As soon as you stressed using "your whole body," I knew you were giving a GREAT golf lesson here. ALL errant pitch and / or chip shots are usually the direct result of NOT using the body, turning towards the intended target. EXCELLENT JOB here, Van. Respect.
Great tutorial. I've been plagued with the yips for years when chipping or pitching. Of course I can cut a groove on the range but when the spotlight is on....CLUNK. You said something that really helps me, (swing to where you want the club to stop and not worry about contact) and I thank you. Been trying all sorts of thoughts/techniques ect...this works for me. Golf got a lot better! thank you
steelhrt14 thanks steelhrt much appreciated👍 and by Being coachable and able to listen for 11 mins 47 secs you have gained something. A lesson for many👌🏻
Thanks Mr Phillips for this lesson! You declare very well so that a interested player can get a idea of the shot, and only with this idea a good shot can be done. When I started playing golf I was a "old" man (25years) and I thought that reading and understanding what happens by doing this is the best way to tearn. So I read Leadbetter "All about swing" and also Hogans modern fundamentals. I practiced for myself o nthe range with the tips by leadbetter and after month I played my first tournament with 58 stableford points or in strokegame 14over. I think a good result for 3 months golf. Than after 6 month I played hcp 6 and two years later rounds of 7under (!). I think that there is only one way becoming a solid golfer: Learning to understand what happens by hitting the ball, getting a idea about how a shot has to flight and to roll, about the launch angle and all this things. You try to declare exact this to all the golfers, and thats why your video is excellent! Thanks therefor! All the best!
Thank you for this tip! A little critiquing from a nobody here though but for future videos I'd minimize the verbal discussion as much as possible. Show a few shots first, discuss the technique ,and then close it out with a pin seeker. Actual chip is 10:21 into the video.
I disagree. If you don't have the patience to really listen, then his style is not for you. I would rather have a lot of things to sort through, than an incomplete subject treatment.
I completely agree and it ins't about patience. I'm a teacher and a 5 HC and adult learning principals talk about getting to the point much faster so the mind doesn't wander and forget what was said 10 minutes ago.
Thanks!!! I learned something! Will be taking my 60 out the cupboard again!! I was told that 60''s where made for men and not for short ladies like me, I could never get it to spin, so I still have not found a ladies loft wedge. May hands was in the wrong position! Regards from sunny South Africa! ⛳️🏌🇿🇦🤗
Ken, thank you for that lesson. I've been working a lot lately on that part of my game, but was having a hard time getting more spin because I was increasingly trying to hit down on the ball. You gave several pointers in this lesson that I found very helpful. Thank you again!
Well explained, a few minutes learning about the theory behind the shot was well spent. Golf requires patience and understanding. For he people who just want quick fixes maybe it’s not the game for them.
The golf shot also requires lots of actual demonstration of the shot.. i.e, slow motion to understand what the club is doing at the point of contact...etc, ect.
Van, one important ingredient to spinning any shot is a soft covered ball. I couldn't listen to your entire presentation, but that seems to be one element most instructors forget to talk about. Only a "balata" type cover will spin enough to check up hard. The hardcover balls just bounce off the face of the club and go high instead of a medium trajectory with a lot of spin. Soft covered balls ride longer up the face upon impact and get more spin imparted on them. Yes, technique is important too, but a soft cover is vital.
Good stuff. I have been working on nothing else for 6 months (an hour 3 or 4 times a week). The rest of my game has been decent, but have been a basket case with shots around the green - there is nothing worse than a bladed shot. I am finally starting to feel some progress. Soft hands, min wrist action, keep turning the upper body toward target on downswing, slide the club under the ball w/out closing the face for max loft and spin. Feels like the ball rolls up the club face and a nice flop shot result. It is curious that with acceleration the shot goes higher w/more spin.
