This Short Game Clinic Will Change Your Life

[@TheGolfSensei]

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[@christophersoltis]

1. practice 15 and 30 yard pitches 2. add 50% to every green read 3. Drunken Scottish shepherds outlawed the 90 degree croquet putter 4. putting is pendulum motion, use putting arc 5. putt 4’ putts over an elevated string, eye over line never past but can be up to 2” inside 6. Line on ball imitates string. Put lines on your balls. Tell your spouse the coach told you to 7. Use intermediate spot on putt line 8. practice distance/speed by looking at hole 9. Putting is like underhand toss. 10. putter smash factor is 1.87 11. putter set up forearms both parallel to target line 12. average tour putter length 33” 13. 99% PGA make from 3’ 14. Tour players 3 putt every 45 holes 15. Practice 40’ putts until your hands bleed and eyeballs dry out. If you have a job, spend a few minutes on short putts 16. Practice 1/2 carry half roll, then 1/3 carry 2/3 roll. If you can’t figure these out switch to shuffleboard or maybe yo-yo

[@bv.hd883]

16. Look up for the chipping rule of 12. You're welcome.

[@phreak761]

😂

[@mbsnetwork2650]

Among the thousands of videos on chipping and putting, you wont find anything better or more complete than this. Thanks and well put together.

[@Sarconthewolf]

When you go to the driving range, start with your wedges and use every club up from that. One by one, use 4 or 5 balls, with every club. End on the driver, then go back and swing trouble clubs or play a hole in your mind.

[@flyinPowerlines]

One of the best teaching videos I have watched in a long time!! Thanks!

[@Softouch333]

What I really appreciate is the strong opinions. This is the voice of experience and you can take it to the bank. Thank you.

[@mikefixac]

My second time watching this. Chipping, strike turf in front of ball, pitching, strike turf under ball and sand trap, hit behind ball. Simple instruction but never heard before. Lots of great short game instruction. Thank you so much Sir. Big thumbs up.

[@benodell3420]

This entire thing is pure gold.

[@coburn_karma]

Wow, what a wealth of real practical knowledge. This information is priceless. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@atb2003]

Distance divided by 2 will give you the number of inches the putter stroke should be. You can find the number to divide by sitting a ball 10 feet from the cup, five inches back and forth will reach the cup, do this until you find how many inches. So, if you find that the stroke is 3 inches to reach 10 feet then you will be dividing by 3. Find the number for flat, downhill, uphill… Now you just need to learn to read the break.. Your Welcome.

[@al1356]

Nice, thanks for sharing

[@gooseman255]

Thank you soon much for these videos. There's a lot of good instructors on KZbin, BUT you sir have the closest methodology to how I was taught 30 years ago by one of the absolute best. Im not going to drop names. Im not even sure she's living anymore. Certainly shes not teaching anymore. But you teach the same habits she taught me to have. So good. We all need reminders and refreshers of the good habits when we haven't played in a while. I'm picking the game back up after several years of putting it down for one reason or another. Thank you very much for your instructions. If you were in Texas I'd be scheduling sessions with you.

[@AmmoDude]

Agree with previous comments, 100% the best clinic I have seen on YT. A ton of useful info that will change the way I practice and hopefully knock some strokes off around the green. I am already a fair putter but chipping and pitching is where I lose a lot of strokes every round. Thanks for the video.

[@TheGolfSensei]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@georgeyusunjr.1575]

This is video is not only a teaching video but also a generous sharing from the heart of someone who is so dedicated to the sport. Kudos.😊

[@greggarlich274]

Most of us high handicappers don't study or practice the short game enough. This is a must watch for those serious about improving your game ... it just makes sense and a great instructional video. Thank you Ed Schwent!

[@joematties7557]

high handicappers don't practice chipping and putting because it doesn't matter if you can't get off the box or you're trying figure out how to get out of the woods. Chipping can help but being in play is more important

[@vicpnut1]

@@joematties7557was going to reply something similar ..only that i believe / know most important place to practice is short game and putting …but like you say if you cant find the fairway from tee to 100yards it seems to make sense to fix that first (by fairway i mean hit it anywhere your next shot isnt blocked by a tree,bush woods etc)

[@vicpnut1]

Need to get to the short part of the game first ..meaning if i cant get to 100 yds or less in a reasonable amount of strokes i need to practice those shots first …im so bad i worn out by time i get to short practice 😂

[@gregcarnall9097]

What a fantastic master class, im a decent golfer playing off 7 but learnt so much watching this lesson, can't wait to try all these tips out and practice more effectively.

[@TheGolfSensei]

So glad that you enjoyed it! What topics would you like us to cover next?

