By: Golf Digest | Duration: 00:07:37
Video Description
In this episode of Film Study, Luke Kerr-Dineen breaks down the modern chipping technique that Jordan Spieth, and many others, are using on Tour. You’ll learn about spin loft and low point and discover how this move could help you chip better.
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I own a lot of my chipping to Spieth.
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I guess the three dimensional part of this is left to interpretation
the bots are crazy
I suppose that would be good advice for any iron shot. Figure out where your low point is and place the ball where it simply gets in the way of the club.
Spieth is a great short game great. However, most teaching pros wouldn't teach his handsy methods. Great tho!
The closeups of the narrator's face are completely unnecessary, as is the dramatic delivery employed to convey a straightforward concept
José María Olazábal does this better than anyone.
Was that hovland arguing with mayo ? Short game is so varied. But studying Spieth short game is a very very good idea. Phil as well. Can’t study those two enough.
The more shallow techniques of Jason Day and Steve Sticker evolved as a result of turf conditions changing — just as Ray Floyds steeper attack matched his turf (longer grass) conditions.
Good video. But it literally could have been 30 seconds. Just say Mickelson is right about hinge and hold and link to the video tutorials he gives on the subject.
Just to expand on something I said in a reply below, something not often discussed is that what your eyes are focused on is where you're most likely to make contact. For example, If you wanted to strike the grass at a particular point with the club face it's only natural to look at that exact spot and let your body do what comes naturally. It seems so obvious to many yet lots of golfers can't even tell you what part of the ball they're looking at, as they just have a general look at it before swinging. If you ever heard the phrase "aim small, miss small" referring to your target the same applies here. Understanding the strike point on the clubface and where you want the ball to make contact is important but so too is figuring out how your focus on a very small spot, letter, or even a single dimple can have a big effect on consistency.
If you don't already do this than try experimenting with that pinpoint focus on small chips to start with and a ball position you typically feel comfortable with. Pick spots starting on one end of the ball, hit several shots, and take note of what happens. Then focus on a point in the center of the ball and do the same, filled by the opposite side of the ball. Now, if you really want to get nerdy, spray some foot powder on your clubface to see exactly where the ball is contacting it. If this is helping you then try focusing on something more towards each side of the ball as well with the same process, just to see what happens. It works for all clubs and has helped not only myself but a lot of others as well.
The thing is I cannot get over is when people rave on about this golfer and that golfers game but how many tournaments do they win not many and that includes Jordan for whom I like
Can you do a video explaining spin loft?
If you play on muni courses, grainy, or wet lies its important to make ball first contact. People are being taught shallow techniques because its supposed to build in some room for error, but when you get to anything other than perfect conditions and hit behind the ball you are in for a world of disaster. Getting the low point forward creates more consistency on chip shots and will improve everyone's game
Would you please do cam smith’s bunker technique? He plays it different to most. He’s the best bunker player in the world, I believe didn’t miss a single up&down in the whole Liv season.
Low point is left armpit, not chest.
I'd love to watch the video, but I can't get past the clicking transition sound.
It's the same thing with pros and iron shots. They are moving their pressure towards the target as the club is still moving back. Moving their low point forward and ensuring ball-first contact. "Re-centering" is the swing buzzword du jour.
Like the video very interesting, however just to stir the pot a little. If we look closely your lines and Speiths
angle of the attack are not the same, yes his low point is after the ball, but I believe that pretty much all good players shallow early even with the wedge. Low point and where we shallow out is not the same thing. I think we need new terminology
Shallow, glide extension.
Steep and hit down is terrible advice.
I in fact challenge anyone to study your video or any video and see how pros get the leading edge low early.
Speith has ground contact before the ball, when we shallow out early it has no effect on contact. When most try to get steep they then in fact take too much turf and hit it fat.
As said great video, and understand the confusion but in someway there are both correct. When the club head gets shallow it creates shaft learn that creates low point after the ball. Although it’s moving down the club also moving up. Although Speith is more a digger than most so is Rahm.
Complete opposite to what Dan Grieve teaches
Guess I'll add my 2 cents. I'd say I use the wider, shallower approach where you don't lean the shaft and you utilize the bounce of the wedge (favored by many instructors like Parker McLachlin) about 75-80% of the time. To me it's easier to do because it's got greater room for error in controlling the low point that Luke discusses here. Just as importantly though, I feel it's the superior way to achieve consistent launch, distance, and spin. That said however, for certain lies or situations I do sometimes switch back to the more old-school "hinge and hold" approach. I don't think it has to be an all-or-nothing battle between the two main techniques.
There's 3 low points depending how your standing. Right foot left foot and middle of chest
Spieth is steep as is Scheffler but they both practice for hours and are hugely talented
For everyone else I think a shallow AOA (like Day, Stricker) is best suited because it gives the golfer more room for error