Lucifer MorningStar
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I can genuinely say I never even think about my technique or bounce when I play any sort of chip or pitch. I’ll chip with anything from a 3 wood-60° wedge. I have no idea what the 3 releases are or care about the bounce, I never watch short game videos either.
I would say my short game is really strong if not the strongest part of my game overall. I spent hours playing games as a kid on the practice green where I would get 10 balls and launch them into different areas around the place including some shocking lies, behind trees, downslopes, upslopes, side slopes, tight pins, pins miles away etc and I would just try to invent ways of getting the ball close enough to the hole to make it a 1 putt up and down. Then I’d rinse and repeat that process over and over again, to this day I still imagine the shot, pick a club and make what feels like the right practice swing.. sometimes I’ll chip with a putting grip if that’s what feels is required for a low runner, some off the front foot, back foot, open face, hooded face, firm wrists, soft wrists etc I’m hugely a feel player around the greens the only constants I can really tell you I do is and that’s I never play a shot around the green wearing a glove as I like to feel my hands working, and my weight is toward my left side but that’s not a conscious thing it’s just what evolved through that practice.
Same with bunker shots, I don’t open my stance on them I saw Seve play once as a kid square stance, weight forward, club face open and hands really low by his knees, tried that and stuck with it ever since.
So the only advice I can offer is practice, practice, practice, be inventive, have fun and see what happens. Most all see the shot and hit it with full commitment.
I would say my short game is really strong if not the strongest part of my game overall. I spent hours playing games as a kid on the practice green where I would get 10 balls and launch them into different areas around the place including some shocking lies, behind trees, downslopes, upslopes, side slopes, tight pins, pins miles away etc and I would just try to invent ways of getting the ball close enough to the hole to make it a 1 putt up and down. Then I’d rinse and repeat that process over and over again, to this day I still imagine the shot, pick a club and make what feels like the right practice swing.. sometimes I’ll chip with a putting grip if that’s what feels is required for a low runner, some off the front foot, back foot, open face, hooded face, firm wrists, soft wrists etc I’m hugely a feel player around the greens the only constants I can really tell you I do is and that’s I never play a shot around the green wearing a glove as I like to feel my hands working, and my weight is toward my left side but that’s not a conscious thing it’s just what evolved through that practice.
Same with bunker shots, I don’t open my stance on them I saw Seve play once as a kid square stance, weight forward, club face open and hands really low by his knees, tried that and stuck with it ever since.
So the only advice I can offer is practice, practice, practice, be inventive, have fun and see what happens. Most all see the shot and hit it with full commitment.
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