Definitely the getting up down with chipping/pitching is very important!! When I play the pitch and putt there are two holes which have this distance!! Also the practice green there you can do these shots as well!! Keep up the good work Simon!!🏌‍♂⛳

Your comments match my play. I play the tee that my arms are up to playing and on really long hole if there is no short tee I will tee off down the fairway. I stared playing after a 53 year break with a broken body. My good drives are 155 yards and long irons are 120 yards. I do not play long courses if I can help it. I also do not maintain a handicap or play matches.

I walk my golf course too and I have had groups come up to me swearing I am slow but then I point at the six groups of 4 in front of me. I usually let everyone through who are in buddies. I am an older golfer now but I still have a 9 handicap so if beginners or weekenders would play late in the afternoon and let us regulars play through. Oh stop whining Paul

Well done Simon, warts and all as usual, no hidden shots, and good advice as always. Keep swinging. Ron

interesting video. a question ? Practice is a very good idea what is NOT a good idea is to practice and continue to get it wrong because you are doing something wrong! Thoughts

Well done.

THANK YOU FOR THE EXCELLENT , COMMON SENSE ADVICE WHICH I INTEND TO FOLLOW. SHOULD I TELL MY FRIENDS & PLAYING PARTNERS ABOUT YOUR TIPS ? !!! AS I AM A SOFTIE I WILL. I WILL HAVE TO PLAY WELL IF I LET THEM KNOW ABOUT YOUR SUGGESTIONS. SERIOUSLY I HOPE YOUR VIDEOS ARE WATCHED BY OTHER GOLFERS.

Try calling them the ladies tee when the “lady” you’re playing with shoots in the low 80’s from the “men’s” tee.

Dan Grieve short game expert 👍

Don't have a chipping green at our course. I do some practice on the carpet at home though. TV is still in one piece.

I could use your short game! 🤙🏾😎

Great content! Just what I needed.

Really good video, Simon. This I think will help many oldies (like myself) if we do what you did.

Good video Simon

I think you've found your niche Simon - videos geared towards senior golfers are definatley a hit judging by the views!

Oh! I love Neville's simple back and thru swing! Moe Norman-ish!

Thank you. … They not like us ! 🥹

i enjoyed the video and info and seems like sound advice, thnx for the help. that's a wild shirt, i like it.

Hi Simon, good idea to to measure and record your success on the practice greens. Wheels up in 66 days now😉😉 All the best!!

Great video. Just found your channel and love your advice! Just subscribed

Old age shortening of shots means we all suffer from missing the green. Currently I pass a lot of practice time in the bar. I'm practising for that one day when I win a competition again. I can remember how it felt, but I can no longer get it quite right. Much like the rest of my game out on the course. HOWEVER, for a drink or two in the bar after the round, I can perform just as well if not even better than I did some years ago. So the moral of this contribution is "practice is good for your golf". You just need to practice that part of the game that produces the most enjoyment. Thanks Simon for a most enjoyable video, made more enjoyable by the omission of tips on technique. Many other golf videos offer so many differing opinions on chipping technique that I have become totally confused and lost most of the skills I once had - hence my changed practice site.

Great vid Simon. I saw an interesting tip from one of the Sky pros, lift the heel of the wedge slightly and hit off the toe. It’s almost impossible to duff the shot! Doesn’t matter what age you are, chipping and putting will save you shots if you can do it well. See you’ve nearly got the 3000, onwards and upwards Simon, good for you. Cheers👍🍺🏌️

I found this a very interesting argument. I'm 82 and living in Germany. I'm still playing from the yellow tees. Next week, I want to try to play from the blue tees in my golfclub! Thanks for the encouragement!

Great advice. As a senior (67 Y.O., 20 HCP) golfer who restarted playing after a 15 year “break” I have been analyzing my scores and am finding most of my errant shots have been on drives and approach shots. Working on the short game has made a big difference in consistency.

Great video Simon Short game is the scoring game for us senior golfers if you want to help your long game then buy yourself a mini driver 12.5degrees or higher and you will thank me later Cheers Nads

Thank you for a helpful video. The short game is a realistic way to improve your score. I appreciate that you did well off camera. Sometimes I am playing well on my own & they decide to let me through. Surprise, surprise the worst shot after 7 holes suddenly happens. I then have to look for my ball. That's life. This afternoon I am following your advice & practising the short game with 3 clubs instead of 9 clubs.

