A Golf Tip To Help With The Chip Shot
When looking to improve your golf swing in the area of chipping, it is best to think of it as an extension of your putting stroke.
When you are roughly six yards from the green and conditions allow for a low shot trajectory with a short ball flight and a good amount of roll, use your chip shot.
You want your chip shots to be similar to your putting shot as much as possible. Grip the club as you would the putter, and your stroke should be that same pendulous motion as when putting.
As you will be putting the ball in flight for a short distance, there are differences between the two shots, however.
When chipping use and iron, but adjust it by raising it on its toe (the furthest tip on the clubface), making the club more upright like a putter. This will allow for the straight back and pendulous motion of the putting stroke.
Grip the club down until it is similar to the length of your putter. Your shoulders should control the motion of your stroke: no wrist movement and very little movement of your lower body.
Your stance should be more narrow than usual, thus allowing for very little weight transfer. Remember, this stroke is as refined as the putting stroke. Any transfer of weight will be counter-productive to what you're trying to accomplish.
Open your stance slightly and drop your left foot back of the line of your target line. This will ensure your lower body stays properly planted. This will also encourage your weight to stay anchored on your left side, where you want it while chipping.
You'll want the golf ball positioned on the inside of your right foot (if you are right handed). You'll want to angle the club toward the target so that your hands are directly opposite your left thigh.
This will produce an angle of descent in your swing motion that will naturally give the golf ball some air underneath it. Have your shoulders square to the line of your target. This controls the path your stroke will follow. Make absolutely certain you do not use your wrists while executing this stroke.
Chipping isn't a glamorous part of playing golf. But when you get proficient at it, it will cut strokes off your golf score. Don't forget if you want to improve your golf swing in this area, it takes practice; another area that isn't so glamorous, but that's a topic for another day.---
Stan Thomas has been playing golf since before dirt covered the earth. He knows he'll never master the game, but he can't deny the quest.
He invites you to visit his websites:
[http://www.golfimproveswing.com/]
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When you are roughly six yards from the green and conditions allow for a low shot trajectory with a short ball flight and a good amount of roll, use your chip shot.
You want your chip shots to be similar to your putting shot as much as possible. Grip the club as you would the putter, and your stroke should be that same pendulous motion as when putting.
As you will be putting the ball in flight for a short distance, there are differences between the two shots, however.
When chipping use and iron, but adjust it by raising it on its toe (the furthest tip on the clubface), making the club more upright like a putter. This will allow for the straight back and pendulous motion of the putting stroke.
Grip the club down until it is similar to the length of your putter. Your shoulders should control the motion of your stroke: no wrist movement and very little movement of your lower body.
Your stance should be more narrow than usual, thus allowing for very little weight transfer. Remember, this stroke is as refined as the putting stroke. Any transfer of weight will be counter-productive to what you're trying to accomplish.
Open your stance slightly and drop your left foot back of the line of your target line. This will ensure your lower body stays properly planted. This will also encourage your weight to stay anchored on your left side, where you want it while chipping.
You'll want the golf ball positioned on the inside of your right foot (if you are right handed). You'll want to angle the club toward the target so that your hands are directly opposite your left thigh.
This will produce an angle of descent in your swing motion that will naturally give the golf ball some air underneath it. Have your shoulders square to the line of your target. This controls the path your stroke will follow. Make absolutely certain you do not use your wrists while executing this stroke.
Chipping isn't a glamorous part of playing golf. But when you get proficient at it, it will cut strokes off your golf score. Don't forget if you want to improve your golf swing in this area, it takes practice; another area that isn't so glamorous, but that's a topic for another day.---
Stan Thomas has been playing golf since before dirt covered the earth. He knows he'll never master the game, but he can't deny the quest.
He invites you to visit his websites:
[http://www.golfimproveswing.com/]
[http://www.squidoo.com/golfimproveswing/]
