Golf Chipping Tips To Lower Your Score

Written By Bobby Eldridge

I am going to give you some insight into why you struggle with those tiny little chip shots around the green. It doesn’t matter if you have a great lie or not, if you will go through these steps you will begin to consistently make ball-turf contact.

The first thing you have to remember is that a chip shot is a shot that fly’s 1/3 of the way to the hole in the air and then 2/3 of the way on the ground. The reason I mention that is because club selection is very important.

A great tip to remember is: when your ball is in the front of the green and the pin is in front of the green you should chip with a 9 iron, in the middle of the green use your 7 iron and if the pin is in the back of the green use a 5 iron.

If you are on the backside of the green and the chip is going downhill you should use a 9 iron if the pin is in the back or middle of the green and a 7 iron if the pin is down in front.

Now that you have selected a club let’s get down to business. The first step is to make sure you are aiming the clubface where you want the ball to start. Once you have aimed the clubface it is time to address the golf ball with your feet, knees, hips and shoulders aiming parallel to your ball flight line.

With the golf ball in the center of your stance place the clubface square to the golf ball. The bottom edge of the golf club should be perpendicular to your ball flight line. At this point the golf ball should be placed in the center of your stance. Make sure that you grip down on the shaft a couple of inches at this point.

The next couple of steps are crucial in your ability to make ball-turf contact more consistently.

Move the handle a couple of inches towards your left pant leg and as soon as you do that then move 75% of your weight over to your left leg. Now you are in the correct position to swing the club up and down into the back of the golf ball.In closing the length of your backswing should go no further than 8:00 o’clock. If you do this the club will return on the correct path with a steep angle.

Don’t forget to keep the handle moving after impact.

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