Adapting your short game to summer conditions
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2024
- Now that the days are longer and summer is here, golf courses are becoming much and firmer and less forgiving. To be able to successfully adapt, we need to understand how these conditions can affect how the club interacts with the ground and how the ball reacts on the green.
Listen in to hear how I alter the 3 Releases for these different situations!
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0:00 - 0:22 Intro
0:23 - 2:54 Club Selection
2:55 - 4:07 Mini Release 2 Shots
4:08 - 5:23 Grip Pressure
5:24 - 7:30 Bunker Play
7:31 - 9:22 Severe Slopes
9:23 - 10:59 Pitching
11:00 - 12:54 Hard Pan
12:55 - 15:17 The Rough
15:18 - 16:10 Putting off the green
16:11 - 16:36 Outro - Sport
There is so much wisdom condensed in these short videos. Thank you Dan!
The lessons are top tier and great for every type of golfer.. But the action is just poetry in motion, just pure and utter beauty to behold!
Dan is the GOAT 🐐
The difference Dan's tips and advice have made to my short game is incredible. Thank you!
A seasonal video series is a great idea on how ground conditions effect changes. Great content. Thanks Dan.
I love to see the contrast of the suboptimal shot with the best shot. Keep up the good work
Absolute master class on short game.
I’ll remember for our summer conditions - just starting winter here in Perth Australia!
Hi dan i bought your book some months ago. Found myself improving somewhat but in a way did get a little worse because i hadn't either understood all the key positions or commit fully to it. The videos filled in perfectly my knowledge of each release and were a perfect complement to the book. Now i cant wait to get around the greens where before i dreaded shortgame. I always recommend your stuff to anyone who asks or is searching for something. Thanks for generously giving so much to the golfing community, i hope you get rewarded to the full. ✌️ Luke Australia
The trick is to get the FORM of each Release (setup and technique) in the beginning - and this can be accomplished on the Range even off a Mat for R1 and R2.
I use a short Rubber Tee that raises the Ball about Two Grooves for R3.
Focus on your Target Landing Spots - anything on the Range - a Depression, Different Color of the Grass, a Shadow, or even a Ball sitting out there.
Once you have FORM, then you can learn POWER Control with various Clubs/Wedges because when playing - The overall Situation will be continually varying just as Dan demonstrated here.
I love the videos and bought the book. I just need to commit and practice. The biggest improvement for me was identifying the lie and using the proper club. I’m on the way now. Thanks Dan
The toe down/across pitch from sketchy lies is phenomenally effective! I can’t believe how softly the ball comes out!
Huge thanks to Dan and his team. Love it. 😊
Dan, you are my hero. When I stumbled upon your channel months ago you it confirmed what I was intuitively doing in my short game, adding a bit of very welcome structure. My short game always more than compensated for my approach game in my handicap bracket (thank you Shot Scope) Thanks to your tips I switched to a low bounce high lofted wedge and that only improved my short game (a S23 58 degree X grind, except for muddy winter rounds when I pack a rather blunt high bounce 60 degree). As "the Jack of all Trades shot" wedge I use a 54 degree (I know you don't fancy those much but it works for me :-) )
So grateful for this continuing education. I've made many notes and lists. Now, I have to find the time to go practice. Dan's book is so valuable if you want to begin to learn the short game.
So glad he’s showing a Texas wedge too🤙
Thanks for a perfect seminar.
I wish I had watched 48hrs ago as a refresh prior to playing New Zealand GC.
Thank you Mr Grieve….you’re a master giving a master class…..
A great reminder about assesing lies and conditions thanks again.
What a great video, so insightful! Thanks Dan you are the best
Superb content it really is. I've been hammering through the videos and collaborations. I've ordered the book looking forward to reading it and putting these lessons into practice.
I need to finish watching the video yeh. You answered everything on my first question. Awesome lessons.
This is the most important man in golf I swear
fantastic insight in to how small tweaks can change the outcome of shots. Great video Dan.
On a serious note - another great masterpiece of a video 👍
Dan, thanks for these videos - BTW your book... the best thing my kids have ever bought me!
Youir instructions are clear and awesome. Thank uyou Mr. Dan Grieve
Excellent tuition Dan .
Absolute top tier golf advice.
Remarkable DG 👏
You’re enhancing my golf knowledge every time I watch your vids.
Thanks.
Thanks for the free tips coach!
Don't underestimate the benefit of having clubs that suit / are fitted to you.
Been playing for many years and had a category one handicap for most of that.
Short game has oscilated between fantastic and shocking.
Two days ago I tried wedges that are better fitted to me (as in longer than std, as I'm just shy of six-three).
What a transformation from "how's this going to go?", to clipping shot after shot off the baked surfaces making 'that' sound.
Having the right sized club has negated the need for stacks of compensatory moves, turning was should be simple into a miasma of extraneous moves, increasing variables, managed only by good hand-eye coordination and lots of practice.
Gold dust. Thx so much. I wondered why my 8 iron chip went right over the green down a long grass slope last week😂
This guy’s really good
Brilliant tips! Thanks Dan.
