CHIPPING THE GOLF BALL AROUND THE GREEN

My chipping has vastly improved over time.  It wasn’t an easy thing for me to learn.

I had a very low success rate back in the days, before I deliberately started practicing specific improvement in my backyard.

I used to top the ball or chunk it about half the time, forcing me to consider using my putter more than I wanted to.

That’s not too fun, losing multiple strokes throughout a golf round after a great drive and iron shot!

Seriously, I was probably hitting maybe half, give or take, chip shots well. And this wasn’t with consistency; like one good, two bad, two good, one bad, etc.

Eventually, things started to make sense. I went through much trial and error AFTER my deliberate improvement.

I started watching many videos on how to chip better. I busted out the backyard boogie nearly every day until I got it dialed in.

What happened? I started moving up in my consistency and accuracy.

WHAT DID I DO?

Luckily, I have a decent sized backyard. I committed to get this part of my game down. I was tired of the bad chip shots that could easily save a few strokes to my game.

I mean, I have been playing for years, what gives!

After much research and such, I came up with simply keep my arms completely stiff,  while I moved my club back and forth through my stroke.

I also focused on hitting the “sweet spot” on my club, which is the basically the middle of the club face.

My first few days of chipping in my backyard consisted of many line drives, super short chip, and the occasional good shot. But my % was still cruddy.

My fence also suffered a few forceful hits, luckily no boards were broken and luckily no neighbors came to my house asking for compensation.

My left top forearm became very sore from keeping my arms stiff on these chips, but I felt progress coming.

Finally after a couple of weeks, something happened.

I was chipping MOST of my chips the right distance with the right “pop up”.

However, I was still not fully accurate on where the ball was landing.

So I kept at it and after a few weeks and next thing I knew I was chipping with aim and distance MOST of the time.

THE TIPS

Keep those arms stiff for shorter chip shots, usually under 50 yards. *It may seem weird to do this and may or may not be the way the pros do it, but it worked (and works) for me.

Develop a feel for your distance.

Avoid breaking your wrists or bending your arms.

Keep your head down.

Aim to hit the ball with the “sweet spot” of the club face.

Choose the right wedge; know your clubs. I like 56 degree wedges, or sand wedges.

THE VIDEO

Below is a video of my chipping now, it is much better and way more consistent then before. I can now “easily” correct any errors in chipping a lot easier.

Like I mentioned, it takes practice to get just this aspect of your game down. You will have to work with different grass lengths, grass types, etc. You will also have to consider how far the ball will roll and such.

Needless to say, this video will describe my article lesson. Good luck!

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