Must Have Short Game Technique To Lower Your Scores - Short Game - DWG

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Must Have Short Game Technique To Lower Your Scores - Short Game - DWG
The hinge and hold method can lead to a lot of issues around the greens. Modern players out on tour use the bounce a lot more and this technique from Dan Whittaker can help you to do the same.
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[@maralvor]

So good!

[@bennysjoborg5050]

I think you have misunderstood the "hinge an hold" technique, Dan... There is a very good instruction video with Phil Michelson himself, Secrets of the short game, where he explains and shows in detail his philosophies of the game on and around the greens. The hinge and hold doesn't at all mean that you maintain the angle you create in the backswing through impact. Phil very much releases the angle but he doesn't let the club head overtake the hands. Just after impact the shaft and leading arm forms a straight line which he HOLDS onto until the finish. I also saw a clinic with Dave Peltz where he demonstrated exactly this... I do agree with you, though, having a variety of shots around the green is a key to lower scores and lower handicap. My own game is built around steady driving, accuracy from 130 yards and in plus a sharp game around and on the green. Most of us don't hit 300 yards plus off the tee, and never will, but all of us can get as good as the tour player on our short game as long as we put the time in... I was off scratch in my youth and now, aged 52, I'm fairly steady off 4-5 as work/life restricts me from practicing very often...

[@bennysjoborg5050]

Michael, I do understand that. However, the way Dan demonstrated the "Hinge and hold" technique is not what the greatest promoters of technique have explained and demonstrated it. Dave Peltz whom I believe minted the expression, and Phil Michelson who has worked closely with Peltz, and demonstrates this in a very detailed way with obvious differences from what Dan is showing. Never the less, I agree fully with Dan and I am utilising both ways of chipping/pitching that are being discussed in this video, depending on situation...

[@Callofthegame247]

"Hinge and hold" is a bad way to put the technique. It is correct, but I think the name throws people. You really just use a heavy hand action, with a sharp aggressive downward strike. If you do it right, the left elbow folds behind the ribcage, which creates a "holding" appeaeance. My short game average is tour level, around 68%. My 50 yard pitches are always within 10 feet. Phil knows his stuff, but the term "hinge and hold" is what creates the misperceptions.

[@renenorager]

Brilliant !!! Please keep releasing these very intelligent videos :-)

[@mikejarrett6144]

Excellent Dan , really good and simple explanation !

[@FunkmeisterOfSedgley]

Great explanation Dan.

[@davecollins1998]

Thanx! Great info!

[@banditbaker1675]

As ever Dan, thanks for a great vid.

[@jeremydavidson9194]

Does Phil really have a hinge and straighten? Meaning he has straight rists and arms at the end of his follow through. He does not really drag the handle, does he?

[@Karl_with_a_K]

Thanks Dan really great instruction. I just came home from practicing short game, and will be back up trying this tomorrow morning 😁 I notice these shots are played from short rough/tight lies. What would you suggest from different lengths rough lies around the green? (Apologies if you've covered this already 👍).

[@leewhittaker1532]

Hi Dan, great vid as usual, are you just letting the weight of the club to drop on the ball? Does this help prevent handle dragging

[@garrybond8830]

Great video Dan Which club is best to use?

[@GreenDistantStar]

The major difference with the flatter attack is the hands aren't stuck at impact.

[@sleepyfu]

Hinge and hold on grass, flip in sand.