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Instructors Debbie Doniger

If you find yourself hitting fat or thin chip shots too often, use this lead hand chipping drill from Debbie Doniger to control the loft on your clubface and hit solid chips.

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Thanks alway toughest part of my game, also club loft selection , what’s your choice

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Fantastic tip with the 3 club drill.

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Edd O.

July 8, 2023 11:53 PM

Thanks alway toughest part of my game, also club loft selection , what’s your choice

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Warren H.

June 4, 2023 11:43 AM

Fantastic tip with the 3 club drill.

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David F.

June 3, 2023 07:36 PM

I cannot engage the bounce if use much lag/shaft lean with chipping.

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Debbie D. Instructor

June 3, 2023 10:19 PM

It’s a general tip but more for too much early release, beginner to intermediate handicaps… so yes do this too much and cld also pose a problem.

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David F.

June 3, 2023 11:12 PM

Thank you. For me anyway, the bounce is the most reliable sweep contact for a low spin, running chip, almost a mini-draw without any release. A vertical/no lag shaft to expose bounce, pre-set mini-closed face using 1 degree I>O rotation arc/zero hands, powered by connected chest rotation@spine angle, and minute passive hip rotation. I use even less lag here than for putting, but for both practice with a comb inserted in my watch band to prevent accidental wrist extension on impact. Bounce/ground contact brushes both sides of impact, not precise but required to avoid leading edge. Air time, etc. is determined by the face loft.
Sounds complicated, but familiarity takes care of that?

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David F.

June 3, 2023 11:22 PM

Sorry, I forgot to add that a slightly reversed pivot spine angle, lhs down shape, opposite to all other shots, does seem to help with my above-described chip process.
Thanks.

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