LINKS GOLF – SHORT GAME MASTERCLASS – Improve your Chipping, Pitching & Bunker Shots Fast!
Links golf provides a unique set of challenges to your game and the short game is no exception. In this video James will go through the traditional links shots around the green and throw in a couple of curveballs to add to your locker. Chipping, Pitching, Bunker Shots and Putting from off the green are all covered.
So sit back, relax and enjoy West Lancs Golf Club in all it’s beauty.
0:00 Introduction
0:55 Basic Approach Shots
3:42 Dealing with Slopes
7:07 Bunker Shots
9:43 Bump n Run
14:11 Long Bunker Shot
17:56 Hitting it High
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18 Comments
Fascinating, I'm constantly amazed at all the different shots you could have in your arsenal after a lot of practice.
Nice bump and run 😂
One of my favorite coaches in the world, celebrating my fav tournament in the world working on the shots that make a difference in scores and fun. #Dreamgolf thanks JR.
On holiday right now (which is nice) with no access to golf and itching to play a good links course. Torture watching this great video 🤣👍🏻
World class instruction. Thanks James!!
Thanks James very instructive and enjoyable. Only came across your channel thru the Pro, Gavin, at West Lancs but glad I am now subscribed
Love the content
You didn’t mention using low-lofted hybrid or iron or fairway wood as an alternative to long putts or long chips with 8i/7i, would that be a bad option?
Thanks James. Two questions
When you have a firm very tight lie and you are using your 58 or 60 to get some height what adjustments do you make to help ensure a solid strike using the
1. Spin face toe down option
And
2. Spin face using the toe up option. In that situation do you use a little cut feel to keep the heel from digging
Thanks
Paul
It's all well and good having informative, intelligent and pragmatic content, however, this is not a even close to being a proper YouTube video at all. Not even close.
Where's the CGI'd ball and "it's going in" on every single shot? Where's the whooping and shrieking?
In the absence of this, I suppose I'll have to make do with a better short game.
Tch…
Hi James. Loving all your short game instruction vids.
The more I see the more I realise how much work I need to put in or I could just hit and hope.
Regards.
Really, really loving them. ❤
Learned a few things there thanks. It's funny though, practicing all the time on links turf I never consider a tight lie to be anything other than normal 🙂
Really great video thanks!
Curious – 8802 putter?
Also, with 7 iron your swing pretty much a “baseline” type swing taking a little loft off – is that correct? Again thanks.
I like the fact you were embarrassed to hole the bump and run and stress it was not the % play. Ball was down in that collection area again if it missed.
Great shot though, it looked in the moment it came off the bat.
Outstanding
Thank you. Very helpful and thoughtful instruction. As a high handicapper lucky enough to play regular links golf there's a lot here for me to think on and practice. Great stuff!😊
Good info for links golf, thank you.
Hahaha! "Yes, i did just hit the sand, and yes it would be a penalty!" 😀
Always pre-empting the audience "insights"!
Love it James. Such a good video. The thought process, pros/cons evaluation and talking about the course conditions. All so helpful. Thanks for sharing.
What’s your grip,pressure when chipping on a scale from 1-10, 10 a death grip?