I’m sure we can all agree that we would love to see more vids like this!

Tom Watson's short game book released in mid 1980's simply said - land the ball as soos as possible on an area where you can predict what the ball will do and let it roll the rest of the way

Gareth is super generous with his knowledge, one of the best in the biz.

Have I died .... two videos ... and it’s Gareth ... maybe it’s Bandits birthday he always gets the best gifts. 👍 #txgdoublehits

Love Gareth.

Love these types of videos as they compliment the work you do on fitting. Thanks so much

love these style vids, great addition to all your other fantastic content

Well that is definitely something I can take to the course. Thanks guys. Love to see more of this type of content added to your already excellent mix :)

I am excited for the many videos you hopefully have with him. That Lesson you had earlier in the year was a gold-mine

Straight into my starred golf videos. This is just simple and perfect - just what we need. More of this, guys!

Excellent, love to see more of this 😉🏌️‍♂️⛳️🍻

what can i say that i didnt yet !!!! MAT & IAN TXG TOUR EXPERIENCE GOLF !!! YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST !!! ALWAYS GREAT STUFF !!! THANKS A MILLION

Fabulous and such a treat to collaborate with Gareth. His online series is terrific with many valuable tips and advice.

Purchased Gareth's instruction series... what a great coach.

Ian, Matt and Gareth thanks for the early Birthday Present Guys, you're just too kind👍

Really makes a lot of sense. Never thought about it. Great video

Great advice to be more consistent around the greens. Will certainly try this. Thank you! 😊

I appreciate this video more than can be said. I've watched too many of your videos and know that Matt is a great player. After seeing the immediate change to accuracy that he saw I am instantly planning my next trip to the range to work on this next.

just signed up using the TXG code, watched all the short game videos and will probably watch them again tomorrow. Great stuff.

Awesome! Hopefully we see many more video's with Gareth

I love that little putt like chip shot. Very handy around the outside of the green

yep, I see that all the time, 5 yards off the green grab the 60 and pray. Finally I'm getting the sense to go with the 9 or 8 iron but its a hard habit to break. Trouble now is thick, sticky rough around the greens, that stuff really creates problems. Maybe you can get some tips on hitting out of that situation, thanks Matt!

I started hitting these shots with my 9i and 8i more this year and my chipping has never been better

Awesome! great short, well-illustrated video.

Wow, that’s really eye opening. I really liked the explanation of increased ability to hit shorter landing spot vs longer. Very telling

This was excellent

Beauty video, going to see a lot more 8i and GW chipping around the greens at the local muni now.

Great instruction... I like the simplicity of Gareth's explanation of WHY we choose the type of shot.

Yes, help me get better at golf. I love it. Of course, Iove the testing videos too.

Might be my favorite video of all your videos. So many times, I want to grab my high lofted club and land soft. Easier said than done. This mentality makes too much sense. Cheers boys.

Fantastic video. That is exactly me. I use (or misuse) my lob wedge for everything, I love the club and the feel of it.... but the margins are small and the misses are expensive. Time to practice more with different lofts.

i love this tip !!! MORE neeeed mooooooooore!

Eye opening insight here. Brilliant. Chip to as close as you can and let it run as your chances of hitting that landing spot is much better closer. Thanks for that tip. Will be trying that much more often now

30 seconds in... this is awesome

Matt was just born to hit everything long.

Another excellent instructional video, and your club / shaft testing and fitting videos are also 1st class. Please add more skill development material - I'm certain it will benefit many of your subscribers. Many thanks.

I have to chuckle. I set up the ball on a tee, three paces away just like Gareth showed. 5 attempts in, knocked it off. He knows his stuff! 😂

I've already been doing this after watching the short game vids with Gareth this past winter. I've been using 52* instead of 60* with much better consistency. His video on dialing in partial wedge distances has been a lifesaver - it takes all the guesswork out of it with 3 distances per wedge. More videos with Gareth! Great stuff.

Great video for practicing that chip shot.

i love his demeanor hes super easy to listen to

Im very guilty of always using a 60 around the greens so this was very eye opening for me. Will definitely use my gap wedge or pitching wedge more often in those situations. Good video as always!

2 vids including one with Gareth... Oh my scrambling game gonna be top notch this weekend

simple & effective... cheers

My weakness is the 15-30 yards to the hole and I too, tend to reach for my lob wedge instead of a gap or PW. I'm concerned about hitting it way beyond the hole instead of land and release to the hole. Looking forward to practising and improving this weakness. And, focusing on sinking more chips, or at least, create more short birdie putts. Thanks, Gareth & Matt. Great session.🇦🇺👍

I am absolutely using this on the course in about 4 hours. Also: I had serious anxiety watching Matt swat away all those bugs. Felt bad for Matty there!

Pure gold!

Fantastic!

Excellent video. It's surprising how many pro's still go with too much club though and get it all wrong. Faldo called it last week at the travellers at the driveable par 4. Nearly all the players went with Lob wedge and didn't make it up the hill, and he said several times how it was just a straight forward bump and run with a 9 or PW.

2 videos in a day and one with gareth... we all know whats coming..... HAVE I DIED???? Fantastic video!

