my iron play has improved and now it is time to focus on the weakest part of my game – the short game!
Just wondering, how much does you kettlebell weigh? Is there a preferred weight?
10LBs for the guys, 5 LBs for the gals would be good numbers;
Hi Shawn, what is the rough maximum distance for chips and pitches? Just wondering for when I am practicing. Thanks
35 yards is a pretty good number across the board for the longest chips before you need to allow the trail arm to fold and the wrists to begin loading.
Hi Shawn, if I am imagining cutting the dandelion with the leading edge of club, then where should I imagine the dandelion to be? Under the ball or just behind it? Or instead of the leading edge, should I focus on skidding the bounce of the club under the ball? Are we supposed to push the bounce down through impact? Please feel free to refer to another video of yours that explains all this, if more feasible. Thanks
See the “hammer drill” video and you will notice that when you bring the face of club against the ball and sandwich against the door you will notice the sole of club is not yet past the “stem of dandelion” which is under the center of the ball. So if you simply cut through the stem ALONG THE GROUND towards the target, you will hit ball first and then stem and then ground.
Thank you Shawn. Hammering through the door frame is my favorite mental model for full swings. But I am hitting my chips thin or thick quite often, which is not a big problem for me during full swing. Should I be hitting slightly down on the ball so leading edge hits the ball, then the dandelion stem under the center of the ball and then the ground?
See the first couple of videos in the beginner series I just did! The chip against the Door frame is part of it and should unblock your view of things! 👍😀
Sorry for the long question in advance. Just going crazy that we cant get out on course.
Hey Shawn, hope you are doing well during these crazy times. They closed all our golf courses here in Wisconsin so cant get out yet. Been chipping around the yard. How do you work on distance? Is it goldilocks? The last gentleman i was following used specific positions (sorry) for each yardage. Ex. 10 yard chip, choke down on club hinge wrists to 90 turn slow, 20 yards turn little fast, 30 yards full turn.
grab middle of grip, hing elbows to 90 turn slow 40, med 50 fast. 60. Than grip end of club full swing same idea.
I found this very useful, could hit yardages pretty close. But always thinking of position. ( answered own question 🙂
Been using goldilocks in back yard and finding can hit pretty close to where i want, just have to stay with the “cut”. Do you do the same but figure how far your farthest chip goes before hinging? Do you get a yardage with all wedges, currently with old system would use sand wedge. Also flop shots, with old positions, as you opened the club to say 1 oclock would take off 10 yards, 2 oclock off 20. Had somewhat idea insread of guessing. Or Is it all feel?
Also the 1/3. 2/3 is this similar to the rule of 12. I found that to be pretty close as well. Or you just using a wedge for chipping, which works out to the 1/3. 2/3. One part carry 2 parts roll. And just carry more or less depending uphill downhill
Thanks again, hope all is well.
All are good; means that you are practicing! 😀👍
You have the right idea and there no way around it; you have to practice to see. But here is the sure bet: when you use manipulation, you are far less efficient than when using momentum.
GREAT LESSON! I just need some clarification on the set-up. Should the chip shot start from an impact (or modified impact) position, with front side slightly open? It appears on video that you are slightly open but not much. When I was chipping, I made better contact with my front side open, which also helped me get my head behind the ball.
Yes, just slightly open in the stance, ball off the back foot with narrower stance too; hands hang naturally in front of the ball and it feels like the stem of that dandelion will get cut first if the swing’s momentum stays with the direction of the intermediate point.