Another great lesson. BTW, those that want to see the motion in slow-mo, if you don't know...click the 'settings' and slow the video. You'll really see how Van doesn't break his wrist at all during impact...and very little afterwards. Thanks for the lesson!
o Inexorable o hope it helped👍 and don’t worry I certainly don’t pay attention to people whose first impulse is to make me wrong for supplying them with free expert advice😂
And I am a retired instructor. I was predominantly a visual/auditory (see/explain) player and instructor so this instruction suits me to a tee. He tells me why (auditory) certain positions must be achieved and why certain preconceived ideas (strike down) do not work to create spin. He shows me (visual) positions. Comments here, about the instructor being too wordy, are likely to have come from people who are highly kinesthetic (feel) players. They want to know how it feels to hit the chip properly, where they should feel tension in their legs, how the club should feel passing through the grass, etc, and this kind of information is nearly completely missing from this instruction. And rightly so. Van Phillips, it is obvious to me, is a visual/auditory player and instructor. You are the player you are. An instructor who is a feel (kinesthetic) player is rarely effective with the vast majority of auditory and visual learners. They can do it, but not teach it. The only times Van Phillips instructor addresses feel is when he says to grip the club with a 5 out of 10 grip pressure, where to feel your weight at address, and holding the club firm at the finish. Feel is not how he gets the job done. He is an explainer/show-er. Sure he gets the aesthetic buzz we all get from hitting a nice shot. I suggest that, unlike feel players, his attempts to reproduce that great shot on the course, will be a process of thinking about and visualizing body, hand, and arm positions that were present during the previous great shot. Not the feel. Feel is nice, but not the thing that is going to get the job done consistently. A feel player will simply try to reproduce the same feeling they had on that last great shot. Feel players are the best players in the world and also the worst, most frustrated learners. These are the guys who win the club championship or give up golf after two tries because it is too hard. Look at what a key his finish position is to his execution of the shot. He explains three times, that the hands are opposite the belt buckle, and that you do not flip the club head. Yes he says, hold it firm at the finish and that is a feel comment, but the golf swing cannot be totally explained or shown...there are feelings that cannot be explained without using feel terms, like "firm." This instructor is auditory/visual and his instruction will seem overly complex to visual or visual/kinesthetic learners. For people like me, we eat it up. I suggest people who do not want all this explanation and visual imagery (shaft lean, "open club to 12:05", etc.), find an instructor that tends to talk about feeling (compression, relaxation, thigh tension, loading, etc.). All of this was addressed in this video, but it was all explained and shown, not described as feelings. And by the way, good luck finding a kinesthetic teacher. There are very few people who can communicate what the golf swing feels like. Can you?
KPAX thank you for your comments. I have no time for ignorant comments from people who can’t spend 11 minutes 47 seconds to learn something for free! Thanks again and good luck with your golf👍
as someone who trains people in how to train and assess others - I echo all of the above and was going to write something similar - so thank-you. I personally am mainly visual and auditory so the demonstration and the talk was very useful - you have to teach and show facts "do to fats then do it slow" and "then give the learner a go" - all of that was there - all those wanting a quick fox - I bet there golf is not improving anytime soon - but if they are kinaesthetic then they need to go and practice! Very informative I'll go and out into practice now - their way is definitely not everybody's way!
That's so funny, I'm at 8:25 and starting to get bored and scrolled down to see your post. I was wondering if he was actually going to demonstrate hitting the ball..
Great video 👍 what's the betting that if he had just hit the shot straight away these whiners on here would be whining that he didn't explain it! Can't please some people! Learnt a lot from this, thanks Van.
Great information, I thank you. I wonder if it is true that as we get older we should not use a 60 plus degree wedge? I am 58 and had other golfers suggest that my 62 degree is uneccesary. It works for me. So this information seems silly.
Hi Van, that was a very good description of how to hit those spinning chip shots. In the part where you mention to open up the clubface a little I’m sure you meant to tell us to open the Clubface by turning the handle in the hands and not use the hands to open the face, I hope you don’t think I’m out of order mentioning this . Great video and thanks. Rob.
Great video... Two questions though, when you open the face why doesn't the face angle point right? I've never understood this! Also, I notice just before your downswing you make a slight lateral move left, does this change your low point for the swing to enable solid ball striking. Been working on this move but stuck between "just rotating" and this forward move in the transition. I tend to flip at impact a bit and can look like I'm hanging back a bit
THanks John! when you have circa 60 degrees of loft presented to the ball at impact, the blow is glancing and therefore the ball will take off more in line with swing direction than face angle. In contrast a ball hit with an open face with a 5 iron for example will take off roughly 85% in line with face angle. Shifting slightly toward target in the downswing can help strike and can move low point forward.