[@gregcarnall9097]

Me personally would love to see an overview of hitting crisp irons 6-PW, whats the correct AOA and dynamic loft etc... maybe a bit niche and probably one for the better players i guess. Anything you put out i would watch though, very knowledgeable. @@TheGolfSensei

[@bartsimpson287]

That does make sense. Thanks for asking so many times.

[@psycholoji1]

Great lesson. Just had to swipe twice to check for comments, if that makes sense.

[@radidoc4832]

A lot of talking, and kinda long video! I guess that's the traditional way of teaching group seminar. Kinda refreshing from all the quick fix shirt youtube videos. Good for listening as a background, when doing something else. Does that make sense? 😅

[@p4fizzle]

This was so enjoyable! I could listen to this bloke for hours. I just wish my brain was capable of absorbing this much information 😂😂 This video is definitely going in my playlist, gonna have to watch this a few times. Thanks so much for uploading, best wished from the UK 🙏🙏🙏

[@TheGolfSensei]

Glad you enjoyed it! What topics would you like to see us cover next?

[@PHDrew88]

Kudos! Top level coaching. Thank you for the valuable pointers. I'm learning a lot from this video.

[@conniedavis4692]

Best golf video I’ve ever watched! Can’t wait to go to the putting green. Thanks so much.

[@joshtpa]

This is awesome. Ed's a wealth of knowledge for sure. Thanks for sharing.

[@KenKen2023smith]

Hands down the best KZbin video I have seen in years! Very detailed and user friendly! Thanks sir! You genuinely want to help . Something as little as you letting people know if you can’t see at least 50% or better of the ball in the rough that you need to pitch it. Detailed in reading the greens and what we should be practicing on. Awesome! More great content please 🙏🏿

[@TheGolfSensei]

So happy that you enjoyed it! What topics would you like to see us cover next?

[@KenKen2023smith]

I second guess the squaring of my club face. I address the ball and I find myself moving the butt of the club forward a little and I pull hook it and if I have it in the center of my stance I sometimes block it. They both be crisp hits but if I’m approaching the green at 150 I may block it and on a par 3 at 80 to 100 in. Im pulling it. It’s not every time but it happens. I really really appreciate the content. It like having a coach. I haven’t seen anyone be detailed as this. Thanks 🙏🏿 again

[@edschwent1630]

Thanks I’m just trying to help people

[@mikecrook8434]

What a hidden wealth of information. Thanks Golf Sensei!!

[@jackjetpilot]

My goodness I love this gentleman!!!

[@russellhill5959]

From USA Northern NJ. Good strategy and execution for the Coryenthin GC terrain that can be applied any other GC with similar conditions and terrain.

[@monyet82]

This information is very important for weekend golfer who wants to get better.

[@doodiebean4870]

I can’t believe how much this video changed my life. I used to be homeless, now I’m a CEO making $20k a day. Thank you!

[@TheGolfSensei]

Glad it helped you climb the corporate ladder 😂

[@williamnytes9726]

Lmfao! 🤣

[@Isayitwithmychest]

Probably was tho 😂😂😢

[@BEACHYz]

Crazy. The same thing happened to me

[@al1356]

Ah the best comment ever to a golf video. No doubt if I watch it the same will happen to me.

[@garywhitley5046]

I lose a lot a strokes close in. We all need to learn this! Excellent. Even the stuff

[@hr-jd3sc]

this is a real keeper, I will be watching it several times until it all sinks in. Thank you so much!

[@justinshelton4084]

Great video, terrific instructor. I would add one thing... practice short game yardages at 15 yards, 30 yards (as Sensei teaches)....AND most importantly 55 yards... the statistical reasoning for 55 yard practice it the two lateral holes at Top Golf are 55 yards away and it is very difficult to score well and impress your friends at Top Golf if you can't nail that 55 yard shot (that shot determines birdie, bogey, or double all in one shot)... Thanks again for the instruction!! great video!

[@craigsimons2217]

One of the tells of a good teacher is someone who asks “does that make sense?” after making a point. He’s getting the class involved and confirming he/she is driving their points home.

[@tehbengchoon685]

best golf lesson for weekend player

[@thegooddoctification]

Ed is a legend!!!

[@jeffbecker5024]

Great advice. Made your flashlight thing. Worked very well learned a lot . Thanks for advice.

[@dennissuding4452]

... does that make sense? Great teacher!

[@joewest826]

Missed a big piece of information on green reading by not addressing the fall line of a putt. Every green is designed with drainage in mind. Look for clues around the green such as drainage grates. Sometimes they are designed to drain between bunkers or from back to front. Knowing which way the water runs off of a green can give you great insight as to which way a putt will break or whether it is uphill or downhill. It has been proven by Putt Lab and AimPoint that if you aim for the apex of a breaking putt it will always miss low and run away from the hole. The aim point is not the apex. The aim point is above the apex so that the ball will roll through the apex when it starts to break.

