Shawn, I think you have saved my golfing life with this. I've been a single-figure golfer for nearly 40 years but have been chip-yipping all that time so have always underperformed. Then I heard your contribution on the On The Mark podcast at the weekend, and was redirected to this video and your others. I then went straight to the practice ground, and hit pitch shots for nearly two hours. The results were amazing! Beautifully flighted and controlled shots, quite literally only one very slightly chunky one. I hit three bags of 100 balls and you could have got a beach towel over the distance groupings. Thanks so much - I will also be applying this to my full swing. Others watching and reading this, please listen carefully to this and apply it - it really, really works, really, really quickly. I love the game but had always had a sense of trepidation before playing as I looked forward to taking four to get down every time I missed a green. Now I cannot wait to practise this some more and get out onto the course! Thanks again Shawn.
Was practicing chips last night since it was a problem on the course. Thin and some shanks especially on the delicate ones. Tonight... "the proper way". Amazing how I/we have to be constantly reminded to let the natural machinery and correct focus act in harmony. Thanks Shawn
Excellent points. This is another way of advising to hit through, and not at, the ball. But it's more helpful because you bring in the anatomical aspects, and the dandelion thing to get you thinking in the right way. Again--excellent work.
Shawn, this is a belated thank you and a heads up to anyone else who has searched and searched for a solution. A couple of years ago I was - after playing golf for 40 some years - ready to throw in the towel. Chip yips seemed to be the closeted cousin of the putting yips; no one wanted to talk about them, and pros I sought ought insisted with the right technique, they wouldn't happen. (Hmmm, yes, Tiger Woods, Hal Sutton etc etc all lack technique!) I came across your older videos, focusing on the "y" and practicing on uphill lies (and for me, going 'left hand low'), and slowly the unconscious neuropathways that sought to 'manipulate' the shot were replaced with confidence and a natural awareness of the weight of the club. I won't pretend that in competition, off a tight lie, its all sunshine and lollipops, but my concern has become sufficiently clean contact, and not whether I will be yipping it over the green or laying the sod over it. What used to be my least favorite element in the game has become my favorite thing to practice. (PS - whenever I come across someone clasped in the grip of the yips, I send 'em to your videos.) All the best, Rick
Right on Rick! Thank you for taking the time to comment and write about your personnal success in overcoming this crazy affliction; nice to know the solution is sound huh!? Shawn
This technique makes total sense , keeps things so simple. I recall last year when tiger first had his chipping yips and he was talking about working on his release pattern ! He should have gone for a lesson with you instead shawn !
The key point here is at the very end: if you focus to bring the club face on your intermediate target and not to hit the ball, you move through the ball, keep the swing’s momentum and kill your yips.
easy to do off that mat... much different on a tight wet lie or the actual ground.. I think there's some mechanical aspect at that point. Like ball back etc...
Easy out of a divot, hard pan and whatever else you want to throw at this!!! It is all about the way you cut the stem and you can be as delicate or as firm as you want; you can take more or less divot that you want! We are gravity geniuses!!
We L.O.V.E with Tiina these "SofaShots". There's so mutch golf talking after these videos. We like to play whole last round after game we call those taking's "SofaShots!" Thank's again Shawn. You really inspirate people!
In spite of my club being 10 degrees open at address, my shots are gouchy and the club does not go through the ball. We have fairly hard fairways with short grass. G force wedge shall be arriving in a week.
They had this in thenlate 80's too! Just not a tour player to help them out! The design has a lot of merit; but I love my long irons and I love my wedges and the single length is not as efficient for those lofts for me; I would go 9 iron length from the 9 through wedges-7 iron from 8 to 6 and 4 iron length from 5 to 3
Cut through the what? I am from Sweden. What do you say? tanagient line stem? I can not hear what you say. And what does that mean? Is that just a point in front of the ball?
Hi Peter! You can always trace this back to your original focus; what were you getting ready to do at address just before you hitnthe shot? What was in tour mind?
Hey Stuart! The difference is we teach according to pure anatomy and not opinion based on assumptions. Did you see Tiger chipping off the outside of his back foot today and yesterday? Think he knows what’s going on?
Shawn, I think you have saved my golfing life with this. I've been a single-figure golfer for nearly 40 years but have been chip-yipping all that time so have always underperformed. Then I heard your contribution on the On The Mark podcast at the weekend, and was redirected to this video and your others. I then went straight to the practice ground, and hit pitch shots for nearly two hours. The results were amazing! Beautifully flighted and controlled shots, quite literally only one very slightly chunky one. I hit three bags of 100 balls and you could have got a beach towel over the distance groupings. Thanks so much - I will also be applying this to my full swing. Others watching and reading this, please listen carefully to this and apply it - it really, really works, really, really quickly. I love the game but had always had a sense of trepidation before playing as I looked forward to taking four to get down every time I missed a green. Now I cannot wait to practise this some more and get out onto the course! Thanks again Shawn.
Great video, zooming out and simplifying the motion, is the key to all this, thank you.