I'm in my 60s and have golfed since I was 8 yrs old. I've never had a professional lesson and it shows. However, I never put backspin on the ball; I bump and run so as to read the green as the ball approaches the pin location. Putting backspin means you need to overshoot the pin; that seems counter-productive to me. But to each his/her own.
I don't know if you have watched your own video but.. the ball is positioned off your right heel and behind your sternum, otherwise a very useful video
I enjoyed this one. Could have been shorter but no worries. My single push back is on your description of the ball placement. It most definitely is not in the middle. You have it just forward of your back foot which is what I'd expect in this shot.
Ben Earley thanks Ben and yes the grip is very personal, with way too many legends of the game doing completely different things with it (hogan, Olazabal weak, Langer and Zinger 5 knuckle strong, to name a few),for it to be considered a fundamental in my opinion👍
Good info but ball is in back of your stance on actual shot, not neutral and 5% open is not nearly enough and stress you must regrip clup after opening it. Release low and to left for best results
Michael Stangl hi Michael, bounce is a complex question and is 100% dependent on the lie and ground conditions. There’s also many grinds on the sole that change his versatile the wedge will play. Generally you want more bounce from soft lush lies and less from firm tight lies with low bounce starting from about 4 degrees and high bounce around 12👍
Chris Burns hi Chris thanks! This technique actually does normally produce a one/two bounce and stop, but it will depend on the green condition and your lie e.g. If your lie is tight and the green firm, then two bounces is likely, and one bounce if the green is soft. Always expect less spin from rough or lush lies. Best. Van
Van Phillips Golf Hi Van. I agree with you on the bounce and stop shot. To be clearer, I was talking about the low, driving long chip that has tremendous spin and takes a bounce and quickly stops. This chip is usually hit to back pins. The shot usually is low trajectory. Your vids are excellent!...cheers
Chris Burns the lower the flight the lower the dynamic loft Chris, so spin will always be lower, but if the lie is tight and the greens receptive, you can do everything I say in the video with the ball back in your stance and the low spinner will be yours! Best Van
Never knew about the distance thing, or anything about chipping other than tips from friends while out golfing. Here I've been trying to back spin 5 yards off the green, smh. To all you people complaining about length of video and teaching, really? It's a teaching video, maybe if you listened you might learn something new.
The backspin in this shot is what stops the ball quickly after landing on the green, which keeps it from zipping past the whole. To get the type of visible backspin you're referring to, it would require a much harder swing from a greater distance around 70 to 80 yards. Hope this helps explain it.
Thanks for the info. My most lofted is a 62 degree with 8 bounce. Should I still open the face slightly? Also what conditions do the greens need to be in order to get any action at 20 yards. I get very little action from that distance 🙈 - look forward to your reply 😊
Nice, your content is excellent! Even better to have it explained by someone that can actually play and not Johnny 4 handicap reading the PGA manual! 100% not talking to much, I want to know what you feel and how to feel it so I can feel it, you can only do that with words!!!!! :-)
fraser carnihan great to hear Fraser! I always try to convey what I've learned works under pressure for me as well as knowledge I gleaned from playing with the greats like Seve, Faldo, Langer, Woosnam, Lyle, Els and many more. Best Van
Pretty choosey for someone seeking a free golf lesson. This lesson (as explained) couldn't have been done any better. If you were 'ahead of the class,' (as was I), then you should've advanced the vid (like I did) instead of sniveling about the methodology that Van no doubt wanted to impart to some of the more inexperienced golfers viewing the vid. For that matter, it's a safe bet to advance mostly EVERY vid (topic notwithstanding) at least a couple of minutes at a time and in this way I think you'll be more satisfied and perhaps less cranky?
FairwayJack lots of varied definitions between chips and pitches, I like to think a chip is anything up to 30yds and a pitch from 30 to 110ish. As I say in the video, trying to create a lot of spin on short chips is not only difficult but largely unnecessary👍 hope you’ve checked out my website as there’s a full spectrum of great videos on everything from sports psychology, technique on every shot to golf specific excercise (I’m also a qualified gym instructor)👍
Lord, i'm drained listening to this guy, you ask him what time it is and he tells you how to build a watch...geez man, get on with it and stop all the schooling
Just not true that more loft produces more spin. A 60 deg loft tends to have less friction and hence less spin. 45-50deg of dyn loft with zero angle of attack will produce the most efficient spin loft and you'll find the ball hopping and biting much more efficiently.
