When one misses the green while playing and can still manage to save par, a great feeling is achieved. Improving your chipping will definitely help you get that feeling more often!
You should chip the ball whenever you are near the green but feel you can not putt due to heavy or uneven grass between the ball and putting surface. What you are trying to accomplish is to have the ball clear any intervening terrain and land on the green. This is to achieve the most control and truest roll of the ball. In the chip shot your stance is open to the target line and your feet are closer together. You should choke down to the end of the grip and make the club shorter for more control. Your weight should favor your left side closer to the target. The ball should be placed off of your right foot. Your hands should be slightly forward ahead of the clubhead which will help promote a descending action. An easy way to remember all that is ball back and hands forward!
The basic chip is a one lever stroke with the wrists and hands quiet and just the arms swinging from the shoulders. Always make sure with the chip shot that the back of your left wrist is solid and always remains ahead of the ball through the shot. Also if you have any questions email questions to baingolfpga@yahoo.com
Brian Bain is the Head PGA Golf Professional at Robert T. Lynch Municipal Golf Course in Brookline. Brian has been awarded the 2006, 2009 & 2010 NEPGA President’s Plaque, 2008 NEPGA Junior Golf Leader and is a U.S. Kids Top 50 Master Kids Teacher.
About Greg Sampson
I am the Sales and Marketing Manager for NEGM. I am a member of the International Network of Golf & the Golf Writers Association of America. I specialize in customized all-inclusive programs across a multi-media platform.
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