How to Do The Golf Chip

5 golf training tips

There is a well known statement in Golf that you Drive for show and putt for dough. But what happens if your approach shot misses a green or comes up shy. From a scorecard perspective, it is essential that you get up and down in these situations.

If you usually take two putts because you fail to get your chips near the hole, you are wrecking your scoring potential.The good thing is that the technique involved in a chip shot is pretty straight forward. In fact it can be summarized in a neat little phrase ball back, hands forward and weight forward

Step 1: Address the ball with an open stance You need to align yourself well left of the target. This permits an unimpeded follow through and a slightly more descending angle of attack.

Step 2: Position Ball Back in Your Stance, and Nudge the Weight Forward Place the ball back in the center of your narrow stance and put up to 75% of the weight on your foot nearest the hole. This promotes a descending angle of attack and a clean, crisp strike.

Step 3: Initiate Your Swing by Turning Your Shoulders Note that by positioning the ball back in your stance, your hands are naturally ahead of the ball. It is imperative that your hands stay ahead of the ball at impact to guarantee a crisp contact with the ball. Note the V shape formed between your arms and the club. The swing is performed by simply swinging this v back and forth. Feel almost as if it is your shoulders are controlling the swing and just rotating around the axis of your spine.

Step 4: Grip Pressure An important swing thought is to maintain a relaxed grip on the club. This will create a natural wrist break in which the wrist may slightly hinge under the weight of the club head. However do not intentionally hinge your wrists as to do so would lead to inconsistent contact with the ball and difficulty in distance control.

Step 5: Club Selection The key consideration for club selection is your distance from the putting surface and the placement of the pen relative to the green contours. If you are only 2/3 inches off the green then you should use a putter, as your worst putt equates to your best chip in these situations.If you are several feet off the green and there is adequate distance between you and the hole use a 7 iron.

The key here is to use which ever club has sufficient loft to land the ball on the putting surface as soon as possible and get it rolling as soon as you can. This leads to far greater feel for distance control.If you are 10 or 12 feet off the green and the pin is just on you will need to use a lofted club with sufficient loft to ensure it carries all the way to the pin and stops quickly.When it comes to green side chipping there is no substitute for practice, practice, and more practice.

The more you practice this simple technique with different clubs the more your imagination, shot making ability and feel for distance will improve.You will be shocked at the strokes you shave off your round by practicing this vital part of the game.

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