2 reasons I listened to a 12 minute video that should have taken 5 minutes 1. You said you were a European Tour Winner. That's an automatic attention grabber for me. 2. Guys with that accent always sound like they know what they're talking about..lol Good info.
As soon as you stressed using "your whole body," I knew you were giving a GREAT golf lesson here. ALL errant pitch and / or chip shots are usually the direct result of NOT using the body, turning towards the intended target. EXCELLENT JOB here, Van. Respect.
Steve Upisleeve thanks Steve👍
Just took this to the range......bloody brilliant!! Thank you.
The most complete lesson on chipping I have ever received. Many gems of knowledge here. Liked and subscribed!
Ken Bagwell thanks Ken I’m glad it helped👍
Great tutorial. I've been plagued with the yips for years when chipping or pitching. Of course I can cut a groove on the range but when the spotlight is on....CLUNK. You said something that really helps me, (swing to where you want the club to stop and not worry about contact) and I thank you. Been trying all sorts of thoughts/techniques ect...this works for me. Golf got a lot better! thank you
steelhrt14 thanks steelhrt much appreciated👍 and by Being coachable and able to listen for 11 mins 47 secs you have gained something. A lesson for many👌🏻
Thanks Mr Phillips for this lesson! You declare very well so that a interested player can get a idea of the shot, and only with this idea a good shot can be done. When I started playing golf I was a "old" man (25years) and I thought that reading and understanding what happens by doing this is the best way to tearn. So I read Leadbetter "All about swing" and also Hogans modern fundamentals. I practiced for myself o nthe range with the tips by leadbetter and after month I played my first tournament with 58 stableford points or in strokegame 14over. I think a good result for 3 months golf. Than after 6 month I played hcp 6 and two years later rounds of 7under (!). I think that there is only one way becoming a solid golfer: Learning to understand what happens by hitting the ball, getting a idea about how a shot has to flight and to roll, about the launch angle and all this things. You try to declare exact this to all the golfers, and thats why your video is excellent! Thanks therefor! All the best!
Michael Score thanks Michael, I’m glad the video helped you👍
Thank you for this tip! A little critiquing from a nobody here though but for future videos I'd minimize the verbal discussion as much as possible. Show a few shots first, discuss the technique ,and then close it out with a pin seeker. Actual chip is 10:21 into the video.
I disagree. If you don't have the patience to really listen, then his style is not for you. I would rather have a lot of things to sort through, than an incomplete subject treatment.
I completely agree and it ins't about patience. I'm a teacher and a 5 HC and adult learning principals talk about getting to the point much faster so the mind doesn't wander and forget what was said 10 minutes ago.
Thanks!!! I learned something! Will be taking my 60 out the cupboard again!! I was told that 60''s where made for men and not for short ladies like me, I could never get it to spin, so I still have not found a ladies loft wedge. May hands was in the wrong position! Regards from sunny South Africa! ⛳️🏌🇿🇦🤗
Paula Koncki thanks Paula and good luck!🏌️♂️
So, did it work Paula?
Love your instruction videos. I'm a single figure golfer and found this an eye opener - never too old to learn!! Keep up good work Van ⛳
Conor Browne thanks Conor much appreciated👍
Ken, thank you for that lesson. I've been working a lot lately on that part of my game, but was having a hard time getting more spin because I was increasingly trying to hit down on the ball. You gave several pointers in this lesson that I found very helpful. Thank you again!
Jim Wasenius thanks Jim glad it helped👍
@@vanphillipsgolf6651 Van, I just realized I called you Ken. Who knows how that got in my head. My apologies! Thanks again!
Well explained, a few minutes learning about the theory behind the shot was well spent.
Golf requires patience and understanding. For he people who just want quick fixes maybe it’s not the game for them.
Amen. It doesn't come in a bottle.
The golf shot also requires lots of actual demonstration of the shot.. i.e, slow motion to understand what the club is doing at the point of contact...etc, ect.
Appreciate how you laid this instruction out... very helpful. Just wish I found you 12 years ago when I first started playing!
