Dan Grieve is a world-renowned short game expert and one of the most recognisable names in the industry. As a PGA Master Professional, Dan has helped countless amateurs and professionals to sharpen up their short game… and now, it’s your turn!
In the article below, Dan Grieve uses his extensive knowledge and experience on all things short game to answer a series of amateur golfer questions on topics such as how to chip in golf effectively, how to hit bunker shots and even how to cure the chipping yips!
Watch along on the video below, or check out Dan’s responses in this epic multi-faceted short game lesson…
Dan Grieve Answers 6 Golf Short Game Questions From Amateurs
Golf Monthly Top 50 Coach Dan Grieve kindly offered to answer a selection of your questions in a bid to help the average amateur to play better golf this weekend… but, perhaps you have a question of your own?
Add your queries in the comments box at the bottom of this article and Golf Monthly’s instruction writer, Barry Plummer, will endeavour to get one of our esteemed Top 50 Coaches to provide you with the necessary information you need to make progress on the course!
Dan Grieve
Dan Grieve is one of the world’s leading short game experts, having had considerable success with a collection of tour pros including Charley Hull and Georgia Hall, as well as improving the performances of countless amateurs. His short game school is the most attended in the UK, and his reputation in the short-game sphere is revered and well-respected.
I play off 10 and have the chipping yips, it’s costing me 4-5 shots a round. Are there any drills or thoughts to overcome them?
The yips are 99% neurological and 1% technical. Really, it’s about how you approach the shot mentally and you need to be patient and re-wire the brain and start hitting some better shots which will help you move away from it.
Technically though, if you are feeling a little edgy around the greens, I would suggest getting as little loft in your hands as possible and really feel like you’re going to keep your wrists out of the shot.
Really concentrate on getting the club working low to low, very little hinge, keeping the club on the ground for as long as possible.
Focusing on your external thoughts such as focusing more on a rough area on where you want to land the ball and what sort of flight you want to achieve.
Try also to paint a better picture of the shot rather than focusing on the internal…
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