Why You Suck At Chipping. [ It's a bunt! ]

[@thenextgreat8652]

My man...THANK YOU! Comparing chipping to bunting literally allowed me to discover what I’ve been doing wrong chipping my entire life. I’m an 8 hdcp and probably lost 5-10 shots in any given round due to being inconsistent with my chips. And my technique wasn’t horrible, however, what I realized is that I always at least subtly roll my hands and close the face. Sometimes more than others. Thinking of how ridiculous it would be to bunt a baseball with hands rolling transferred right into my chipping and viola! Immediately started picking the ball with a nice popped up flight and most importantly, have a lot of distance control. It’s fun now sitting over a chip with the confidence of knowing I can hit the shot I envision.

[@HolyGrailOfGolf]

Yeah, I never really knew what was so hard for people. We're just bouncing the ball of the clubface ... it's not rocket science. I have friends that try to make a small or slow golf swing and I think, "WTF are you thinking?" I'm happy to hear that I've done another person good! How 'bout a tip? www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=D9KLSZE47S8AY People pay hundreds for a new driver or irons and hundreds more on DVDs and lessons that do them little or no good. I have truly simplified the swing to the point of almost near ridiculousness and it's transforming people's golf games. This is my only source of income these days as the company I worked for has gone under. My wife keeps saying to me, "Why are you just giving it away for free? You're wasting your time!" I'd like to prove her wrong. Play well! Thank you.

[@malcolmdelamere5626]

8 Hcp and you lose 5-10 shots a round...you should turn PRO now bro.....And please give the man a BIG TIP for helping you feel so good and confident over ball

[@HolyGrailOfGolf]

@@malcolmdelamere5626 Well, @JoeKnowsHockey, most likely is a hockey player and they tend to make good golfers.

[@tenniyoe1201]

Any videos about how to start the backswing or take away!?, thanks!

[@paullazarus790]

I just started watching your videos and I REALLY LIKE THEM! This is exactly what I do! Sand wedge chipping around the green. I also make sure I have a very slightly descending strike so I hit the middle of the face and not blade it. As you said calibration is critically important, so you can judge how hard you need to hit it and have confidence in the strike. Thanks for posting this.

[@bucca2.0]

JUst hit 40 balls using this bunt in the yard . Nearly perfect for me. I always blade and flip. thanks so much.

[@raulschwarz]

I really prefer using a very large faced 8 iron i bought for $1.99 at Goodwill.... A Gary Player club... Unless I have to go high over a bunker, then I will make my mind between SW, or the 52 or 58... I love your videos man !

[@stevetrevino5346]

Well done!

[@georgestokes2340]

Love it! Any suggestions on pitching?

[@HolyGrailOfGolf]

Practice. Sorry, but that's really it. Pitching is everything between chipping and a small golf swing so really just practicing is the only way to get good at it. Well, now that I think about it ... If you're bad a pitching avoid it as much as possible. Don't put yourself in that position. When you approach a hole stay just outside your shortest club length. If you hit a 60º wedge 80 yards, try to always stay 80 yards out from the hole with your layup. I don't think anyone likes a shot from 30 to 50 yards.

[@thenextgreat8652]

Funny thing is I took my wife with me to the range the other day which was packed as it’s in the 70s in CO this week. I looked at the chipping green and nobody was on it. Looked at my wife and said, “That’s why most people suck at golf”.

[@thomasdavico3107]

Practice from hard bare dirt rather than fluffy lies and one's technique is quickly exposed. Transition back to grass and the margin for error is magnified.

[@HolyGrailOfGolf]

Absolutely. If you can learn to play off of poor surfaces, you can play off anything.

[@rajumangat7098]

Thank you, it's taken the fear out of my short game

[@m3toz4]

Try Phil method hinge and hold?

[@kevinmurphy3666]

I like it man!!! Ty for sharing ,,, you know i just caugjt your videos this morning ,,,so iam on my 3rd video of you,, I love the expectation statement iam a 17 HC which means I can par a hole or I can double bogey a hole ,,, listening to you says there a better easier way to.play this game and iam lovin it. !!!! Ty man for your teaching !!!!

[@Griot19]

How about a bunker video?

[@mplunky1]

I really like this concept to chip the ball. Can you tell me are you playing this shot by predominantly using a trail hand motion or is lead hand/arm controlling the motion?...or both hands?. I notice that you have described the water splashing motion is done by your trail hand & not by any backhanded motion by your lead hand?. I do understand that as you explain there is no hand rotation when playing this shot nor any 'lifting' or flipping trail hand action.

[@cdunne1620]

It’s lead hand dominant very definitely, otherwise you will fat your chips by subtly releasing. Anyhow rather than asking you should be experimenting yourself. You could have answered that one yourself in two minutes by testing it yourself, anyhow

[@thesecretsinthe366]

Would bunker play be a future video??

