Watching the compilations of the pros hitting bad shots has helped my game a lot. And watching their full rounds. They miss fairways and greens all the time.
@@johntallanger4036 a lot more people need to realise that the pros don't hit the greens all the time or the fairway for that matter. I once read an article that said the pros hits the fairway or first cut 65% of the time, so around every third tee shot is a miss. The biggest difference from them and us mortal players is that they are just really good at recovering.
@@M_Oz_ TV golf and PGA teaching pros, as well as a variety of other golf nerds really give a false impression about the game. From what I can tell you have to build up enough speed to play from the tips comfortably. From there it's really just keeping the ball in play and learning how to play. Making good shot selections, reading putts well, not panicking when you get in trouble..there's a ton more to it to be a pro obviously but all of this stuff about it being THE HARDEST GAME I think mostly comes from people lost in the maze of swing tips who don't realize they could hit it as far as the pros if they just swung hard and/or don't realize the pros are all over the place. Watching Mickleson's full 4th round of the PGA changed my game forever. He was all over the place. And he really didn't even scramble spectacularly. But he was pretty deep off the tee so that when he missed fairways he still could hit enough greens and then he got up and down pretty well. It wasn't magic genius oh my goodness how could anyone ever do that stuff.
Seriously are there any people who actually know anything about golf around...? All the players practice like this when it is wet. He is in a designated area for pitching...and when it is wet you will take some divots. Golf and Country clubs pay lots of money for professional staff to take care of the course...it will all grow back nicely. Players don't stop practicing when it rains.
@@biles3226 he has 10 degr of bounce on his 56* wedge he uses mostly around the green. And wet/uphill doesn't mean you cannot use the bounce. ua-cam.com/video/1uU4mxU6Qpg/v-deo.html
I saw him at the US Open at Oakmont in 2016. Personally I thought he was an entirely different person than he was in front of the cameras. Reminded me a lot of Don Johnson's character in "Tin Cup"
My teaching pro is a MASTER at chipping and pitching.....she just about NEVER takes a divot and I am the opposite...but I use my divots as guidance or as a warning of coming in too steep...but it's nice to see Jordan is going even steeper than me and it's okay for him. But one thing is for sure, the ground is clearly wet.....when you come in with not much bounce under the ball (which I think he kind of naturally does) you'll get this kind of result. Hey, he's a 3-time major winner - he must be doing something right.
@@boomboombilly342 That's correct, but Jordan's are deeper than most....but again, that's also a bi-product of how soft the ground is. I never much used my divots for chipping to learn because I was always an "okay" chipper to some degree....but I learned a lot from the lady I've taken lessons from because she can gracefully chip and pitch the ball SO WELL by letting the bounce just brush the ground on even odd lies.....yes she will take divots here and there but it's very small......I have come to the understanding I cannot dwell on that difference between us, but I can at least use my divots as "awareness" of if I'm getting too steep.....it's a very fine line. I have a chipping green in my backyard (an artificial one) so I've had lots of time to think about this....as you can probably tell. :-)
I'm gonna take a shot in the dark, LEVEL YOUR SHOULDERS, find the bottom of your swing, and practice brushing the grass. A low right shoulder is very common, and will make it impossible to be consistent. When your right shoulder is low, you'll naturally stick the club in the ground behind the ball, if you try and correct, you'll pull up and thin it. Get comfortable with brushing the grass, and place the ball just behind the low spot of your swing. Stand tall, feet close together, slightly open, choke down close to the steel. Setup is 80 percent.
@@jherl8307 Take a look at images of Phil Mickelson chipping... his feet are nearly together on most chip shots around the green, and he was one of the best.
@@TheErockaustin I’m sure that feet together works for certain players on certain types of chip shots but it is not the standard method for most players on most chip shots. The only thing that is completely wrong is to have a wide stance with the weight balanced on both legs. Weight on front foot, narrow open stance, brest bone a little in front of the ball and either swing with the wrists locked in or swing the way that Mickelson suggests and hinge the wrists on the back swing and hold them that way through impact and beyond. You cannot convince me that feet together is the only way to chip so don’t even try.
Yeah he is hitting more of a low spinning pitch with a SW. Have to hit down more spin to counteract the lower trajectory. Better have his timing to pull this off consistently!
@@Micker375 If you look you can tell he switched the hole he was chipping to, because he looks farther to the right and his feet are aimed farther right and it was a shorter shot, because his next chip is to the same spot and he takes a shorter back swing just like the same one he chunked.
