Luke Donald: Mizuno Masterclass 2 / Front edge pitch

Luke Donald demonstrates how to play a simple short pitch - with his 60 degree MP T-11 wedge. There's an extra section on Luke's mental approach after the practical. Read about Luke's wedge choice on golf.mizunoeuro....

[@Gman6755]

How does this great player not have a couple of majors under his belt? He has one of the best swings ever! Go Luke!!

[@darrenjhayes]

"That's how you can lower your handicap and become one of the best players in the world" - realistic, I like it :-)

[@Tourswing]

@killthejoy Yes he did. The front edge of the club is probably aimed at the hole (or slightly right because his body is open left and the swing path has a small effect on initial ball direction). Opening the club just increases the loft (and bounce). Having the body open slightly increases the steepness of the club into the ball-which means the ball spins a little more and contact is usually better too.

[@user-wh6sp6st8s]

People forget just how fantastic he was as world number 1. Hope he comes back healthy soon.

[@mizunogolf1906]

We're hearing good things on that front. Hopefully he'll be firing again soon.

[@user-wh6sp6st8s]

That’s good. I have followed him almost since I started playing golf as our games are pretty similar. I hit it probably a touch farther but I love how consistent he strikes it and how well he putts.

[@lelandhopkins2433]

Well done, well played

[@Dreama40]

Steve Strickers method is the best! His stats from within 100 yds on the PGA tour prove this as well, he leads the "proximity to the hole" stats from 100yds. Steves method is wristless!, just a body turn with arms, no wrists, the club comes in very shallow, no divot, heaps consistant, try it!

[@mck424]

thank-you showing how to chip ^.^

[@killthejoy]

can someone tell me did he made a open club facing the hole at the 1:00 time of the video?

[@FunkyDread1000]

Absolutely agree. I expect to chip & pitch to a tap in most of the time and get quite disappointed when I leave myself over 6ft.

[@remmy100]

@richardsp1 I would hope they wouldn't. The swing itself isn't important. The videos are more about choosing different shots for different situations. If I were Luke, the last thing I would want is for people to forget about the advice I was giving and just get caught up in just my swing. His swing is his swing. Your swing is yours. How you apply your swing to any given situation; thats the objective.

[@petereuropa]

LD hit the ball so soft. The sound is like he hit a table tennis ball. For me it is so difficult (high hcper). So I use a 7 and let it roll. But i will practise LD's tip. This is really Masterclass!

[@MrPhilly317]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[@MrBarrynicholas]

Re do this with decent camera views please

[@RobertLow18]

Epic short game skills

[@bunkerputt]

I'm going to work on getting tap-ins to become one of the best players in the world.

[@fdllicks]

For me, a 60 off a relatively tight lie is tough. I can do it in practice, but in game situation, the margin for error is small. Pros have no problem with this, but for me, unless some fluff is under it, the margin for error is too great.

[@fergusreeverealestate.7409]

fdllicks agreed- a tight light like this with nothing between you and the flag to go over.... bump and run or putt I would think is the answer for your average amateur. The lob might be the ideal shot, but also plenty of opportunity to blade it over the back of the green too!

[@patrikhudak7304]

0:03 - Not Bad

[@manvesh97]

that nod at the beginning is sexy

[@Dreama40]

worlds best golfer and worlds worse camera man in the same video, what a coincidence.

[@MegaDgyt]

a shiny object must have pasted by,when luke was chipping because the camerman was really f****** distracted

[@notdrivingaminimetro]

Eddie Pepperell sent me here

[@touristguy87]

I just can't chip without my special chipping shoes

[@br5448]

great teacher. Camera man is asleep

[@williegolfandski]

He felt so cocky after the second shot. lol

[@sydn53]

The camerawork & editing on these vlogs is terrible!

[@rbeusch634]

Great explanation: but fire whoever is filming this. Camera angles are all wrong. We can’t see your setup and the shot showing the ball placement is at a very poor angle. Expected better

[@WillyGrego]

Good tips, poor camera work

[@paulday7427]

Poor video vs what is being said. We can't see what Luke is saying. All we've seen is the result. Not what we need ito instruction.

[@LifeOnUranus]

never actually see the swing.. oh well.

[@mizunogolf1906]

Was more about the dialogue with Luke. Old videos now.....still going strong.

[@LifeOnUranus]

@@mizunogolf1906 it’s a tremendous series.. really appreciate it! (i should have mentioned that❤️)

[@mizunogolf1906]

@@LifeOnUranus Thank you. Was fun to make.

[@gregoryrobak456]

Terrible camera work to show the technique

[@Golf12121]

Heskey is better