Chris Henkins thanks Chris I’m glad it helped👍
Van, one important ingredient to spinning any shot is a soft covered ball. I couldn't listen to your entire presentation, but that seems to be one element most instructors forget to talk about. Only a "balata" type cover will spin enough to check up hard. The hardcover balls just bounce off the face of the club and go high instead of a medium trajectory with a lot of spin. Soft covered balls ride longer up the face upon impact and get more spin imparted on them. Yes, technique is important too, but a soft cover is vital.
Good stuff. I have been working on nothing else for 6 months (an hour 3 or 4 times a week). The rest of my game has been decent, but have been a basket case with shots around the green - there is nothing worse than a bladed shot. I am finally starting to feel some progress. Soft hands, min wrist action, keep turning the upper body toward target on downswing, slide the club under the ball w/out closing the face for max loft and spin. Feels like the ball rolls up the club face and a nice flop shot result. It is curious that with acceleration the shot goes higher w/more spin.
Loved the intelligent and descriptive explanation...verbally terrific...I’ll practice this!
Catherine R thanks Catherine I hope it helped👍
Another great lesson. BTW, those that want to see the motion in slow-mo, if you don't know...click the 'settings' and slow the video. You'll really see how Van doesn't break his wrist at all during impact...and very little afterwards. Thanks for the lesson!
Actually chipped in on my first hole after watching the video and stiffed another 3 for tap ins. 👍👍
Barney Hartas awesome Barney!👍 glad it helped👍
Great video. You explained the concepts really well. Don't pay attention to the idiots in the comments who have no attention span.
o Inexorable o hope it helped👍 and don’t worry I certainly don’t pay attention to people whose first impulse is to make me wrong for supplying them with free expert advice😂
And I am a retired instructor. I was predominantly a visual/auditory (see/explain) player and instructor so this instruction suits me to a tee. He tells me why (auditory) certain positions must be achieved and why certain preconceived ideas (strike down) do not work to create spin. He shows me (visual) positions. Comments here, about the instructor being too wordy, are likely to have come from people who are highly kinesthetic (feel) players. They want to know how it feels to hit the chip properly, where they should feel tension in their legs, how the club should feel passing through the grass, etc, and this kind of information is nearly completely missing from this instruction. And rightly so. Van Phillips, it is obvious to me, is a visual/auditory player and instructor. You are the player you are. An instructor who is a feel (kinesthetic) player is rarely effective with the vast majority of auditory and visual learners. They can do it, but not teach it.
The only times Van Phillips instructor addresses feel is when he says to grip the club with a 5 out of 10 grip pressure, where to feel your weight at address, and holding the club firm at the finish. Feel is not how he gets the job done. He is an explainer/show-er. Sure he gets the aesthetic buzz we all get from hitting a nice shot. I suggest that, unlike feel players, his attempts to reproduce that great shot on the course, will be a process of thinking about and visualizing body, hand, and arm positions that were present during the previous great shot. Not the feel. Feel is nice, but not the thing that is going to get the job done consistently. A feel player will simply try to reproduce the same feeling they had on that last great shot. Feel players are the best players in the world and also the worst, most frustrated learners. These are the guys who win the club championship or give up golf after two tries because it is too hard.
Look at what a key his finish position is to his execution of the shot. He explains three times, that the hands are opposite the belt buckle, and that you do not flip the club head. Yes he says, hold it firm at the finish and that is a feel comment, but the golf swing cannot be totally explained or shown...there are feelings that cannot be explained without using feel terms, like "firm."
This instructor is auditory/visual and his instruction will seem overly complex to visual or visual/kinesthetic learners. For people like me, we eat it up. I suggest people who do not want all this explanation and visual imagery (shaft lean, "open club to 12:05", etc.), find an instructor that tends to talk about feeling (compression, relaxation, thigh tension, loading, etc.). All of this was addressed in this video, but it was all explained and shown, not described as feelings. And by the way, good luck finding a kinesthetic teacher. There are very few people who can communicate what the golf swing feels like. Can you?
