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