Chipping is an essential part of golf and can be the difference between a good round and a great round.
Here are 12 tips and drills from golf professionals to help improve your chipping:
1. Use a lofted club: A lofted club, such as a pitching wedge or sand wedge, will give you more control and accuracy when chipping.
2. Keep your weight forward: Keep your weight forward during the chipping motion to ensure a clean impact.
3. Practice your aim: Practice aiming for a specific spot on the green, such as a coin or a tee, to improve your accuracy.
4. Keep your arms straight: Keep your arms straight during the chipping motion to maintain control and accuracy.
5. Use a smooth, pendulum-like swing: A smooth, pendulum-like swing will promote a consistent chipping motion.
6. Make a descending blow: The ball should be struck with a descending blow, hitting the ball first and then the ground.
7. Open your stance: Open your stance slightly to promote a descending blow.
8. Keep your head down: Keep your head down and your eyes on the ball throughout the chipping motion.
9. Use your wrist: Use your wrist to add more control and accuracy to your chipping.
10. Practice from different lies: Practice chipping from different lies, such as uphill, downhill, and sidehill, to improve your versatility.
11. Use a bunker shot technique: Use a bunker shot technique for chip shots that are in the rough, it will help you to get the ball out of the rough more easily.
12. Use a practice chipping net: Use a practice chipping net to improve your accuracy and consistency.
It’s important to note that these tips and drills are general guidelines and that every golfer has a unique swing type, it’s best to experiment with different techniques and find the one that works best for you. Also, it’s important to practice these tips and drills regularly to see improvement in your chipping.