KPAX thank you for your comments. I have no time for ignorant comments from people who can’t spend 11 minutes 47 seconds to learn something for free! Thanks again and good luck with your golf👍
You guys are perfect for each other. You should make videos talking to each other for hours to help people sleep.
loved your comment and his instruction...people are so impatient and not wanting to learn..
they want magic!!
as someone who trains people in how to train and assess others - I echo all of the above and was going to write something similar - so thank-you. I personally am mainly visual and auditory so the demonstration and the talk was very useful - you have to teach and show facts "do to fats then do it slow" and "then give the learner a go" - all of that was there - all those wanting a quick fox - I bet there golf is not improving anytime soon - but if they are kinaesthetic then they need to go and practice!
Very informative I'll go and out into practice now - their way is definitely not everybody's way!
Yes he does actually hit the ball at 10:25
That's so funny, I'm at 8:25 and starting to get bored and scrolled down to see your post. I was wondering if he was actually going to demonstrate hitting the ball..
Same here at 6:30...
Great video 👍 what's the betting that if he had just hit the shot straight away these whiners on here would be whining that he didn't explain it! Can't please some people! Learnt a lot from this, thanks Van.
Aron Spencer haters gonna hate! Thanks Aron glad it helped👍
Great lesson, well explained. Thank you.
Great information, I thank you. I wonder if it is true that as we get older we should not use a 60 plus degree wedge? I am 58 and had other golfers suggest that my 62 degree is uneccesary. It works for me. So this information seems silly.
Van explained each step I thought it was very good.
richard valarioti thanks Richard 👍
Hi Van, that was a very good description of how to hit those spinning chip shots. In the part where you mention to open up the clubface a little I’m sure you meant to tell us to open the Clubface by turning the handle in the hands and not use the hands to open the face, I hope you don’t think I’m out of order mentioning this . Great video and thanks. Rob.
Robert Nicholas Robinson glad the video helped Robert and yes you’re bang on!👍
I'll give up golf before I finish this video.
Jesse Tharp 😂😂
Great video... Two questions though, when you open the face why doesn't the face angle point right? I've never understood this! Also, I notice just before your downswing you make a slight lateral move left, does this change your low point for the swing to enable solid ball striking. Been working on this move but stuck between "just rotating" and this forward move in the transition. I tend to flip at impact a bit and can look like I'm hanging back a bit
THanks John! when you have circa 60 degrees of loft presented to the ball at impact, the blow is glancing and therefore the ball will take off more in line with swing direction than face angle. In contrast a ball hit with an open face with a 5 iron for example will take off roughly 85% in line with face angle. Shifting slightly toward target in the downswing can help strike and can move low point forward.
@@vanphillipsgolf6651 great stuff, when I stick one next to the flag I'll just say I got some tips from a European tour winner 👊
Great to listen to a tour pro give advice for free
Neil Cavendish thanks Neil glad it helped👍
yes thanks for the tips! I wish you had hit the ball sooner than 10:25, but thank you.
Very nice video Van, cheers
Lots of great fundamentals.
Dave Fiano thanks Dave I’m glad it helped👍
I think the finish position: "hands opposite the belt buckle" is going to be helpful to me to improve my chis shots. Thank you for helpful lesson.
Good explanation of the theory of chipping. Thanks!
Jason Cragholm thanks Jason much appreciated👍
I'm in my 60s and have golfed since I was 8 yrs old. I've never had a professional lesson and it shows. However, I never put backspin on the ball; I bump and run so as to read the green as the ball approaches the pin location. Putting backspin means you need to overshoot the pin; that seems counter-productive to me. But to each his/her own.
you were probably in your 40's when the video started!
@@jkapus are you a youtube comedian?
Thanks! Can’t wait to try.
Golflre thanks👍
Great video Van, thx.
Barney Hartas thanks Barney👍
Great video, thanks. Very clear explanation about backspin. I particularly liked the admonition not to go for backspin when you are close to pin.
I don't know if you have watched your own video but.. the ball is positioned off your right heel and behind your sternum, otherwise a very useful video
Jim Marland j
Great instruction!! Thanks..
Daniel Tanguay Sr. Thanks Daniel I’m glad it helped👍
Good explanation. Thanks
Bradley Allen thanks Bradley👍
great teacher
Charles Poirier thanks Charles that’s very kind👍
terrific !