Thanks for the eye opening video. At may club where the green keeper plays off scratch, us old duffers over 70 are derided. so I cannot see any time soon that your suggestions would be accepted. However, please make representations to the golfing authorities, your suggestions are just what we seniors need.

You’re making it a bit easier by adjusting the lie. Try playing them from where they drop, it will sharpen you up a bit.

Nice vid. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and tips on this subject. Practice practice practice is always key to the short game.

I am 70yrs my brother is 75 yrs we play red tees the looks and comments we get are shocking from ladies and younger golfers . What do you think K we should say back .

Thanks for including the bad shots, that‘s reality! I learned a lot from Dan Grieves chipping and pitching technique. 😊 Greetings from Germany

Good honest vid but as someone already noticed perhaps try standing a couple inches closer. Especially chips near fringe even more closer and club toe down slightly. I practice this but on the course your lies are always different. Sometimes in the narly thicker grass, where you have to be more aggressive through shot, and other times tight lies with hardly any grass. Practice makes perfect! Don’t we love golf? Thanx

Maybe standing closer to the ball would help.

Excellent advice Simon, and well done for including the couple of mishits in there, as that is what happens (to me, at least!) on the course. And it's a good point that, however old you are, it's a skill that you can practice, and improve on, and perform as well as a tour player! Not least, as their stats seem surprisingly average!

You are so right, having lost 20 to 30yds of distance in recent yrs, chipping and pitching has become so important.

Chipping an odd skill, everyone seems to do it slightly differently. It's the one thing which has been fairly solid for me this year and the only thing positive in my strokes gained compared to a 10hc. That appears to be down to my closer proximity when using my 7i and 9i around the greens over my wedges. Also nice use of the word senior in the title, let's see if this video explodes..

Nice practice area

Thx for another wonderful video , gives us 'seniors' something to concentrate on in our practice sessions .

That 4 iron over the water 191 was absolutely amazing. What do you mean last time playing in Thailand or any other country?❤ 👍 🇨🇦

Hi Simon,, I'm 62 and getting back into golf again after a 27 year lay off. I have been practicing my long game for the last 3 months which has improved. Played my 3rd round of golf over the weekend. at Portmore, which went ok. Now I am going to switch my focus from the long game (30%) to the short game (70%) this is were I am, hopefrully, going to see a big improvement in my game. I am enjoying your KZbin content appreciate the effort required to do this all the best Steve

Thank you Simon, great tips and advice for older golfers like myself 😁😁👍👍👍

Ahhh ... well I'm stil going for the journey to improve my game. So the short game it is for me. 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻

Cost is the Primary reason. While working I spent $250 a month playing golf. And that was before the Pandemic. Since then its more than 20% more expensive. So as a retired man I cannot play as much as I need to. I was a 9 handicap then. Now I am over a 20. Depressing.

You should practice your bar orders as well. Helps with accepting the results of the game.

Chipping and pitching practice does help improve your being consistent. Not keeping score when playing does help improve your mental health.

Not sure if I class as a senior yet (53 ) but for 12 months I just practiced 50yards and In due to an elbow injury. It payed off as I went from 28 hcp to 14 in 12 months. Now my elbow is getting better I’m practicing long game now. I’ve even had a 9 over round. And I put that score down to my short game as my long game was average at best. I can’t beat my playing partners for distances but I usually beat them around the greens and putting.

Bobby Wilson (Senior longhitter champion ) teaches also a slightly open stance.

I began playing the forward tees when I turned 50. Not because of age, but because of my lack of skill. 19 years later, I still cannot break 90 on a par 72 course. I am about to give up golf for good, as I can no longer hit any golf shot over 100 yards. I am in really decent shape, but my swing mechanics are horrible and apparently unfixable (I have taken many, many lessons trying to fix my swing).

My goodness. You’re outside swinging the clubs. A walk in the park. Quit worrying about the numbers on the card and competing against 20-something scratch players. Enjoy yourself.

Good advice. Thanks