IT WORKED FOR ME!
I defeated the chipping yips and dropped six shots
TG reader Richard Astbury, 3 Hammers GC
When my current Coach, Steven Thomas told me he was going to cure my chipping twitch, I said “Good luck”.
I've had various coaches over the past five years, and no one had managed it. But Steven did something no one else had; he videoed me, and it allowed me to see exactly where my yip came from. I was driving on the shot. I could see my left arm making this strange bending motion coming into impact, as I pulled the clubhead up towards me. It was weird and uncomfortable but very instructive.
Off the back of this, Steve effectively gave me a new and very simple chipping stroke based on two or three fundamental thoughts – a new, extended lead-arm motion, better weight control and ball position check. This gave me a different focus and allowed me to leave the mental space that caused the yipping behind.
Lockdown has helped; chipping ing the garden has made this new approach feel more natural and comfortable. Between lockdowns Steve took me to the par 3 course at 3 Hammers. The twitch had vanished. Alongside some work on my full-swing basics, this has helped me bring my handicap down from 18 to 12.7 in a little over a year But best of all, I can play the game properly again. If I was 200 yards out previously, I’d hit two wedges to limit my chances of having to chip. Now? I’ll have the hybrid out
Interviewee Richard Astbury (Steve Thomas Golf customer)
TODAYSGOLEER.CO.UK ISSUE 412
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