Was practicing chips last night since it was a problem on the course. Thin and some shanks especially on the delicate ones. Tonight... "the proper way". Amazing how I/we have to be constantly reminded to let the natural machinery and correct focus act in harmony. Thanks Shawn
There you Go Jeremy!
Excellent points. This is another way of advising to hit through, and not at, the ball. But it's more helpful because you bring in the anatomical aspects, and the dandelion thing to get you thinking in the right way. Again--excellent work.
Shawn, this is a belated thank you and a heads up to anyone else who has searched and searched for a solution. A couple of years ago I was - after playing golf for 40 some years - ready to throw in the towel. Chip yips seemed to be the closeted cousin of the putting yips; no one wanted to talk about them, and pros I sought ought insisted with the right technique, they wouldn't happen. (Hmmm, yes, Tiger Woods, Hal Sutton etc etc all lack technique!) I came across your older videos, focusing on the "y" and practicing on uphill lies (and for me, going 'left hand low'), and slowly the unconscious neuropathways that sought to 'manipulate' the shot were replaced with confidence and a natural awareness of the weight of the club. I won't pretend that in competition, off a tight lie, its all sunshine and lollipops, but my concern has become sufficiently clean contact, and not whether I will be yipping it over the green or laying the sod over it. What used to be my least favorite element in the game has become my favorite thing to practice. (PS - whenever I come across someone clasped in the grip of the yips, I send 'em to your videos.)
All the best,
Rick
Right on Rick! Thank you for taking the time to comment and write about your personnal success in overcoming this crazy affliction; nice to know the solution is sound huh!? Shawn
7 years later and here I am thanks to RJM’s referral on a separate video. Fingers crossed it gets worked out 🤞
This technique makes total sense , keeps things so simple. I recall last year when tiger first had his chipping yips and he was talking about working on his release pattern ! He should have gone for a lesson with you instead shawn !
Thank you Craig; much appreciated!
Great video on the yips . Keep them coming ,Shawn. Trying them all the time on practice range and course .
Great stuff Tim!
The key point here is at the very end: if you focus to bring the club face on your intermediate target and not to hit the ball, you move through the ball, keep the swing’s momentum and kill your yips.
I have issue with double hit on them real short chip shots. Going try this swing thought.
easy to do off that mat... much different on a tight wet lie or the actual ground.. I think there's some mechanical aspect at that point. Like ball back etc...
Easy out of a divot, hard pan and whatever else you want to throw at this!!! It is all about the way you cut the stem and you can be as delicate or as firm as you want; you can take more or less divot that you want! We are gravity geniuses!!
Great job !
Great! Thanks, I’ll let you know when I start breaking 90:)
We L.O.V.E with Tiina these "SofaShots". There's so mutch golf talking after these videos. We like to play whole last round after game we call those taking's "SofaShots!"
Thank's again Shawn. You really inspirate people!
Right on Ville!
Would like to see more shots on live grass and balls that sit down in the grass.
Shawn - any advice on driver yips? I am petrified of smother/snap hooks and they keep rearing their ugly had and ruining my rounds!
See “driver Speed and Smash shawn clement”
In spite of my club being 10 degrees open at address, my shots are gouchy and the club does not go through the ball. We have fairly hard fairways with short grass. G force wedge shall be arriving in a week.
Keep the sole of club low to ground in both directions; stay wide and in the direction of the intermediate point...
Hi Shawn. Can I use the grass whip that is sold on amazon? Don't have a lot of money, and it's cheaper.
You bet! Works great!
Hi Shaun. What do you think of single length irons. Cobra have just released a set. All 7 iron length throughout the set.
They had this in thenlate 80's too! Just not a tour player to help them out! The design has a lot of merit; but I love my long irons and I love my wedges and the single length is not as efficient for those lofts for me; I would go 9 iron length from the 9 through wedges-7 iron from 8 to 6 and 4 iron length from 5 to 3
Shawn Clement I like the thought of 8,7,6,5. All the same. But like you say I love my sw,pw and even 9 iron shorter.
Cut through the what? I am from Sweden. What do you say? tanagient line stem? I can not hear what you say. And what does that mean? Is that just a point in front of the ball?
Simon Wikholm he is saying dandelion stem.. a kind of flower... you would call it a maskros I believe
Ok thanks!
Thank you Stuart!
At times I tend to have the leading edge of the wedge dig into the ground. What causes this?
Hi Peter! You can always trace this back to your original focus; what were you getting ready to do at address just before you hitnthe shot? What was in tour mind?
I was focused on a spot on the green with my attention on cutting the stem
Why do you say place ball at back foot when other coaches say place ball in center position. ? Who do i believe very confused
Hey Stuart! The difference is we teach according to pure anatomy and not opinion based on assumptions. Did you see Tiger chipping off the outside of his back foot today and yesterday? Think he knows what’s going on?
@@golflessons no i didn't see that but i did watch tiger suffering from the yips earlier this year I'd love to know how he cured it
Im a 0 handicap and i cant chip for my life and nothing has helped me i just putt it from the rough or the edge
a lot to digest ...
It’s a very good chipping lesson but certainly not a cure for someone with the chipping yips!
Cured a ton of yips!!!