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January, 2025
I hope you are doing well and wherever you are in the world you are managing to get some golf in! Here in the UK it is very cold at the moment! It is easy to not pick up a club for weeks but you really can get better whilst you are indoors or at least keep your feel dialled in. Simply grabbing a club and making some waggles whilst checking your grip is great practice alone. You could then do some swing rehearsals checking your key points, for example, if you tend to roll the club inside in the takeaway then practice where it should be. When you take the ball and target away you get more aware of your swing and it becomes easier to make changes. The foam balls are equally great for short game practice. Try chipping them onto the sofa with a release-2 (if you have a carpet!) and then keeping them under the sofa with a release-1. Putting is something I spend a lot of time on indoors. Most evenings I will hit a few putts, particularly when working at my desk, it is good to get up, stretch and roll a few putts. I create a gate and see how good my start line is, if I can get the ball consistently through the gate (my gate is 1.5 balls wide and I place this 2 feet in front of my ball) then I know my stroke is fine. Thank you for all the lovely comments on my recent videos on You Tube. I posted a 9 hole match at a freezing cold Nailcote Hall and then two 18 hole videos from the fantastic Costa Navarino. Hopefully you learn the importance of course management and the mental side of the game whilst watching these. This should be a key focus for all golfers if you want to improve, the skill of working your ball around a course whilst embracing your limitations is the foundation to lower scoring. I am enjoying a busy time coaching on Skillest, if you haven't used it before, it is a really simple, easy to use App which allows you to connect with me and send swing videos in along with a description about your game and what you would like to improve. I can then annotate over the videos and I send back a personalised video saying what you need to work on with appropriate practice drills. It really does work and my online pupils are shooting lower scores and really enjoying the whole process. To get started please follow the link below: SKILLEST
Dan agrees new partnership with Stephen James BMW. Dan will be driving a BMW X7 and is excited to be working with Stephen James. Look out for a competition and offers soon!
Dan partners with Tailor Made Luxury Golf Holidays. New website page coming soon with details of future trips!
December, 2024
A video of Dan playing 18 holes on the fabulous Marquess course at Woburn Golf Club hits 200k views! Follow the link below to watch and learn the art of course management and decision making.
Dan has recently returned from the world class Quinta Do Lago golf resort in the Algarve where he held both his short game clinics and 1-2-1 lessons. If you are interested in attending future events at QDL please email lessons@dangrieve.com
November, 2024
Hi everyone, I hope you are doing well as the Winter is fast approaching as well as the run up to Christmas! I have been lucky enough to be travelling quite a bit and enjoyed a fantastic two weeks at Apes Hill in Barbados. It is a spectacular golf course with some amazing undulation changes and it really feels like you are playing through the middle of a jungle! While I was there I filmed some content with former World Number-1 and Masters Champion, Ian Woosnam! What amazed me with Ian is the level of enthusiasm he still has for the game! He is in his late 60's now and has played golf all his life, achieving the very pinnacle of the game, yet even today he still works on his game every day. While enjoying helping him with his short game, what I did find very interesting, and it backs up what I have been saying for years, is you do not need so much loft around the greens. Ian won The Masters in 1991 and the highest lofted club he had in his bag was 53 degrees! When he started using more lofted wedges in the mid 90's his short game suffered. I found that fascinating and just shows how he was able to open the face up and change his release to play all the shots he needed around the green. Look out for video content coming soon on YouTube! I also enjoyed a fantastic week in Greece checking out Costa Navarino. This is regularly voted Europe's best Golf Resort and I can see why. Four equally fantastic golf courses and one of the best short game area's I have seen anywhere, the scenery and views are breath taking. There are four hotel's you can choose from and a selection of restaurants - it really does have it all. I will be arranging my first overseas DG Invitational event at Costa Navarino next year, if you are interested in coming along or to the Woburn one day Invitational events please email lessons@dangrieve.com. Remember these events are for DG Academy App members only. Thank you for all the engagement recently on Instagram on my coaching posts. I have also started doing more in depth analysis on each of the lessons on Instagram exclusively for my DG Academy App members which you may be interested in, as well as the ever popular 'What Would Dan Do series!' This is where I show a situation around the green and ask how you would play the shot and then my answer comes out a few days later, a great way to improve your Golf IQ! Thanks for your support this year and I would like to wish you and your families a wonderful Christmas. Best wishes Dan
Dan has just returned from a few days filming and checking out the Costa Navarino resort for future golf schools. Stay tuned for dates!
Dan has just enjoyed time coaching at the luxury golf resort Apes Hill in Barbados. Look out for lots of content filmed with former world No 1 and Masters Champion Ian Woosnam.
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