Great variety of shots to think about, thanks 👍
This is awesome content and can't wait to try out. So well explained and easy to follow. Tks Dan
You have more sand in that one bunker than about 10 at my course.
I can use the "Hardpan" R1 variation in the "dust covered concrete" Bunkers I usually find playing in Southern California.
I can use it and clear a chest high face with my 58°.
With a half inch to an inch of Sand, what Dan demonstrated works WELL. 😊
Great tips, thank you Dan!!🎉❤
Cheers Dan, great video
Thank you. More great advice.
Excellent as always. Thank you Dan. My first full summer post your book and it’s really improved my skill, options with shots and just as importantly confidence. Broke 80 for the first time as current course with numerous good recovery shots.
Can’t wait to try in September/ October in Australia always learning Dan
Awesome advice Dan, many thanks 🙏 🤩
Legend Dan. Thanks
Brilliant video. Thanks so much 😊
Dan, thanks.
Fantastic stuff
Great vid. Awesome teacher of the short game!
Brilliant Dan, great episode 👍
thanks Dan
Another great video - thank you!
Thanks Dan, just out to play and put these points into practice
Cheers Dan, top drawer execution and explanation.
Love this idea of a mini release 2!!
Great video thanks
Best content on the web, fantastic.
Thank you for the video. I will be booking my online lessons this month for sure.
Brilliant content
Currently can’t get away from a locked lead arm. Helps me control low point so much easier and strikes are much crisper. I do try, because occasionally, I get on really well and love the 3 release system. I don’t know what happens but it just goes and the locked lead arm is my safety blanket lol
I really need to stop watching these. It just really makes me want to play Woburn all the time 🤦♂️😂
Can anyone play there? How much? 200 nicker?
... whilst it's not Woburn, a course nearby is a very pleasant, less expensive option: Aspley Guise & Woburn Sands GC.
I'm fortunate to have friends who are members at both clubs, so get to play there a bit. I always make sure I hit the ball plenty of times in order to get the maximum fun out of the day 😂
@@doosrabowler... think you're looking north of that in summer.
@@doosrabowler about that. Maybe £225 with a bacon roll before the round and some lunch after. It’s worth it!!
£60 with a member 👍
@@stevenchampion8137 Aspley is nice. Firm and fast in the summer, whilst not being overly long. The Duchess is an absolute gem of a course. If you can shoot mid 70’s round there, you’re a very good Golfer. 🏌️♂️
so good!!
great tips again
Thank you! Recent book purchaser and was a tough time to develop 3 releases in very firm turf conditions. These adaptations will help.
The Lie will determine the choice of Release. R1 can be played almost anytime. The Lie indicates whether you want R2 or R3.
The Overall Situation will tell you to choose either R1 vs. R2 / OR choose R1 vs. R3
This is what Dan refers to as "Golf IQ"
IT becomes a combination of Understanding, Imagination, and Practice.
I will use a Short Rubber Tee on Mats - that raises the Ball about Two Grooves - to Practice R3.
(This is the same Tee I use for Fairway Woods and Iron Tee Shot Practice)
@@apaulmcdonough2170 Thanks. R1 sometimes not an option in dry conditions with front pins / elevated greens. Toe down R2 is something I am looking fwd to trying. We had a drought month until yesterday.
@3n2a2 try a Higher Lofted Wedge and Dan's "Cut" variation of Release 1 for Tight Lie / Short Rollout. 😉
(I can play this out of a Hardpan Bunker over a chest high face with my 58°)
This is very similar to your "Toe Down R 2"
if you watch this video and you never played golf before you would definitely think that is the easiest game ever 😂. How the hell does he sends the ball so easy and so close!?!?!!
The three releases has done wonders to my short game. My friends think I’m a short game wizard.
thank you dan ,,,,
I would love some short game tips on links style courses in the summer ❤️❤️
Awesome stuff, Dan! I have read your book and Im really enjoying playing around with different lofts and releases now. Mini-release 2 is hereby added to the collection. Is the shot out of the deep rough similar to a bunker shot? Looks like it, but I’m not sure I’m catching all the details here.
Legend
We need to see Dan Grieve over 18 holes!!
Is it really as easy as you make it appear Dan? Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I’ll do my best to remember what you teach and apply it to my game. 👍
Dan's Book, "3 Releases" is a great investment.
Great video …. Would love to see you on a links course on the run up to the Open 👍🏻
Interestingly, I have just been reading a putting book that suggests using your chipping set-up for long puts - think R1. I'm looking forward to giving it a go particularly for those fairway lies.
ADIDAS LOOKING GOOD
Thank you so much, Dan. In regard to the "standard ball" in the rough, you do a release 2 with the open club face.
Question 1: when you say that you "swing across", do you mean that you do this follow through where you put the club in "the holster" which is similar to a release 3?
Question 2: In the book, you mention a rather steep angle of attack, and hit 1-2 inches behind the ball. Was it more a release 1 or is it the same release 2?
