Adapting your short game to summer conditions

Fantastic lesson, very timely! Thanks!

Fantastic video Dan 👍

Thank you Dan for the outstanding instructional videos! I love your book 3 Releases - Im learning so much and improving my short game!

Great points! Dan, a side note, the way you speak (not too speedy, simple words) makes your videos really good even for non native english speaking players. Thank you for that as I could learn more on short game in the last 6 months following you, than in my previous 30 years of golf practice & lessons 😉!

Love these short game videos ! Thanks Dan !

You Are so good and the best teacher. I love learning from you and trying hard to implement the principles in my own game…. Thank you so much for all your content…. I am about to buy your books as well as safe for some teaching lessons withheld you…🙏🏻🤩

You are the best short game instructor period.... 👍 Reduced the frustration around the green. Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏☝

Hello Dan , it is so amazing how you make the ball fly. Your advice is such a motivation to work more on the short game and improve the score. Thank you so much for sharing. 😊😊😊

Brilliant lessons Dan

another brilliant video, well explained and informative

Brilliant Video, Dan! Thanks a lot for your short game IQ provided to us. Best greetings from Germany

That toe down shot , ive seen on a couple other channels teach this as a standard chip/pitchshot type of thing …meaning for us hackers who struggle with clean contact..and ive used it to great success since learning it ..saved more bogeys ,a couple pars ,and one hole out birdie with it (im a horrible golfer😬🤷🏼‍♂️ ) ..curious if this is a common technique i just missed for 35 years, or if this originated recently , or its a Dan technique that others have now integrated into their teachings?

Thanks Dan invaluable advise.

Enjoying your short game tips Dan, your book was a great help. On those tight / hard lies around the greens, which club are you using as really struggling with that shot presently..

I dont know if this is right. But im learning to change how i see all this. Meaning, the ball is irrevelant and not important at all. It is the club-turf interaction that is everything.
I might be on to something here. A whole new way to see this.
notice he speaks about wet and winter conditions, vs hardpan, vs thick grass. All of this is him describing the club-ground interaction. How does that club , onna practice swing, glide thru in a wide arc. No digging in, and no hitting thin. The club hits, starts to dig, but the bounce holds it up and it makes its arc, how to do thdt in all conditions.

The shot situation that I struggle with is down a steep slope of an elevated green, I know the shot needs to land softly, so probably a 56° but I never seem to be able to get it consistent enough to say I am comfortable with it.

Dan - not sure if you read all the comments...but you and others often talk about toe-down chipping or pitching techniques...but recently when on a golf trip and playing on softer grass and fairways up north (after a rain) I found that when chipping off tight lies, bringing the heel down and the toe up actually flattens the swing plane slightly and allows the club to slide better. I'm not sure if you've gone into a lot of detail on this or if perhaps you disagree with this....but I'd love to hear your thoughts. It falls in line with the thought you hear from tour pros about "drawing" their bunker shots.....this is the same idea, but with pitching and maybe a fewer long-ish chip shots. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.

How about pitching from the rough? If you had that same 65 yard pitch from thick rough what do you do?

Great tips Dan. Thank you.

Thanks great info

What a wonderful video Dan presents…. I try to use his tips as much as I can. He makes it look so easy!

I live in Finland Dan and I have a lot of problems with bunkers and chipping. What I would say is biggest issue is due to the winters snow & ice what happens once its melted, the top level seems fine but it if you want to slightly go any deeper the wet sand below the top level is very hard, so no chance to get your club as it's so wet, is there any advice please on how to combat this unique situation?

Great video as always Dan 👏🏻 Really enjoy these videos, especially when it's more nerdy an give full inside to technique and different approaches.

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Aside from the obvious mastery of your craft, it's your exemplary communication style that really impresses me, Dan. Outstanding video as always, invaluable insight!

This is a fantastic video! Thank you for talking about how to read different lies and how to play them!

Hi Dan, thanks for your videos I use them to compliment your excellent book which in turn has greatly improved my short game. Can you clarify an apparent issue with the pivot. In your book you refer to the ‘pivot line’ and in some lessons you encourage your students to pivot and face the target. However in the ‘summer’ conditions video it appears that when you play the release1 and 2 you do not complete the pivot to end up facing the target but remain almost in your address position with a very slight turn to the left and your arms passing in front of your body. Is this because of the ‘summer conditions’ and leads to better distance control. Thanks.

Dan - does the type of ball used make a big difference? eg, 2 or 3-piece, hard or soft. Could you get the same results from say a Slazenger 300 v Pro V1?

The amount of knowledge you put into this videos has no comparison. Thank you Dan.

Superb!!

Would love a video or tips on how to chip where the ball is above your feet Sat down or up, I’ve been caught out plenty with that recently!

Dang I can’t believe this content is free! Insane video and great information

That was incredible, thanks Dan! Can't wait to try these tips out over the summer.

Hi Dan, I'm a new convert to your teaching, and I am blown away with how good it all is. My chipping game has always been a fairly good part of my game. It comes and goes from time to time, but in general, I'm happy with it (until I saw your videos that is.. ) One shot I have always struggled with, and we have a number of greens surrounds that suffer this issue, is one were the grass is growing towards you, and on the surface, looks quite short, but when you play the shot, the grass rears up and can be up to 6 inches long. The club usually stops dead, and the ball only goes half way to the hole if you're lucky. it's even worse if the grass is wet. Have you any tips that would accommodate this situation please..? It can make you look an absolute idiot when it happens.. Thanks, Christophe

U have def helped my chipping game . I still get disconnected and make bad chips . But I’m getting that fewer and fewer .

Great video as always Dan. In terms of using different clubs around the green, would you advise against sticking with one club and working around ball position to alter the loft? I find 7 iron feels too long to be subtle with no matter how far down it I grip!!

Genuis level, Dan is the real deal

Hi Dan, great video! Love how it incurages to be more creative arround the greens. Just one question. During the face on camera shots. Is your camera straight in front of you, or just a touch behind. I would like to know because your ball position looks so much more towards your back foot than I would think. Especialy when trying to use the bounce. Would love to know. Kind regards Guus

Great video! Next one a links one?

Dan, are you using a putting style grip when playing the short or the vardon grip?

Great video with very good alternatives with chipping. Of all those situations where could or would you use a hybrid or maybe fairway wood.

My problem is when I used the bounce - it bounce up into the ball causing clean contact and a sand shot turned into a 50 yard chip🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️

This content is great but I will have a hard time remembering all the details on the course.

Thanks for the video. Looks like you don’t grip down when chipping. What are your thoughts pros and cons of gripping down?

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

Hi, Dan. What degree wedge were you using for the sixty five yard shot?

I need to finish watching the video yeh. You answered everything on my first question. Awesome lessons.