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Short Game · Technique

Set weight forward and rotate for cleaner short-game strikes

For short-game shots, the coach diagnoses too much weight on the trail side (around 80% on the right), which sets the low point behind the ball and produces heavy or thin contact. The fix is to get more left, turn the lead foot out to create a pivot line through the left side, keep the hands quieter, feel more width, and rotate around that fixed point so the club works along the ground rather than up and down.

Channel: Dan Grieve

Watch official source at 2:58

Try it

  1. Get your left foot turning out
  2. Create a pivot line that runs through this left side
  3. Get you more left and keep the hands out, feel more width and then more rotation
  4. So your club is working on the ground rather than up and down

Why this context matters

Coaching a player whose trail-side weight bias hurts chipping/pitching contact.