The landing area is probably the most important aspect of chipping once the ball leaves the club face. Hitting your landing area will determine the roll out, the line towards your target and club selection. There are many other factors that are affected by the proper landing area only if you hit your mark. In the past, I have set up grids with my irons to help improve my touch while chipping and it produced great results. However, there is a process that helps refine your skill of hitting your chosen landing area that is easy, simple and repeatable. Does this sound like fun?
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Toe Chipping Made Easy
Chipping around the green can be a challenge. Additionally, it offers a plethora of techniques you can use to chip the ball close or in the hole. Over the past few years I focused on toe chipping in order to develop a technique to consistently hit the ball close. I like toe chipping and have developed my 5 and 7 iron for longer chips, but have not mastered using the higher loft clubs because my confidence is not quite there…..yet. Regardless, toe chipping is a great way to successfully chip the ball when your lie is not the best. I guess your next question will be how to tip consistently with the toe of the club.
Continue readingChipping For Lower Golf Scores
There are many different approaches to lowering our golf scores. I am a proponent of improving my short game in order to shoot the scores I expect during each round. There is no short cut to improving our chipping game, but there are some tips that might speed up our learning curve. Mark Crossfield offers three tips that may help with our short game. The first is the one that I need to pay attention to in order to improve my wedge game.
Continue readingThe Simplicity Of Chipping Explained
Understanding the mechanics of chipping immediately puts many golfers to sleep. The hear a ‘blah blah blah’ as someone drones on about the plethora of chipping topics. I have to admit that sometimes I also lose interest if I am watching a video and the instructor does not quickly get to the point. In the past, I have talked about how to successfully execute shots around the green. Forward press, open stance, clubface path, etc are some of the topics that can be gleaned from my articles. The one topic I have yet to discuss is the trajectory of the ball. I wonder why?
Continue readingChipping Tips On Stance
Lee Trevino is considered one of the greatest players of all time. Considered one of the top 25 players of all time, his magic around the green is infamous. That is why I am using his tips in my article today on how to stand and swing your clubs when making a shot around the green. Interestingly, Trevino explains something that is counter intuitive to amateurs starting out for the first time. His explanation demonstrates why many golfers pull the ball when chipping – something I had to fix several times over my golfing journey.
The Grateful Golfer 