[@jonathanchiang293]

Yes. Please sand bunker play. Please......

[@mbda1]

Is it a bunt to the holy grail position side or a bunt to the ball?

[@HolyGrailOfGolf]

It's a bunt to the ball. Plus you can't HG a chip. The point is there's a followthrough but it doesn't have to be intentional. You're just bouncing the ball off the face. It's not a mini golf swing.

[@thetruthfornow6045]

Most of us suck at chipping because we do not have the time to practice that part of the game. Under pressure the chips get worse. Just get a chipper. It is legal it works because you use a putter grip and basically just use a putter stroke. A physical putter grip on the club would be illegal. The club is shorter more upright and the head is built for the job. I laugh silently at those who refuse to use a chipper if they struggle with chipping. In clutch situations I know I will not flub the shot so my confidence level rises to actually try to get the shot into gimme range.

[@HolyGrailOfGolf]

Most of the "chippers" I've seen are two faced which makes them illegal. Also, you can easily turn a sand wedge or a 60º wedge into a chipper by standing it up and hitting the ball off the toe. I do it when I want the ball to run.

[@thetruthfornow6045]

@@HolyGrailOfGolf I hear you. But the major club makers like Ping, Taylor Made and others have legal one sided chippers in their inventory. My chipper is legal and a cheapo from some bargain bin. I only have two wedges so I do not have more than 14 clubs in my bag. It takes the guess work out of the shot. But the short pitch over a trap to a tight pin still makes me use a wedge as the chipper produces minimal backspin.

[@HolyGrailOfGolf]

@@thetruthfornow6045 I played a tournament with a guy one day and he broke out a two faced chipper. I said, "I hate to tell you this but that club is illegal ..." He wasn't happy. He loved that club. If you haven't heard coming soon is a rule change that will allow you to carry 18 clubs! 😯

[@thetruthfornow6045]

@@HolyGrailOfGolf I play a legal chipper and when I knock one inches from the hole someone asks is that legal. I have no need for a two sided chipper as a right handed player the other side would never get used.

[@jeremymaarman2949]

Just what I needed. You just debunked all my chipping ideas and expectations in under 9min. Thanks a lot

[@HolyGrailOfGolf]

Are you serious? I thought this stuff was well known but I do see people getting really frustrated with chipping.

[@jeremymaarman2949]

Overhand Golf yes I am serious. Final piece to the puzzle for me. My probleme has always been that I tried to make miniswings. I used to suck at chipping as the ball ALWAYS either ran out way too far past the hole or it checked way short of the hole.

[@jeremymaarman2949]

Overhand Golf bad chipping destroys your ego. It’s humiliating to have 10m to the hole and hit 3-4 shots from there. So the frustration is more humiliation than anything else.

[@HolyGrailOfGolf]

@@jeremymaarman2949 Yep, that's what'll happen if you try to make a tiny golf swing.

[@HolyGrailOfGolf]

@@jeremymaarman2949 I agree absolutely. I've seen people play really well full shot-wise and can't chip to save their life and soon they can't play at all. It infected their entire swing.

[@caribber1]

The open face cut shot chipping seems like I can be more aggressive. Anything else I should know regarding that method? Thanks.

[@Charlyky]

Are you a proponent of the Impact Snap Training Device? Drive/Hold release or having proper wrist and hand structure whether it’s a chip, pitch, full iron and driver swing?

[@HolyGrailOfGolf]

I've never tried the Impact Snap, but it doesn't sound like a good idea. "Snapping at impact" would not be good for anyone. So, really I have no opinion about it. kzbin.info/aero/PLXKsjMNjFTKhcW5fFt-CaIbGcmdWmz06k You should find what you're looking for.

[@alanduncan9204]

Why would you play a flop shot? Well, over bunkers, long grass and small trees.You have to have the ball well forward, off the left foot. Squat down as if sitting straight down to a half squat position. The hands should be in front of the ball and close to the front of your thighs. Keep the left arm straight and the wrists locked. Keep the hands in front of the club head in the low shallow back swing and all the way back to impact, only rotating your upper body. Don't move the legs. Works for me.

[@HolyGrailOfGolf]

Of course that works. Would you play a flop if you don't have to? Of course not. This video wasn't about how to do a flop. It's a basic chip that a lot of people have trouble with.

[@Wooduck]

Eye hand coordination trumps mechanics every time. Some are better than others. The better the hand eye coordination the better the mechanics. The eye hand coordination produces the mechanics, same holds true in the full swing. Fact!!

[@jayscott1380]

At what distance does your technique transition from bunt to mini full swing?

[@HolyGrailOfGolf]

That would be a pitch. That's a different thing altogether although, this technique will work but you'll end up with an unintentional follow through. I hope that helps.

[@jayscott1380]

@@HolyGrailOfGolf I guess then, when does a chip become a pitch?

