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Short Game · Technique

Grip your chip and run at 4 out of 10

For a chip-and-run (release one), the instructor holds the club at a grip pressure of 4 out of 10. He notes most golfers he sees for the first time grip between 8 and 10, and some as tight as 12 - far tighter than these short-game shots need.

Channel: Dan Grieve

Watch official source at 1:31

Why this context matters

Reference number for the basic chip-and-run shot.