There are many different techniques to chip a golf ball. This important topic has resurfaced many times on The Grateful Golfer and yet here it is again. Today I want to focus on chipping with the toe of your club. It is something that is often overlooked, but provides a greater opportunity to make better contact when making these delicate shorter shots. Pete Cowen provides a perfect explanation of how and why this chipping technique is very important to improving our golf game.

The principle of chipping with the toe of our club is something that I started using about 15 years ago. Before then I worked diligently, with some success, yet I struggled with making solid contact more often than not. I have developed a better chipping technique over the years, however I wish I had access to the video below much sooner. Take a look:

Chipping with the toe of our club works. When practicing, it is important to find the body position that allows he club to drop naturally to the neutral position as described by Cowen. When I was developing this chipping technique, I experimented with many different stance positions and found that I had to move in about 3 inches from my normal position. This trial and error approach was simple and effective because I knew the results that would push my short game to a new level. Overall, the amount of time I committed to chipping better was minimal compared to the results. I recommend you give this technique a try because the end results are definitely worth it!

I am a grateful golfer! See you on the links!