[@HolyGrailOfGolf]

@@jayscott1380 I think that's something you have to figure out for yourself. At what point or distance does it no longer work for you and you must start making a small controlled golf swing? For me this is around 30 yards or so.

[@jayscott1380]

@@HolyGrailOfGolf thanks, yeah I know it's a subjective question. But it's interesting to get a feel for how other players (especially good players) go about it. Its part of my game in particular that I need to get more defined.

[@HolyGrailOfGolf]

@@jayscott1380 This is something you really have to get a feel for through practice. There's just no other way. I'm amazed that I see people who say and know they're terrible at chipping and pitching and yet they never practice it.

[@tinytoons2517]

Chips, I like crinkle cut...

[@paso193]

Hey!! C'mon!......An otherwise fantastic chipping video was marred by not following through and showing how that ball, _deep_ in the Kikuyu grass, can be properly chipped out! Finish the video, mate!

[@HolyGrailOfGolf]

It can't. You've got to just dig it out and hope for the best and expect the worst. That's part of golf. That's what I meant by realistic expectations. I had a lie in a bunker the other day and I said, "I'm not even sure I can get a club on this and if I do, I have no idea where it's going to go." I did the best I could but it was impossible to get the ball out of the bunker on the first shot. I didn't get mad. I was disappointed that the bunker was an inverted cone shape at the bottom but I took my medicine and my double and moved on.

[@paso193]

@@HolyGrailOfGolf …..HA!…..Ok. - Thanks for the honest answer. It’s what I thought but I just wanted to be sure I wasn’t missing anything. Keep these coming - they’re the very best on YT. 👍

[@ag358]

Very good description, a bunt, that will grab a lot of people. It's been talked about a lot but very seldom It's given a name that people respond too. I learned most everything ftom bobby jone's books and video. His full swing is amazing to watch. I have a story line in which a comedian of the 20s ,30's and 40s ask bobby to hit his second shot and he'd hit Bobby's second, joe claimed bobby was so good because of his driving (he didn't believe that, just a story line) well bobby had to hit all sorts of bad situations, ball buried in sand , ball in shallow water, ball behind a large tall tree, ball in rough, true rough, it was really deep, ball off bare lie, bobby mastered them all, according to people there, he did it in 1 take. I forgot the stymie joe had him in, which bobby chipped in the hole. Lot of people don't realize, before 51, you couldn't touch your ball until you holed out. Anyway lovef your verbal explanation, should help a great deal of golfers who struggle with the chip.

[@johncthomas61]

Listen, the concept OHG describes here --> kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJ_McnqngbCVqJI applies to chipping, too. This keeps your hands in front of the clubhead with no thoughts of deceleration or flipping. Even better, you can alter the trajectory of the chip just by imagining a higer or lower spot on the shaft. Just below the grip produces a low chip. Something closer to the shaft midpoint produces a higher chip. Play around with it.

[@davidmcbride8906]

Absolutely!

[@RollYourRock]

Always remember: Kikuyu can cakillya! 😂

[@joecook5689]

He looks like he could be a long driver guy.

[@peterbrewer1822]

So you would use a lofted wedge for chips just off the green? Mad advice for high handicappers. The most important thing in chipping is moving the ball forward, and keeping your sternum forward. You can use an 8 iron for example, as many tour players do.

[@HolyGrailOfGolf]

Absolutely, yes. I know how hard I need to hit a sand wedge for the ball to go 5 or 10 feet. I have no idea how to make an 8 iron go 5 feet. I can't imagine how ridiculously soft I'd have to try to hit the ball, which as you know is extremely difficult to move the club slowly through grass. Loft in built into the club to limit the distance of the ball which allows you swing faster and get through the grass. I remember trying to hit a 7 iron or 8 iron from just off the green and when the ball went completely through the green and I had another chip from the other side, I chose a club I was familiar with.

[@davidmcbride8906]

@@HolyGrailOfGolf or just putt the freaking thing! Thats my mo

[@joecook5689]

@@davidmcbride8906 I putt every time if grass is short enough.

[@vichajanviriya7908]

Photo technic poor showing under the shadow otherwise it’s good teaching.

[@jasonmiller4080]

Gizmo!

[@HolyGrailOfGolf]

Yes, Giz'. Although, the movie Gizmo was one of my absolute favorites growing up. If you haven't seen it, check it out.

[@timhautzinger6697]

Realistic expectations. Who knew?

[@4hty7g8ghy81]

This is probably the worst golf instruction I’ve seen on this platform. Do something else pal.

[@HolyGrailOfGolf]

You need to watch more youtube golf videos. My videos are bad but there are worse. Keep looking. You'll find them.

[@mikebarnard2689]

Class reply.. I’d love to watch people saying insulting negative and downright rude stuff to your face instead of hiding behind a keyboard.. I’m guessing it would be a lot more polite.. but social media gives you The Power to speak unkindly to a stranger and get away with it.