How do you teach 'chip, pitch, punch, swing'?

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I understand that teaching a beginner (or a person who wants to tear down their swing and get back to basics to improve) using short-to-long has limitations and is probably not the way to get things done in the real world most of the time. However, suppose you have a student (or player) who does have the patience for this...how's the best way to accomplish it? How do you know when to move on? Are there major pitfalls or bad habits you must be cautious to prevent? I've read on the forum about people overdoing flat-left-wrist ala Confessions of a Former Flipper. Perhaps this is overcome by insuring a very good pivot.(?)

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I just re-read my post....i mean, it's pretty obvious how you would teach a chip and then a pitch, but I guess my question is to the instuctors or experienced folks who read this forum to chime in with their expertise or nuances they have picked up from working with students and/or folks who have studied short-to-long.
 
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tomwatson1000 said:
I understand that teaching a beginner (or a person who wants to tear down their swing and get back to basics to improve) using short-to-long has limitations and is probably not the way to get things done in the real world most of the time. However, suppose you have a student (or player) who does have the patience for this...how's the best way to accomplish it? How do you know when to move on? Are there major pitfalls or bad habits you must be cautious to prevent? I've read on the forum about people overdoing flat-left-wrist ala Confessions of a Former Flipper. Perhaps this is overcome by insuring a very good pivot.(?)

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I just re-read my post....i mean, it's pretty obvious how you would teach a chip and then a pitch, but I guess my question is to the instuctors or experienced folks who read this forum to chime in with their expertise or nuances they have picked up from working with students and/or folks who have studied short-to-long.
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This is more of a comment on what practicing chipping and pitching has done for me. Gave me a really good short game, i practice chipping and pitching, more than anything else. When my kids were young we spent some of the time, playing all kinds of games on the chipping green and putting green.

Kid's are amazing learner's and fearless, not scared to run a putt 5' by, they don't worry about the one coming back, till we tell them to be worried, but what i found is you can't keep someone's attention, especially kid's, practicing anything for an extended period of time, boredom set's in. That's why you need something to keep your attention, a game, a bet, whatever works. :)
 
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tomwatson1000 said:
I understand that teaching a beginner (or a person who wants to tear down their swing and get back to basics to improve) using short-to-long has limitations and is probably not the way to get things done in the real world most of the time. However, suppose you have a student (or player) who does have the patience for this...how's the best way to accomplish it? How do you know when to move on? Are there major pitfalls or bad habits you must be cautious to prevent? I've read on the forum about people overdoing flat-left-wrist ala Confessions of a Former Flipper. Perhaps this is overcome by insuring a very good pivot.(?)

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I just re-read my post....i mean, it's pretty obvious how you would teach a chip and then a pitch, but I guess my question is to the instuctors or experienced folks who read this forum to chime in with their expertise or nuances they have picked up from working with students and/or folks who have studied short-to-long.
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