Have you ever played a match where your opponent scrapes the ball around from tee to green but gets up and down from all over? It can be quite frustrating. What isn’t frustrating is being that person!
To make it happen, fine-tune your short game with these 7 chipping tips. They are the most popular - by that we mean the most watched - from our Daily Video Tips series.
1. Chip Like a Pro
Clean contact is objective number one on chip shots. To consistently achieve clean contact you need to have a proper setup. Learn all the basics to an effective setup in this tip from Aimee Cho.
2. Simple Chip Shot Setup
Clearly the GolfPass viewers appreciate a chipping basics refresh. Perhaps Debbie Doniger’s advice will add to what you learned in the above tip.
3. Chipping Arc Drill
The flubbed chip. Catastrophic to your scorecard and your ego. Avoid them at all costs by practicing this alignment stick drill from Nathalie Sheehan.
4. Perfect Chipping Contact
Another creative and effective chipping drill comes from Devan Bonebrake. This one is his favorite that he teaches. I love the visual and the corresponding feeling it inspires when chipping.
5. How to Spin Short Chips
The mid-height checker is a fun and useful shot to add to your short game arsenal. Matt Collis demonstrates how forward weight and shaft lean are the keys to executing this shot.
6. Chipping Grip Tip
Sometimes a simple grip tweak can transform your entire short game. Erika Larkin shows why you should try a more neutral grip on chip shots.
7. How to Fix the Chipping Yips
I’m not going to say the ‘Y’ word. But if you are currently experiencing it, give this Nathalie Sheehan drill a try.
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At least half of these golf tips do not load (the ad usually does).
The volume is too weak and I always have to adjust.
At least half of these golf tips do not load (the ad usually does).
The volume is too weak and I always have to adjust.