LOVE THE TIPS
Chandra Shekhara thanks Chandra👍
I really liked this
Hosoi Archives thanks Hosoi👍
I like the way you were specific is set up, grip, stance, club head position. I would appreciate a back view to complement your front view stance.
Great tips, thank you!
Charles Quinn thanks Charles👍
Thanks for a great explanation, and I hope a simple lesson. Off to do some practice. Thanks again.
Many thanks for a great golf lesson. Appreciated.
it all depends on turf and how receptive the greens are. you're not going to get the same spin effect between wet or dry surfaces
Thank you for that great tip.
Mike Rivers thanks Mike, hope it helped👍
Works well but have to be careful where you use it. I have caused the ball to spin back off the front of the green a few times
I enjoyed this one. Could have been shorter but no worries. My single push back is on your description of the ball placement. It most definitely is not in the middle. You have it just forward of your back foot which is what I'd expect in this shot.
Best chipping advice. Want to ask you. I do the same but i use a weaker grip with my left hand. That gives me a higher ball flight
Ben Earley thanks Ben and yes the grip is very personal, with way too many legends of the game doing completely different things with it (hogan, Olazabal weak, Langer and Zinger 5 knuckle strong, to name a few),for it to be considered a fundamental in my opinion👍
I love your easy explanation of everything..Bravo..you literally changed my swing with one video.
thanks for the tip but my battery nearly went flat listening to u omg
NICE!!!
[memo] Finish를 belt 앞에서 왼손목이 flat 해진 상태로 끝내는 거. 이것이 chip shot 에서 spin을 먹어 공이 많이 굴러가지 않고 멈추게 하는 기술이다.
Someone who actually knows what they are doing. Forget the naysayers. Thanks.
williekp thanks again and I love the naysayers as they have boosted my video to hundreds of thousands of views!😂👍
Good info but ball is in back of your stance on actual shot, not neutral and 5% open is not nearly enough and stress you must regrip clup after opening it. Release low and to left for best results
Awesome Instruction!
Cover of ball and grooves make a dif also!!!
This is an excellent video, I recently went for a lesson and got similar advice and it's improved my chipping hugely, especially off tight lies
What degree of bounce do you recommend on your 60 degree wedge for this type of shot?
Michael Stangl hi Michael, bounce is a complex question and is 100% dependent on the lie and ground conditions. There’s also many grinds on the sole that change his versatile the wedge will play. Generally you want more bounce from soft lush lies and less from firm tight lies with low bounce starting from about 4 degrees and high bounce around 12👍
Well done Van. Would love to see and hear your thoughts on the one/two hop and stop shot. I always need this shot at least twice a round
Chris Burns hi Chris thanks! This technique actually does normally produce a one/two bounce and stop, but it will depend on the green condition and your lie e.g. If your lie is tight and the green firm, then two bounces is likely, and one bounce if the green is soft. Always expect less spin from rough or lush lies. Best. Van
Van Phillips Golf Hi Van. I agree with you on the bounce and stop shot. To be clearer, I was talking about the low, driving long chip that has tremendous spin and takes a bounce and quickly stops. This chip is usually hit to back pins. The shot usually is low trajectory. Your vids are excellent!...cheers
Chris Burns the lower the flight the lower the dynamic loft Chris, so spin will always be lower, but if the lie is tight and the greens receptive, you can do everything I say in the video with the ball back in your stance and the low spinner will be yours!
Best
Van
Van Phillips Golf Thanks Van! I will certainly apply your technique on my next round...Cheers
Very good Van
Marc Haring thanks Marc👍
gjuy's all over the place with his commentary
Never knew about the distance thing, or anything about chipping other than tips from friends while out golfing. Here I've been trying to back spin 5 yards off the green, smh. To all you people complaining about length of video and teaching, really? It's a teaching video, maybe if you listened you might learn something new.
Cannoneer thanks Cannoneer, good to know there are some people with common sense!👍
Excellent. Despite other comments, I like the verbosity so I fully understand the lesson. Hopefully this works for me when I practice it
Thanks for the tips but I didn't really see much spin, which is why I clicked on this video.
The backspin in this shot is what stops the ball quickly after landing on the green, which keeps it from zipping past the whole. To get the type of visible backspin you're referring to, it would require a much harder swing from a greater distance around 70 to 80 yards. Hope this helps explain it.