[@irwanmarzuan]

This is gold. Thank you for uploading this....

[@TheGolfSensei]

Glad you’re enjoying it! What would you like to see us cover next? Any video ideas?

[@normancuillerier]

ya for sure I will keep the video Because there are things I can use when our golf season starts up in the spring Thanks again. Norm

[@Pastrahmy]

Yes, sir, that does make sense.

[@jerrymolet]

Best video I have ever watched on putting,

[@TheGolfSensei]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@briandavidson2684]

Picked up a bunch of good tips watching this.👍

[@TheGolfSensei]

Great to hear!

[@joedavis7161]

How many “does that make sense” does it take to make sense? Good video.

[@MroZzzzz]

Absolutely loved this! I've taken so much from this video thank you. (Friendly feedback) Just get your camera man on the camera quicker and better angles, that would make watching even better! 🥳

[@BEACHYz]

I've watched this 3 times since first coming across it yesterday. Thank you!!! Eh, can I actually attend your class?

[@TheGolfSensei]

We are planning to start hosting more in-person seminars like this one soon!

[@solvovivo]

Not sure about shiny vs dark to determine slope... I know down South, shiny is with the grain.. dark is against grain... Can usually look inside the cup... where side of hole grass is ragged is WITH the grain, or down grain... a putt will be faster with the, slower against the grain... and grain will also pull the ball left or right wheb a putt slows down

[@winstonhsu154]

Pretty awesome info... should get more thumbs up !!!

[@TheGolfSensei]

Glad you enjoyed it! Any requests for future topics to cover?

[@jcmoye1]

This guy is amazing

[@rexbeatty3995]

Would the mirror and string serve the same purpose?

[@SAMCARMAN]

Makes sense. Thank you Sir

[@jamiesloan7259]

Only one thing I disagree with here. You said that when your eyes don’t agree with the line on your ball, you need to just overcome it. I disagree. This is where setup can fix that issue for you. Eyes directly over the ball doesn’t always agree with everybody. You can make subtle changes until the line on the ball DOES agree with your line of sight. I think this is VERY key for your confidence, and commitment to starting your ball online.

[@edschwent1630]

I don’t disagree with you at all. My point was if the line on your ball does not look correct then your eyes are not in the correct place for most players. That’s the eyes directly over the target line. But others can be inside that line up to 2 inches But you need to find what is the correct placement for your eyes and use a marker on your mirror so you can get set up that way every time. Ed

[@jamiesloan7259]

@@edschwent1630 100%. And you did allude to that, to be fair.

[@ScottyPeabody]

Enjoy the instruction about the yardages. Good stuff. Ben Crenshaw said he won both of his Masters without getting a single yardage from Carl Jackson, his caddie. But he's Ben Crenshaw and I'm not!

[@victorrodriguez-yf9bo]

Thanks! So much insight!!!

[@TessOBrien]

Brilliant Thank You

[@chriscansler]

It makes sense.

[@jabman549]

That makes sense.

[@geraldhemming]

Brilliant 👌 thanks for sharing 👍

[@jamiewahl7352]

This is an amazing video. Does that make sense?

[@waynekelly9886]

EXCELLENT!!! That's all I have to say about that.

[@Charzander570]

Where I play there’s 3” rough on 3 sides. I struggle with short chips in deep rough. I can’t hit two balls the same

[@edschwent1630]

Once our grass grows long I will show you

[@vicpnut1]

Dont quite understand “shiny grass” ..if brighter is it uphill or downhill? Or visa versa ,duller equals down…etc? I was under the impression all vegetation more or less followed the sun or if lacking light it was just gravity that effected it..?

[@vicpnut1]

“Holing speed” is something I cant grasp.. my buddy always says dont leave any putt short ,and hes pretty good ..but his misses mean more two putts back to hole than my misses of being short by 1’ or less …im just more comfortable letting the green roll the ball so it sort of just falls in as apposed to pushing it in …I don’t know if i can change that , should i though?

[@solvovivo]

Agree with your initial post... Most greens are a bit grainy down South... Shiny = down grain= faster... dull (or matte) =against grain=slower... Also look at inside of hole...side of ragged grass = WITH grain, which will push or pull the putt... if ragged side is to left of your putt line, it'll try to move your putt left when it slows down... hope that helps...

[@markwatson5984]

Insightful, thanks 😊

[@TheGolfSensei]

Glad you liked it!

[@robgorden8314]

Thanks!

