| Everyone has a special club to use in each chipping | | | | hands follow. Your hands should remain ahead of the |
| situation. On the course, I'm sure some of your | | | | ball through impact. |
| friends have questioned your choices of club use | | | | Here's a great tip I use regularly to improve my |
| already. Unless you've got plenty of practice time | | | | chipping: |
| under your belt, I still recommend sticking to one club. | | | | The main idea of chipping is to get the ball into the |
| I would have to go with either the pitching wedge or | | | | air, allow it to get just past the edge of the green |
| sand wedge. By using only one club for all your chips, | | | | and roll the rest of the way towards the pin. The |
| you will become very proficient with it and learn | | | | best exercise you could do to improve your chipping |
| exactly what type of shots it is capable of making. | | | | would be to practice distance control. Place a small |
| For a regular chip shot I tend to use the basic setup | | | | target flat on the floor in your backyard. Stand about |
| which is a slightly open stance to the target with the | | | | 3 feet away and attempt to chip ball onto the target |
| ball slightly ahead of the back foot. By moving my | | | | area. They must land directly on the target and not |
| weight slightly forward and keeping my hands just | | | | roll or bounce there. After a few successes, you |
| ahead of the ball, I encourage hitting down on it. Let | | | | may take a step back and try from this distance. |
| your shoulder begin the swing while your arms and | | | | |