This is very helpful. I see these lies all the time recently. I'm plagued with 3-putts. I've been thinking recently about 1-putt, 1.5 putt, and 2-putt zones around the pin. I'm thinking that my 1-putt zone is a 3-foot circle, and my 1.5-putt zone is a bulge out to 6 feet below the hole if the green is sloped, plus or minus 45 degrees from directly below the hole. My 2-putt zone is anywhere within 30 feet of the 1 or 1.5 foot zone. Question: shouldn't the thinking outside the 2-putt zone be to get it anywhere inside the 2-putt zone, and the thinking inside the 2-putt zone to go high and slow (if there is a high side) to trickle it down to the hole from the high side and to at least get it inside the 1 or 1.5 putt zone? The shape of the 3-stroke zone near the hole depends on the lies around the green, e.g. if there is a hardpan area, a trap, pine needles, etc. - most of these things require local knowledge, but they can add a stroke to an otherwise good approach shot, and should be planned for. Working backward from there, you would ideally put yourself in a good position to hit your approach into the 2-putt zone with minimum risk. IYHO, should we be thinking about stroke zones like this, or am I just over-thinking it?
I Practice Putting from two Distance ranges.
6-8 Feet and 15-25 Feet.
Occasionally, I will place 6 of those small plastic "thumbtack" style Ball Marker in a 12/2/4/6/8/10 circle 13 inches from the edge of the Hole.
This gives me a 30 inch Diameter Circle. I use this for the 15-25 Foot Practice. The Goal is to get the Ball into the Circle and have it Stop inside the Circle.
Success means I have "Tap Ins" of less than a Foot.
I can then change my Position to get different Breaks (L to R, R to L) and Speeds (uphill vs. downhill)
I only take Two Balls onto the Practice Green.
My Goal in Putting - once the Ball is on the Green - is 2 Putts Maximum to Hole Out.
Can you show us the shot when the green keeper has mown the lawn super tight and the ground is firm. I find that club can rebound off the turf via the bounce and knife the ball.
Look for Dan's variations of R1 strokes for Tight Lies and Hardpan.
There's one in this very Video
Can you advise on thick rough greenside when the grass is growing into ?
Hi, Dan. What degree wedge were you using for the sixty five yard shot?
I do have a question. I've read the book and watched a lot of videos and I've never seen Dan recommend chipping with an open face (outside of the lob shot). But we do see a fair amount of tour pros chipping with an open face.
When, if ever, would it be appropriate to do so and what is the tradeoff of an open face chip versus something like a release 2?
Dan, there is a hole that owns me around home where I find myself 50-60 yards from the green on a 5-6% downhill lie. I try to hit a lofted club played back with shaft perpendicular to the ground & invariably chunk it to the left into thick rough. Today I tried to hit a 7 iron chip & run, maybe better result. What would you advise?
Downhill Lie, think of attempting to hit a low Trajectory Pitch using more Loft.
Lots of Weight FORWARD in your Stance with the Ball only 2" inches behind your normal Ball Position for a "Flat 60 Yard Pitch" and Remember with a Downhill Stance Proper Forward Shaft Lean always feels "Excessive".
These two thoughts will allow you to be Steep enough for the Downhill Lie.
Tremendous. That is all.
Can you show the same process but chipping off tight lies. You see, in Western Australia we have a majority of hard fairways especially near the coast line be it Links and unless one trains with consistency at chipping or basically any kind like it to get a consistent strike which I find a challenge although I may use clubs with a bit more bounce such as a 54.
Pitching advise was interesting. In the US I'm finding summer courses have really hard fairways at that 50ish yard range, really tight lies, and if I try to use the bounce the club just skips along. Would you recommend for those to use more of the "winter" approach, getting that leading edge to hit the ball first?
Dan did a video on choosing wedges that have different bounce angles. It may be that your wedges have too much bounce.
More an attempt to get the Leading Edge between the Bottom of the Ball and the Ground.
Think of kicking a Door Stop along the Floor under the Bottom of the Door. The Bottom of the Door Stop Slides until it makes contact with the Door.
I live in FL. Like a wet dartboard lol
Would you do bunker shots with a 60 or 56 degree.
Can you you nip it with a 56/12° bounce Cavity back wedge off hard pan?
I have a Cleveland 56. Cbx zipcore.
The course that I play the grass around the green is very sticky. If I use soft hand like you suggested, I sank a lot. Any suggestions on these type of grass? How do I adjust?
How many hole outs around the green do you have per round? 4-8? 😂 Thanks for the video, Dan!
This video is the perfect example of the importance of golf iq
Does anybody know when he switches from the putter grip? Like how far out?
There is one bunker at my course in Australia and the base of it is like concrete. I mean literally a ball sitting on flat concrete. I went to a low bounce wedge and I can get the ball out but its generally just an attempt to get on the putting surface, i have no confidence aiming towards a target or landing area.
Would love some advice on how to hit off concrete bunkers 🙏
Edit: i can play confidently from bunkers with small amounts of sand but this bunker even in summer is like hitting off a granite slab