[@TheGolfSensei]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@SureshSingh-iz5bg]

Now how can we see the putting tip if the camera is focused behind you - we cannot Dee the mirror on the ground & tip on the grip on the putter.

[@TheGolfSensei]

We plan to do another video on this topic soon where we will show all of the drills up close and in a more condensed format

[@michaelm.1807]

How can I find out what loft all my irons are? None of them have any degrees stamped on them.

[@TheGolfSensei]

If you know the brand and model you can look up most of the standard lie and lofts for sets online. Otherwise a good club repair shop can measure them and even adjust them for you

[@macdaddyblues1]

If your left eye dominant (for righties).. using a line will not work with both eyes open! You will have to close your left eye to line up that way...good video tho!

[@paulbarrett2756]

Does that make sense ?

[@joshualordahl772]

Makes Sense

[@julianroberts698]

This makes a lot of sense if that makes sense 😀

[@rodneygreenwell7620]

You missed out Dan grieves from Worley golf club UK definitely considered one of the worlds best short game coaches ever ...

[@TheGolfSensei]

Dan is great too!

[@terrencetutaki1699]

Absolutely Brilliant son.

[@dinododani4074]

What does up and down mean

[@TheGolfSensei]

Typically when people say that in golf they are referring to hitting a chip or pitch to get on the green, then making a putt to save a par

[@tjnaevans]

"Does that make sense?"

[@karisaisa]

😂

[@terryd89]

Does anyone follow Dan Grieve for chipping or short game?

[@TheGolfSensei]

Yes he has some good content! I enjoyed his book too

[@darrinlygrisse5287]

He’s the best on YT I think.

[@jwalkerC21]

Wish I was there, at least I can go Practice, Practice, Practice

[@ernestclayton8550]

I improved my game by buying alot of hybrids. Cheer's

[@blakewoods8090]

Lousy green readers is laughable. You can get a book with the breaks. You have a lot of time to roll putts to very well marked pin locations. The reason why good players miss putts is A) confidence,B) mental side ( thoughts get in the way C) they are slightly open, their grip pressure is slightly different, B) the mental side should be number one. There's a lot of things confidence and being in flow state can do to make up for a slightly poor stroke

[@IIISWILIII]

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?!

[@lenardtan7169]

Great

[@leechaney3703]

Learn to plumb bob to find the apex of your putts.

[@BobSimmons-y6i]

The onky thing that will change my game is getting a hooters girl as my caddy

[@djp411]

I made it almost 11 minutes..... I grew to hate "does that make sense" too much to continue.... but in between the "does that make sense's" it sounded like a good idea...

[@Chadrmas]

You must not teach anyone anything do you? He's an instructor my guy. Teaching requires your students to understand the material. He's simply trying to get feedback from this group of guys that more than likely paid for this class to make sure they are understanding what he is talking about. He asks and looks at a decent number of the group, if he sees a bewildered look he can further teach and reassure that they are capable of learning and understanding what he is talking about.

[@edschwent1630]

Sorry I am working on that. I’m just an old country golf pro.

[@edschwent1630]

@@Chadrmas yes exactly ty

[@jaychu3850]

Length of video is a deterrent

[@brianrogers7543]

Hi Gabby… loved this vid with Brooke, she’s such a beautiful woman as are you 🙏

[@sebastian-rm3wg]

The wind is not effecting baldies that look funny i can't think anything else now what is he talking haha Baldy

[@normancuillerier]

Too much information for me, for my age of 77 today my short game is as good as other players if not better,

[@TheGolfSensei]

Thanks for the comment, just take it one piece at a time if you want to apply anything from the video. Glad to hear your short game is good!

[@torya400]

He said he has given 40k lessons and that he is 65. If he started lessons at 20, that means he has given 2.44 lessons per day including weekends. That is a lot of lessons!

[@joshkepp756]

Yeah wanna be good do this 8 hours a day

[@mattlee1071]

So 5 private lessons a day, 365 days per year, for 22 years straight. Maybe a good coach but probably terrible at math.

[@mattlee1071]

Ask any good trainer they're not doing 8 private lessons a day. I can send you literature and documentation proving that.

[@dookiehowser1162]

this made sense

[@atb2003]

You’re being funny

[@Blaaww1]

I saw the comment before watch 10mins and understood😂

[@dookiehowser1162]

@@Blaaww1 that makes sense

[@robscott553]

What a fantastic seminar!!! This has been a weak spot in my game and now I have a great idea on how to improve! Thanks so much!! 🏌🏻‍♂️👍🏻

[@TheGolfSensei]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@PatBuckleyracecar]

Thanks!

[@TheGolfSensei]

Glad you enjoyed it!