Top 25 Golf Pro Lesson; Short Game

www.shawnclementgolf.com Shawn Clement, Director of the Richmond Hill Golf Learning Centre in Toronto, and Top 25 CPGA Teaching Professional as rated by Score Golf Magazine, shows you the basic techniques of chipping and Pitching;

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25 Responses to Top 25 Golf Pro Lesson; Short Game

  1. Anonymous says:

    use a pro v1

  2. Anonymous says:

    u need to learn to take a divot and pinch the ball against the ground and to many golfer let their club grooves fall into disaray, clean them after every shot and it helps alot

  3. Anonymous says:

    Hey Jim;
    The wrists will hinge on their own when you let them; to force them to hinge is a manipulation that leads to resistance of momentum and trouble; you still want to feel a nice width to the arms…see the “swing plane” video where you see me doing the perpetual motion drill with 3 different lengths of clubs and work in that way with the longer pitch…You can also look at the CUT LOB FLOP SHOT video I have…Shawn

  4. Anonymous says:

    what club did you use in this first half of this video?

  5. Anonymous says:

    I just filmed something today to that effect…
    Should be up by mid week…Shawn

  6. Anonymous says:

    Shawn,
    A lot of the books I read say you should break the wrists straight away when pitching. I am finding I am blading shots this way. What do you recommend?
    Jim in Irelamd.

  7. Anonymous says:

    do you have any tips concerning backspin? i cant tell you how many times i’ve hit what i think is a great approach shot or chip only to have the ball roll well off the green beacause it had no stopping power. is it just my swing or is there something i can do specifically to get more spin?

  8. Anonymous says:

    You are welcome MC;
    Have a look at the “chip Yips” video as well; it is a continuation of this one;
    Shawn

  9. Anonymous says:

    Thanks a lot from argentina. 5 or 6 strokes of every round I do are because of mistakes in the chipping and short pitching. I´ll try it and see if i can lower my scores. I´ve seen almost all of your videos and I can really tell you love your work. Thanks again.
    MC

  10. Anonymous says:

    A strong grip promotes excessive wrist cock and hand rotation through impact, which is not good in the short game. You should adopt a neutral grip with your full swing and also apply that to your short game. Tiger Woods says one grip for all shots is key.

  11. Anonymous says:

    Yes, its very amazing how complicated things can get…lol I guess you really have to trust that person giving instruction knows what he/she are talking about. I thinks its awesome you are a scratch golfer both left and right handed… Amazing… I know you know what you are talking about :) Thanks a ton for all the help and videos….

  12. Anonymous says:

    Hey Man, thanks for the comment! Amazing how complicated some people make this game huh?
    The grip should be exactly the same as in your full swing for the standard chip , pitch and bump and run…keep things simple and consistent which is important in this game…the very short chip you want to use your putting grip; another video to help with technique and feel is the “Chip Yips” video which also has the downhill Chip shot.
    Shawn

  13. Anonymous says:

    okay… I am confused with pitching and chipping grip here.. let me put it another way. Leadbetter says the strong grip (V of thumb and forefinger pointing way to the right) Now, Pelz says to have a weak grip ( V’s of thumb and forefinger pointing exactly vertical up and down) Not sure which is right.. thanks

  14. Anonymous says:

    strong grip and dead hands aren’t opposites

  15. Anonymous says:

    Dave Pelz says “dead hands” and “weak” grip. Leadbetter on the other hand says “strong” grip. I am not sure what to go with as I don’t notice a difference either way. Thanks

  16. Anonymous says:

    Way to much to think about

  17. Anonymous says:

    Hey Shawn, big fan. I’ve always struggled with consistent chipping until I saw this video. I’ve been practicing it for the past 2 weeks and it has done wonders for lowering my scores! Thanks again!

  18. Anonymous says:

    great lesson thanks

  19. Anonymous says:

    This tips really work!!
    Amazing improvement in my score!!
    Thanks Shawn!!

  20. Anonymous says:

    Yes; what you describe sounds very good!
    Keep it up and make it your own; once you have the guide lines the rest belongs to the individual! Shawn

  21. Anonymous says:

    Hi again Shawn. I had problem slicing the ball with the pitch shot when I move my ball back in my stance and weight forward.
    I added a stronger grip and the problem went away. Is this wrong or should I just continue what Im doing?
    As long as my momentum is not interupted as you say this method works for me but one get so insecure with all the different pro`s saying different things..

    But all in all the pitch shot is a pretty “personal” shot isn`t it?

  22. Anonymous says:

    Thanks very much; I wanted to re-do the whole video anyways in better light too; have you noticed the quality of my latest vids from about 3 months ago?

    You will see some on my website at shawnclementgolf dot com in the “You Tube Shawn” Page and the blog page…

  23. Anonymous says:

    Looking forward to the overdub version (that I mentined). But why use a Blue Tooth mic? You can can get some very high quality microphones at a low cost and connect directly to the rec-inn at your soundcard or mixer. Why wireless, when overdubbing?

    At the cource, I FULLY understand that you want a wireless mic-connection to the audio input on your video recorder. Just remember to go for good quality micro noise canselling mics for direct/remote recordings.

  24. Anonymous says:

    Stance slightly open in the feet; which means left foot slightly back from the target line; but the shoulders are square to the target line…Shawn

  25. Anonymous says:

    Yes I know! I will be re-doing it with my new system which includes a Blue tooth Mic!

    Thanks for the comment! Shawn

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