Spieth likes taking divots. He hacked up the range at Torrey Pines, evidently the turf was too dry. Bit over the top IMO but he’s playing for money…I pay to play 😉
when the ground is so wet and youre trying to get maximum spin (more step angle of attack) this is what happens. BAd players will be afraid of hitting a duff so will try to scoop the ball up into the air
If conditions are as bad as you say he probably shouldn’t be playing 🤣. The pros that beat his butt weren’t tearing hell out of the practice area. He’s a practice hack. It’s all about him with no consideration for others
Any one else want to comment on how he is taking divots. Seriously...pretend you actually have the slightest semblance of knowledge about golf before you pretend that taking divots when practicing pitching in wet conditions is abnormal or looked down upon. Maybe pretend that if you were the one pitching in those conditions you wouldn't be throwing down Beaver pelts yourself.
@@brianyoung3 ...not if the conditions are bad and you're practicing for a tournament. You have to practice the shots you are going to hit. I caddy at Oakmont and can assure you guys divot up the pithing area regularly. If you are abusing it or not in the proper area...then yeah...but divots are the nature of the game.
@@brad1368 Brian is right, he isnt disputing the importance of taking a divot. But we should all take divots straight lines front to back, not all in one patch. Makes no difference to your ability to practice but really helps with the re-growth.
He's one of the best short game players in the world. He can hit every type of shot needed around the green. In this 1 minute clip, he happens to be practicing this one.
It’s extremely wet and rainy in this clip, and it would be impossible for him to use the bounce in these conditions because the club will dig no matter what.
Dreama40 high risk, high reward, it’s still the best way to get the best strike on the ball, not as consistent as a Steve striker style (as you can see with the chunk) but effective when done right.
Wouldn't want him warming up on my lawn that's for sure.
Why don't you want to hang with Jordan.
@@vitorgohsev4938 he’s a afraid of the bill he will get from the gardener lol
But if you need a pool... :)
Do you see how wet it is, there’s no way to not take a divot
It's raining and uphill lie
I love how every shot there are people reacting to his swing 😂
taking a perfect little divot patch like that must be so satisfying
It is
i wonder what sod farm they used to replant the lost acreage from this practice session...must have made a mint
😂😂😂 Jordan 'The Excavator' Spieth
Like to see him try those on a hard desert course with thin painted on grass. Probably no follow through, let alone divots.
300k + views to watch a great pro chip. Shows how much we all want to conquer the short game
Speak for yourself, I don't even watch golf
0:25 is my go to chip shot
0:25 honestly made me feel so much better. Even he can hit a crap chip.
Thats my go to chip shot.
The classic deceleration haha
Watching the compilations of the pros hitting bad shots has helped my game a lot. And watching their full rounds. They miss fairways and greens all the time.
@@johntallanger4036 a lot more people need to realise that the pros don't hit the greens all the time or the fairway for that matter. I once read an article that said the pros hits the fairway or first cut 65% of the time, so around every third tee shot is a miss. The biggest difference from them and us mortal players is that they are just really good at recovering.
@@M_Oz_ TV golf and PGA teaching pros, as well as a variety of other golf nerds really give a false impression about the game.
From what I can tell you have to build up enough speed to play from the tips comfortably. From there it's really just keeping the ball in play and learning how to play. Making good shot selections, reading putts well, not panicking when you get in trouble..there's a ton more to it to be a pro obviously but all of this stuff about it being THE HARDEST GAME I think mostly comes from people lost in the maze of swing tips who don't realize they could hit it as far as the pros if they just swung hard and/or don't realize the pros are all over the place.
Watching Mickleson's full 4th round of the PGA changed my game forever. He was all over the place. And he really didn't even scramble spectacularly.
But he was pretty deep off the tee so that when he missed fairways he still could hit enough greens and then he got up and down pretty well. It wasn't magic genius oh my goodness how could anyone ever do that stuff.
Crazy to think 2016 was 5 years ago
0:19 “Don’t start raining again.”
Superintendent is pissed when people try to copy him
lol fuck the superintendent. if the shot requires a divot, the shot requires a divot.
Secret. He knows.
Funny how his club don't get very muddy like ours - hitting all ball first might help
Greens keeper is going to love him
lol theres a few of these comments, its a short game are and they have seed... its part of being a greenkeeper
Seriously are there any people who actually know anything about golf around...? All the players practice like this when it is wet. He is in a designated area for pitching...and when it is wet you will take some divots. Golf and Country clubs pay lots of money for professional staff to take care of the course...it will all grow back nicely. Players don't stop practicing when it rains.
