What is your favorit tip for improving your chipping?

Answer 1

Don't break your wrists, my friend. Promotes consistent contact. Also, and this sounds stupid, make sure that you hit the ball first. Have confidence and practice a little and these two will help a lot.

Answer 2

My tip would be "what type of shot do I need to play here. What do I want to achieve" Chipping is a broad term, it usually means shots from close to the green. But, this can involve a whole range of shots, clubs, positions and ground conditions. Practice sure, BUT practice with a PURPOSE. eg:"This is a bump and run shot, I need to hit the ball firmly enough to strike the raised apron of the green, lose some pace and then roll onto the green proper toward the pin". The more you create scenarios for your practice sessions for shots around the green the better you will be prepared for that next game. Hand and ball position, club selection and swing will follow from the decision of which shot to play. So use your imagination, create a situation and then practice getting "up and down"

Answer 3

If you have a habit of duffing chips, ensure the hands lead the clubhead into contact. I wouldn’t worry too much about trying to keep firm wrists, in fact a slight wrist break in the backswing is good, hit with a slightly descending blow. To help with acceleration, allow, don’t force, the clubhead to release after contact is made. Think “as long as my hands lead the clubhead into contact there’s no chance of duffing the shot”.

If you are making good contact with your chips and are more worried about judging distance. Well that is down to practice and feel. One tip is to visualise where the ball should land, keep in your mind’s eye that landing spot during the stroke.

Answer 4

My tip would be to chip like you would toss the ball underhanded. Go back as far as necessary, then through farther then you went back. If you take it back too far and go through too short, you are decelerating, and that is certain death. That will cause your hands to slow...your clubhead to pass your hands, and you will either blade it across the green, or chunk it. I don't know about you, but chunking a chip is more frustrating to me, than three putting!

Answer 5

It's all in the wrists.....but the best tip I can give you is, like any sport, practice practice practice. Go the local driving range atleast once a week and learn how to chip both short and long range.

Answer 6

It can depend on how far you are away from the pin,if you're close, ball in center of stance don't break the wrist,if a reasonable distance I like to use an 8 iron,ball off the back foot , use a putting stroke, don' t break the wrist , and practice ,practice.,practice. . Good luck I forgot keep your hands ahead of the ball not behind.

Answer 7

Chip like a putt...everyone is right about that....make sure you follow through your shot!!!!
Pick where you want your ball to land, hit your shot and do not decelerate while following through...

Still upper body...only your shoulders in this shot!!

Good Luck with that!!!

Answer 8

Easy as pie......hands ahead, ball back. Lead with the hands through impact, never let the clubhead release past the hands.

And the most important tip of all....PRACTICE!!

Answer 9

* Open stance 45 degrees away from the ball/target
* Line up with shoulders pointing straight at the target
* Swing by using only the shoulders (no wrist movement)

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- Jim at http://www.mygolfdomain.com

Answer 10

Set up with your stance open to the target. Since you are not swinging fully, your hips tend not to open up at impact.

So, you can set up with the hips open and eliminate that variable from the swing.