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