Good video thankyou
They should make the pro.meets tougher too.easy more water hazards and roughs a foot deep
ah yes cant wait to watch my favorite professional player shoot 3 over like I did the day of watching him, trust me, the courses they play are hard.
Jordan is a genius on and around the greens, but it would help if we could see where the balls are finishing!
His balls finished on your moms face.
All these years being ashamed for damaging the turf and ending up lousy results..now I can dig as I please
Who is this guy, looks like he could win some PGA events
Remember getting caught doing this on a neighbor's lawn when I was 12. Man were they mad🤬
Its like an episode of Time Team 👀
Did he just shank one?
Bet the groundsmen wince at every chip.
Finally found a use for youtubes playbackspeed to 0.25 :)
I used to do that,, very satisfying
What did that sod ever do to him?? 🥺
wonder why he doesn't use the bounce on shots like these?
he has a low bounce wedge. + it's a wet lie slighty uphil.
@@biles3226 he has 10 degr of bounce on his 56* wedge he uses mostly around the green. And wet/uphill doesn't mean you cannot use the bounce. ua-cam.com/video/1uU4mxU6Qpg/v-deo.html
@@sandwah9901 he has 4 degree bounce on his lob wedge
@@biles3226 right, and you can see it sitting in his bag
@@sandwah9901 He uses the Vokey T grind, it has 4 degrees of bounce
honestly feels like someone should be in charge of placing back these divots, its just ruined now
The greenskeepers behind him with a trailer full of soil, ready to go.
Bounce? We don't need no stinking bounce!
He's a really nice kid.
I saw him at the US Open at Oakmont in 2016. Personally I thought he was an entirely different person than he was in front of the cameras. Reminded me a lot of Don Johnson's character in "Tin Cup"
the human sod cutter
Hacking up that chipping green but good!
But I thought you had to be shallow and use bounce.
Not when it is this wet. This is the technique you use when the ground is soggy.
My teaching pro is a MASTER at chipping and pitching.....she just about NEVER takes a divot and I am the opposite...but I use my divots as guidance or as a warning of coming in too steep...but it's nice to see Jordan is going even steeper than me and it's okay for him. But one thing is for sure, the ground is clearly wet.....when you come in with not much bounce under the ball (which I think he kind of naturally does) you'll get this kind of result. Hey, he's a 3-time major winner - he must be doing something right.
Looks like other pros are taking big divots as well
@@boomboombilly342 That's correct, but Jordan's are deeper than most....but again, that's also a bi-product of how soft the ground is. I never much used my divots for chipping to learn because I was always an "okay" chipper to some degree....but I learned a lot from the lady I've taken lessons from because she can gracefully chip and pitch the ball SO WELL by letting the bounce just brush the ground on even odd lies.....yes she will take divots here and there but it's very small......I have come to the understanding I cannot dwell on that difference between us, but I can at least use my divots as "awareness" of if I'm getting too steep.....it's a very fine line.
I have a chipping green in my backyard (an artificial one) so I've had lots of time to think about this....as you can probably tell. :-)
Soft ground and upslope will create divots even for shallow players. He also appears to be trying to drill low pitches.
@@ewaz6196 yes it does seem this topic is one of your fortes lol
@@John_Wood_ you nailed it. He's using the bounce, but the incline/soft conditions contribute to the divot.
feel bad for the greens keeper looool
This makes me realize how uncoordinated I am. I HATE CHIPPING!!!!!!
I'm gonna take a shot in the dark, LEVEL YOUR SHOULDERS, find the bottom of your swing, and practice brushing the grass. A low right shoulder is very common, and will make it impossible to be consistent. When your right shoulder is low, you'll naturally stick the club in the ground behind the ball, if you try and correct, you'll pull up and thin it. Get comfortable with brushing the grass, and place the ball just behind the low spot of your swing. Stand tall, feet close together, slightly open, choke down close to the steel. Setup is 80 percent.
Why is he keeping his feet together ?
Feet are usually close together on chip shots, weight shifted to the front foot.
@@TheErockaustin usually a narrow stance. Feet aren’t supposed to be together.
@@jherl8307 Take a look at images of Phil Mickelson chipping... his feet are nearly together on most chip shots around the green, and he was one of the best.
