Can anyone offer me some basic tips on chipping? It seems like whenever I chip, the ball either just rolls along the ground, goes like hardly anywhere, or I soar it over the green. It seems like I can only make an accurate chip from like 30+ yards out.
I just got a very good tip last night. I already did it, but, he said to open your stance and kinda come close to your feet facing the target, i already opened my stance, but not that much. Try and put the ball back in your stance, like around the little toe on your back foot or aroun there and use your arms, kinda like a putting stroke.
Hard to explain on the internet, but that is what the guy told me and he is one of the top goilfers in my province, if not the best.
Chipping can be either done with the arms and hands only with a firm wrist or a swing from the centre rotating away from the target and towards the target with relaxed hands and arms. Take a few practice swings over a blade of grass and see what you are doing. I find taking the centre and the blade back together rotating away and towards the target over the spot on which the ball sits the best for me. It is essential to keep the target in your mind's eye during the swing and keep your eye on the ball. Get the feel of coming back to the address position through the swing and do not 'hit' the ball with your hands. A rhythmical swing is very important.
One other thought, don't try to control the swing, this induces scooping. Make sure you accelerate the club completely through the shot. Distance is controlled by the amount of backswing you take. Applies to sandshots as well.
yeah all the above advice is great....i can actually chip pretty well and i open up my stance a little and try to point my left toe towrd my target area, seems to work pretty well for me, also if i want it to go higher and stop i will put it back in my stance and to keep it low and roll i will put it a littel bit forward......
another thing i do is put my feet closer togehter to keep it low and open them up to get the ball up....
Well, the chips seem a lot better. Main differences I noticed were moving my shoulders instead of wrists (almost in Pendulum-like thing), and opening the stance up. That worked well with all my clubs actually on the range.
Well, the chips seem a lot better. Main differences I noticed were moving my shoulders instead of wrists (almost in Pendulum-like thing), and opening the stance up. That worked well with all my clubs actually on the range.
You may also want to adjust the club you choose to chip with. I used to chip only with a sand wedge until I started using different clubs for different situations. If you have a lot of green to work with and no hazards to carry, why not chip with an 8 iron or 9 iron and roll it up to the green. I also noticed, this takes a lot less aggressive shot than the sand wedge. If you happen to skull the sand wedge, it'll go flying over the green but with an 8 iron, you know you can't hit it that hard. Just a tap will send it going pretty good.
Thanks for the tip, there. Actually, my step-dad, whos house I'm currently at for the next two weeks, has been using 7 and 8 irons to chip, and said they've been working well...Certainly something to experiment with.
My chips were better today, still a couple bad ones, but overall shaved a few strokes off.
i read an article years ago about Raymond Floyd and chipping from off of the green. His recommendation was to open your stance some, get close to the ball so that the toe of the club is on the ground and the heel of the club comes up some. Then tee the ball up back in your stance with your hands ahead of the ball and then keep the angle in your right wrist(right handed) always the same on takeaway and until you make contact. This method uses your shoulders and arms and very little wrist action. After contact be sure you don't collapse your left wrist, by that i mean, keep it firm and straight right through the ball.
I practiced this all winter one year in the house and it greatly improved my chipping from around the green. Hope this helps.
I find my chipping is very off-and-on. For example, I just took a week off from golf because I was on vacation. When I came back, I couldn't chip at all. However, after one or two rounds, I find I can chip very well all over again. Overall, though, it's been a great asset to my game. I usually use 7-iron from the fringe, and because of it, on Sunday, I came SOOO close to two birdies! I guess I need a little more practice...
August 2nd, 2004, 10:41 AM
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