Gareth is generous. If my chipping improved, I would be 6 strokes better a round. Matt, you’re a great straight man that boosts how knowledgeable your guest knows, whether it’s Ian or Gareth. Cheers guys

Play low, win high! Great vid.

Great, thank you.

What’s so great about this video is that Gareth explains WHY you should use lower lofted bump and run technique; the fact you can more accurately and reliably hit a landing spot closer to you. I don’t know if he has any qualifications in terms of pedagogics, but giving students knowledge vastly increases their enthusiasm and confidence

I play links golf and my 7 iron is my best friend when it comes to chipping around the greens...I even used my 3 iron on longer chip and runs.

I always go for lower lofted clubs on these shots and just bounce it up there I even started using my hybrid as a chipper and just grip down and out a putting stroke on it, works really well if you have a lot of green to work with

Liked before even watched.

Been using my 8 iron a lot more and playing for the run out. Pretty consistent results using the Easy Button approach. May use the tee spacing as a drill.

This is just good f***ing content guys! Absolutely perfect for us hackers.

Great video...I need this bad since chipping around the green is where I am horrible at.

yeah this is where WE all need to improve, look at the shot in hand and choose the correct club for the best outcome, which seldom is the 60/58 degree club.

I grew up playing on raised “turtle back” greens so I learned to chip with lofted wedges in order to get it up to the surface. If you had a 10 yard chip you had a 3-5 foot rise to get over. When playing courses with traditional greens I find it hard to make myself take a PW and run it even though I know that’s the more reliable shot!

Great advise for probably 95% of golfers! I’ve been chipping with my 50* for the last 10 years and it’s become one of the best parts of my game. I just done understand the fascination of using a 60* unless you have to go over something.

Unless I need to get over a bunker or something, I use my 54 around the green. I'm pretty happy with my short game, it looks very much like this.. Last round my short game and long game were on point, shot a 74.

So many people need to see this. ‘I like that a lot’ as soon as he hits the 8 iron. The execution becomes easier but the conception of the shot requires a little more thought. I.e. club to use, slope, wind, landing spot, break. But for me hugely more preferable than going to 60 every time.

Will there be more of these kind of videos? I love the context we get from Matty's lessons.

Really need to assess what I'm going to do whilst I'm walking up to the ball. I find I'm much more likely to not just reach for the most loft unless I feel rushed and only start thinking about the shot as I get to the green

Oh man I needed that, as I'm the one that likes the fly it as close to the flag as possible rather than execute the bump and run.

Love the graphic emphasis on stroke vs club selection. I'd rather make a putting stroke in many more circumstances.

Signed up!

My main man Gareth! He is absolutely fantastic, very jealous of his students :(

Why make the game harder.... great video guys... nice collaboration too 👍🏻

Gareth is such an upbeat guy. I'm sure he is fun to work with.

Not really in that spot often but I do play more of a bump and run. Would love to see what I should be doing out of the rough in those situations

As soon I seen that I'm thinking pitching wedge max loft, low chip. Keep it as close to the ground as possible

would LOVE to see a slomo video on Matts swing from front and back with his Driver and Iron! My 33% air 8 Iron putter stroke is Gold around the green :-)

Learn the Paul Runyan’s rule of 12 for chipping around the green. It’s not sexy but it works!!

Rediscovered chipping with my 8-iron this year. What happened? Getting up and down more often and....I'm holing out the odd chip :)

I would like to see the same conditions but 15 feet off the green to a pin 15 feet on the green. Which club then, other than putter?

Hey txg, can you guys give me some advice , I have stiff p790 but for some reason I hit my brothers ref flex with lower loft clubs further, any reason for this ? Ps my driver swing speed is 105 ish

Sorry I don't know the best way to word this, what is the thing that Matt does with his head and neck before going into his back swing?

2 videos in one day? is it my birtthday?

Matt owns a hat!!! Who knew?!?!?

KISS. Keep It Simple Stupid goes a hell of a long way in this game at times. I am so guilty of trying to flight it with my 58 as it feels like the "sexier" shot when a little bump and run is way way easier and even if you muck it up half the time you are still close.

What wedge was Matt using on the first few shots?

I live my 7 iron around the green hardly ever use a 58.

Nothing better that your opponent getting there 64 degree wedge out green side on the first hole. You just know mistakes will come and if you stay solid gifted holes are coming at some point.

I am torn with these videos bringing down my handicap and losing strokes in my weekly game:)

In from 90 yards, and I start reaching for the toilet roll.

Ok. Matt! 60*? SIXTY?

Paul Runyan

.... Id put from there

First!

Some would say it makes too much sense.

Not bad at hitting landing at hitting landing spot here, but terrible at judging roll out!

There’s no excuse for not being able to pitch well, if you don’t practice enough, you won’t get any better,or, only very slowly and get into lazy bad, lose confidence habits, instead of doing this straight forward pitch, pitch out of rough, over a Bunker, and, with clubs that are around today, your guaranteed to improve,but, only if you double your practice regime.

I hate this shot! I'll do whatever to avoid this range. I'd rather be 50 yards more behind and lighty hit my pitching wedge lol. Barely been playing for a month only so I have alot to learn

8 iron all day long... Stick the toe in the ground and cones out like a putt.