Short Game In Golf/Chipping

Some of the least practiced aspects of the golf game are the scoring shots utilized in the short game. These shots namely: putting, chipping, and pitching consist of more than half the strokes taken in and average 18 hole round of golf. In this post we will review proper techniques for chipping.

A chip is a golf shot where the ball rolls considerably farther than it travels in the air. It is generally used when the players ball is relatively close to the green and needs to clear undesirable ground conditions before landing on the green and rolling. To perform the chip shot, two variables must me achieved to be consistent. They are the golf club face must be descending toward the ball and striking it before it makes contact with the ground. To this adequately, your weight must be toward the forward leg, and the hands must be ahead of the club head. The hand position is preset ahead of the ball and the club head at address. To execute the chip shot, very seldom will the hands need to go past the back leg on the back swing, and no wrist-cock other than the preset at address.

In the video below, Paul Wilson of Revolution Golf will illustrate, very efficiently, how a proper chip is performed.

 "Consistent Chipping Strategy" Paul Wilson of Revolution Golf

We will discuss putting, and pitching in later posts. As for now, you have the tools to chip correctly. All that is left is practice.