@@TheErockaustin I’m sure that feet together works for certain players on certain types of chip shots but it is not the standard method for most players on most chip shots. The only thing that is completely wrong is to have a wide stance with the weight balanced on both legs. Weight on front foot, narrow open stance, brest bone a little in front of the ball and either swing with the wrists locked in or swing the way that Mickelson suggests and hinge the wrists on the back swing and hold them that way through impact and beyond. You cannot convince me that feet together is the only way to chip so don’t even try.
He’s taking such huge bills for such small chips. I’d be taking a putting stroke with a p wedge.
It’s into the grain. The mow all the fringes away from the putting surface.
@@dannygrisa1713 I’m aware.
Seems super steep and not using any bounce... Just one more funky thing he seems to be doing these days...
This was 5+ years ago.
Spieth uses the leading edge mostly when chipping, not the bounce. His wedges are really low bounce. Obviously it works for him.
Yeah he is hitting more of a low spinning pitch with a SW. Have to hit down more spin to counteract the lower trajectory. Better have his timing to pull this off consistently!
What a fuckin mess..... can't believe he's causing that much damage. Imagine that on the fringe....... that can't be necessary
Not all pros are necessarily good at every aspect of the game...
You can tell on the one he chunked he didn’t rotate his upper body on downswing as far as the other ones.
Looks the same only couldn’t turn as far because club got stuck
@@Micker375 If you look you can tell he switched the hole he was chipping to, because he looks farther to the right and his feet are aimed farther right and it was a shorter shot, because his next chip is to the same spot and he takes a shorter back swing just like the same one he chunked.
Laid sod on the 3rd one, chipped it in on the 4th. 🤷♂️
Spieth likes taking divots. He hacked up the range at Torrey Pines, evidently the turf was too dry. Bit over the top IMO but he’s playing for money…I pay to play 😉
when the ground is so wet and youre trying to get maximum spin (more step angle of attack) this is what happens. BAd players will be afraid of hitting a duff so will try to scoop the ball up into the air
@@andy5392 this is a proper golf shot, who gives a fuck about divots. Thats why they hire maintenance personnel.
Seriously??? It's a professional event and he's in a designated pitching/chipping area and it's raining. They have lots of room, seed and dirt...
If conditions are as bad as you say he probably shouldn’t be playing 🤣. The pros that beat his butt weren’t tearing hell out of the practice area. He’s a practice hack. It’s all about him with no consideration for others
@@edro3838 A "practice hack". Nah that's a three time major winner to you bud.
shit these pros make a mess!!
He's Chopping not Chipping
Wtf, there is no reason to take so many divots. He is destroying the practice facility.
Cool video. Turf looks terrible.
Looks like he is making a new Green side Bunker..Awful
Any one else want to comment on how he is taking divots. Seriously...pretend you actually have the slightest semblance of knowledge about golf before you pretend that taking divots when practicing pitching in wet conditions is abnormal or looked down upon. Maybe pretend that if you were the one pitching in those conditions you wouldn't be throwing down Beaver pelts yourself.
A club golfer who did that would be spoken to for sure
@@brianyoung3 ...not if the conditions are bad and you're practicing for a tournament. You have to practice the shots you are going to hit. I caddy at Oakmont and can assure you guys divot up the pithing area regularly. If you are abusing it or not in the proper area...then yeah...but divots are the nature of the game.
@@brad1368 Brian is right, he isnt disputing the importance of taking a divot. But we should all take divots straight lines front to back, not all in one patch. Makes no difference to your ability to practice but really helps with the re-growth.
use the bounce Jordan
Yeah cant believe someone of his level is all about the leading edge with is wedges....amazing.
He does know how to, it’s intentional.
ua-cam.com/video/X7d2E53jkgw/v-deo.html
He's one of the best short game players in the world. He can hit every type of shot needed around the green. In this 1 minute clip, he happens to be practicing this one.
It’s extremely wet and rainy in this clip, and it would be impossible for him to use the bounce in these conditions because the club will dig no matter what.
Dreama40 high risk, high reward, it’s still the best way to get the best strike on the ball, not as consistent as a Steve striker style (as you can see with the chunk) but effective when done right.
Congrats on digging a square foot hole 🕳
If you aren't chipping like this, you're doing it wrong
I am this bored😣
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why is he ruining the grass
That's how golf is played. Then it gets reseeded. Think of it as job security for the professional maintenance staff.
That’s a bad chipping stroke
Lol, He’s one of the best chippers ever.
@@Itachikeyser99 not really
@@hosoiarchives4858 Definitely is.
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Most frustrating footage!