| If you can have the confidence to get
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| | understand that your golf ball is going
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| your golf balls close to the hole nearly
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| | to roll some distance after it hits the
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| every time you make a golf chipping
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| | green.
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| stroke, your scores are going to come
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| | Once you start to appreciate this point,
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| tumbling down faster than you can
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| | you're now ready to develop a technique
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| possibly imagine!
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| | that takes this fact into consideration.
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| What Is The Chip Shot?
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| | If you're not aware of the distance that
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| Basically, the chip shot is a flat or low
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| | your ball is going to roll, you're not
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| flying, forward moving approach shot.
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| | going to get your ball really close to
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| It's intended to be used in situations
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| | the hole, no matter how good a player you
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| where there is no immediate obstacle
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| | are.
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| between your ball and the target.
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| | A good way to get used to this new
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| Suppose you happened to miss the green
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| | adjustment in your approach is to stand
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| with your second shot and your ball
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| | on the edge of the green and just roll
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| landed on the apron or close to the edge
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| | balls up to the hole.
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| of the green. It may not be possible for
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| | You can do this quite easily and it won't
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| you to use your putter, because the grass
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| | take you long to get used to how much the
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| is longer on the apron than it is on the
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| | ball actually begins to roll and react to
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| green.
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| | the slope or "borrow" as we like to call
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| This difference in grass texture is going
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| | it.
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| to affect the roll of the ball, so the
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| | Once you are aware of the Landing Area
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| idea is to chip the ball over the grass
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| | and not the Finishing Area, you will be
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| and try to land the ball on the short
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| | absolutely amazed at how good your
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| manicured green, where it can then roll
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| | perception and feel will begin to evolve.
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| out towards the flag.
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| | So do the same exercise again, except
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| You may also have a slight undulation in
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| | this time, try and gauge where the ball
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| front of you. If you took the putter to
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| | needs to land so that it rolls out and
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| play this shot, the depth of the
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| | finishes next to or near to the hole
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| undulation and the length of grass you're
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| | you've chosen.
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| playing from will also affect the way the
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| | After you've done this exercise a few
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| ball reacts.
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| | times, you're now ready to move onto
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| So we need to learn how the ball is going
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| | understanding why the pro's are so good
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| to react once we hit it.
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| | at chipping!
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| Why Is Chipping So Important?
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| | Why 3 Clubs And What's So Special About
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| Golf is not about how far you can hit the
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| | Them?
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| ball.
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| | If you've watched any live coverage of
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| Golf is mainly a target game which
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| | golf tournaments on the television, then
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| demands hitting the ball various
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| | you've no doubt been amazed at just how
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| distances and seeing how low your score
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| | good the pro's are at getting up and down
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| can be at the end of a particular round.
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| | from around the green.
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| If you can save shots by improving your
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| | It doesn't matter how difficult the shot
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| golf chipping technique, your scores will
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| | looks, they always seem to be able to get
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| be lower and as a result your handicap
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| | it close and on the rare occassion - it
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| will improve.
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| | even goes in!
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| Distance & Direction - The Two Secrets To
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| | The majority of pro's only hit about
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| Mastering Your Golf Chipping
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| | thirteen or fourteen greens in regulation
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| Remember, as in Putting, the only way to
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| | during a round of golf, so somewhere
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| have consistency is when you can control
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| | along the way they're going to have to
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| your distance and direction.
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| | chip or pitch the ball close enough to
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| All putts and chips which go in the hole,
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| | the hole, so that they only need a putt
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| or come to rest next to the hole, have
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| | to save their par.
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| the magic ingredient of distance and
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| | The Secret Clubs The Pro's Use!
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| direction.
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| | The 3 clubs that the pro's choose to use
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| The saving grace for you is that you're
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| | are the one's which allow them to get the
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| going to have at least a fifty percent
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| | majority of their balls close to the
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| chance of success no matter what your
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| | hole, even if they make a mistake!
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| ball does, so long as you can hit it!
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| | The three clubs are:
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| The only question you really need to be
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| | The Pitching Wedge
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| asking yourself is - "By how much do I
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| | The Sand Iron
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| want to increase my percentage of
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| | The Eight Iron
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| success?"
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| | The Pitching Wedge is the cornerstone.
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| Once you get yourself into the top 70% or
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| | This is what everything revolves around.
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| 80% range, you're going to see your
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| | The Pitching Wedge will be used for a
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| handicap come down so fast, it's not
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| | ball that has to fly fifty percent of the
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| going to be funny!
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| | way to the target and then roll the other
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| Judging Distance - Flat Level Green's Are
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| | fifty percent of the distance to the
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| Easier To Judge
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| | hole.
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| The idea is to get you to understand that
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| | The Sand Iron is used when the ball has
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| if you can imagine playing all your short
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| | to fly two-thirds of the way to the
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| shots, as though you were playing to a
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| | target and then roll one-third after
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| level green, that's one that has no
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| | landing.
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| undulations or slopes by the way, you'll
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| | And the Eight Iron is used when the ball
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| be able to gauge the roll of the ball
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| | only has to fly one-third of the way to
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| more precisely.
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| | the target and then is expected to roll
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| You must understand this one very
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| | the other two-thirds.
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| important fact, if you're going to get
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| | So if we break that formula down for you,
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| good at chipping.
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| | you can see that the pro's use
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| The one thing you really have to burn
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| | percentages to increase their skill.
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| into your brain is that no matter how
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| | Let's see that formula broken down:
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| long or how short a chip shot you have,
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| | Pitching Wedge - 50% Carry - 50% Roll
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| THE BALL IS GOING TO ROLL SOME DISTANCE!
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| | Sand Iron - 2/3 Carry - 1/3 Roll
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| I rarely see people chipping around the
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| | Eight Iron - 1/3 Carry - 2/3 Roll
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| green and the ball sticks to the ground
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| | Now, the next time you get to play a chip
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| as soon as it lands. First of all it's an
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| | shot, remember how far the ball needs to
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| impossible scenario to imagine and
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| | roll after it lands on the green, then
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| secondly the laws of motion won't allow
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| | choose one of the clubs above to help you
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| it to happen!
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| | get it closer!
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| So, you had better get ready to
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| | Remember - "Play with Passion!
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