I fell asleep and I woke up in the morning and he was still talking
I fell asleep did he ever hit the ball?
I thought it was just me that fell asleep. I promise you, I did.
Somewhere about 10 minutes in. Just wonderful zzzzz.
Lawrence Darby I made the mistake of watching it in the bathroom. Legs fell asleep.
Best way us buy a dr. Spin club. It will yank back like a pool ball amd leave teeth marks on the ball. Even a skull will spin back
OMG! He likes to hear himself talk!
I like it
Leo Goessling thanks Leo👍
Nice vid mate
thank you for your video...learned alot!!!....
I was getting the finish wrong, nice lesson!
I'd call that distance a pitch, but great teaching!
Well explained advice.cheers!
With the face open a tad would you advocate opening of the stance/shoulders to compensate?
Follow the instruction. Clearly, this guy has not forgotten to tell you anything. Don't make shit up.
Similar to Stan Utley. Good explanation.
Thanks for the info. My most lofted is a 62 degree with 8 bounce. Should I still open the face slightly? Also what conditions do the greens need to be in order to get any action at 20 yards. I get very little action from that distance 🙈 - look forward to your reply 😊
keep talking van, excellent content
Thanks Van,I had no idea how to spin a ball.Really looking forward to trying it.
Thanks for the vid , how many yards away is this ?
Great
Nice, your content is excellent! Even better to have it explained by someone that can actually play and not Johnny 4 handicap reading the PGA manual! 100% not talking to much, I want to know what you feel and how to feel it so I can feel it, you can only do that with words!!!!! :-)
fraser carnihan great to hear Fraser! I always try to convey what I've learned works under pressure for me as well as knowledge I gleaned from playing with the greats like Seve, Faldo, Langer, Woosnam, Lyle, Els and many more.
Best
Van
While you were talking, I played 18 holes.
That is 12 minutes of my life I won't get back. Could have all been done in 2 minutes. Nearly went to sleep
For crying out loud, hit a shot and THEN explain it. It took 10 minutes of talking before we saw the results.
Pretty choosey for someone seeking a free golf lesson. This lesson (as explained) couldn't have been done any better. If you were 'ahead of the class,' (as was I), then you should've advanced the vid (like I did) instead of sniveling about the methodology that Van no doubt wanted to impart to some of the more inexperienced golfers viewing the vid. For that matter, it's a safe bet to advance mostly EVERY vid (topic notwithstanding) at least a couple of minutes at a time and in this way I think you'll be more satisfied and perhaps less cranky?
The take away with the core is called the "Heave".
When I open the face, the ball just ends up sliding off the face to the right. Wtf?
good vid ...but in the States we call that a pitch shot
FairwayJack lots of varied definitions between chips and pitches, I like to think a chip is anything up to 30yds and a pitch from 30 to 110ish. As I say in the video, trying to create a lot of spin on short chips is not only difficult but largely unnecessary👍 hope you’ve checked out my website as there’s a full spectrum of great videos on everything from sports psychology, technique on every shot to golf specific excercise (I’m also a qualified gym instructor)👍
You did way too much talking. It took you 11minutes and 47 seconds to hit that first shot...what should have been 3 minutes of instruction.
Lord, i'm drained listening to this guy, you ask him what time it is and he tells you how to build a watch...geez man, get on with it and stop all the schooling
that really made me laugh
I kept saying Hit the bleep ball and stop going on and on ....good though
It's the Lord from Game of Thrones !!!!!!!!
Just not true that more loft produces more spin. A 60 deg loft tends to have less friction and hence less spin. 45-50deg of dyn loft with zero angle of attack will produce the most efficient spin loft and you'll find the ball hopping and biting much more efficiently.
Too much explanation just for one shot. Please show actual shots more than 10 times.
I'd like to see more shots, slow-mo, different angles.....
ditto. thanks
He said that the ball is centered with his sternum, but its not, its towards his back foot. Wtf?
2 reasons I listened to a 12 minute video that should have taken 5 minutes
1. You said you were a European Tour Winner. That's an automatic attention grabber for me.
2. Guys with that accent always sound like they know what they're talking about..lol
Good info.
TheNYgolfer thanks NYgolfer, much appreciated👍