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Hi everyone,

I am a pretty decent golfer. Handicap 8 (season just started) and will finish (hopefully) around a 4-5.

You have all seen it... the Pro's Chip around the green .... 1 skip, little roll....and then the ball bites like a hungry gator.

I absolutely love that shot and do try to make that happen, but my consistancy is something to questioned.

To achieve this type of shot (for those who have it in their bag), Please explain how you set up differently, for example, ball placement, weight distribution, more wrist, less wrist, more angle down swing, etc....

I just cant seem to get that comfortable setup to put that action on the ball on a consistant basis.

Thanks for the help......

I have only recently been able to pull this one off. I place the ball back in my stance, keep my hands firm and set back in my swing. Stike down and follow through, trying to hit the ball first on the down stroke. One of coolest shots in golf when it works.

I do like calihack does, except I lean more on the front leg.

I hit the ball better at that angle. And no breaky wristy. . . .

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And when it doesn't work, you're usually off the other side of the green. Which is why it is so rarely recommended for any but expert players. I can make it happen, especially with my new Infinity SW from Solid Rock, but I would only try it in a desperate situation. I'm better off to just play the old pitch and roll most of the time. For one thing, you actually give yourself a better chance of holing it because the ball rolls for more of the total distance, giving the hole a better chance to get in the way. You are also less likely to mishit it... the normal chip is just an easier shot to learn and get good at.

Unless you play a soft ball with a sticky cover, you don't have a chance of pulling it off anyway....

i love this shot, ball at rear foot, both feet pointing forward, hooded face, hit down on ball.

I hit this shot only when needed but heres what I do.

All your weight on your lead foot.
Ball way back in your stance.
Choke down almost all the way to the steel.
Firm wrists and hands way forward.
Extremely steep descending blow (almost getting the club stuck in the turf)

Remember, the harder you hit it doesn't mean the more its going to spin. Obviously the harder you're going to hit it the more spin you get, but you also have to realize this shot is going to come off way hot and bite, but its going to take a big first bounce!

Try using the Cally HX tour 56's and your problem should be solved. I quit using them because they check to easily and sometimes leave a long putt when you are playing a rollout shot. I even had one rip back 15 foot off the green one day and that was the end of their stint in my bag. Balls definitely make a big difference when in the right hands. My hands just weren't right!

I like to play this shot a little differently than the previous posts: I play it a few inches to the right of center, use an early wrist cock, then hold the angle through impact. But here's the key: swing back a little shorter than a normal chip at that distance, and accelerate the forward swing faster than you took it back, nipping the ball first in a slightly descending blow. The extra speed creates more spin, and the shorter swing assures an acceleration. And of course, practice, practice, practice...
Binx

Speed is more important than you might think, as many already mentioned. You really have to crank it up. Make perfect contact (no blades of grass between ball and club face). Hit down on it. I do it occasionally, but as Fourputt mentioned, if you can not rely on it 100% than stick to doing it on the putting and chipping green.

I play with a couple guys who do this regularly and am always amazed how hard they hit so close to the pin. It always looks like they are going to air mail it. Not a big back swing, but cranked through at impact. It's very cool, and fun to pull off.

It really all comes down to physics. The more downward the angle of attack the more backspin is applied and the less forward force is applied, the more speed the more force is applied. The shallower the angle of attack the less the backspin will take effect but you will have more forward force applied. The key is contact and the steeper the angle of attack the larger the margin of error becomes so for most that want to hop and stop do as many say and just practice as much as possible. I learned to do it by putting the ball on the outside of my back foot, keeping weight centered and just slap down on the ball with the clubface using different clubs for different distances. You get a fairly low trajectory that hops long and stops dead. I say slap but if using this approach one generally has to develop a special swing mechanics to be consistant. Similar in a sense to a low punch off hardpan but played a little further back.