A Chipping Process That Works Every Time

Chipping the golf all can be the bane of many amateurs. The inconsistency of contact, speed control and body position causes many a poor chip shot. The trick, for me anyway, is to maintain a constant technique that I can repeat without hesitation. This year I changed my chipping position slightly which results in better chips and more tap ins for my up and down percentage. My chipping process is very simple and easy to follow if you are looking for something to improve your short game.

The video I am presenting today encapsulates my entire chipping process. There is on minor change I make with respect to stance, but overall it covers my entire process in this sort video.

The change I made this year was to adjust my foot position. Instead of keeping my feet square to ball, I flair my lead foot to a 45 degree angle and move it back slightly (about an inch). Interestingly, I used this foot position in the past and for some reason I strayed from what worked. I was probably working on my short game and tried a couple different things and failed to revert back to what works best for my game. Here is quick visual overview of how I chip the ball.

Creating solid contact when chipping is always a good thing. This year, my short game is quickly improving and my confidence increasing as well. Understanding the process you use when chipping is important as it allows us to execute solid chips more often than not. Oh yeah, the last and very important point about chipping: Always pick a landing area!

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

2 thoughts on “A Chipping Process That Works Every Time”

If the grooves are set perpendicular to target then you also have the leading edge in position to dig in.

Note, the pro doesn’t mention this but you can see he has the face slightly open, not pointed to target while taking those initial practice swings. He also specifies moving the hands back to a position that keeps the club vertical after he tells us to shift weight forward. This, combined with the slightly opened face, activates the bounce on our wedges so we can bruise the ground instead of digging in.

I would add that if we really want consistency, we need more than just proper setup and swing. We need to stop relying on instinct and practice the clock method or something close to it. When we play by feel, it’s hit or miss. When we do our due diligence and get our yardages at different backswing positions, we not only can get it close when our instinct fails us but we can get it even closer when our instinct is firing on all cylinders.

Drove the green on the last par 4 tonight. Didn’t need my wedge for the 2nd night in a row. In fact, I had about the same putt. So walking up I called it. Not something I generally do, but I needed that putt to tie for the win and was determined to make it. And unlike last night, it did this time. I graciously gave the guys their birdie putts. lol

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