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