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11:10 am May 23, 2009

How To Make The Perfect Chip Shot

Here are some tips on actually making chip shots count. Let’s start
with this…which club is best for hitting a chip shot?

A.Choosing The Right Club

There is no hard and fast rule in this area. However, you must decide
on your club by:

1.Gaging the circumstances of the terrain and

2.How you need the ball to travel. (For example, If you are very
close to the hole, then you won’t need much loft.)
The 7-iron and 8-iron are the most popular clubs used when golfers
need to make a chip shot. Their clubfaces are less lofted, which
gives them more accuracy as chipping tools.

Personally, if I had to choose between the two, the 7-iron is my
favorite for these type of shots. Just pick one & stick with it.
Practicing with the same club, will help you master your technique.

B.Have Confidence

It is important to envision a positive outcome before setting up for
your swing. This goes not only for chip shots, but for every shot you
attempt. Visualizing the outcome is vital to it’s success.

See yourself chipping your ball onto the green. See it happening….

Having the correct mental picture set will exponentially increase
your chances of hitting the ball correctly.

It will also calm you down & lower your blood pressure (which can
have a very positive effect on your swing).
Relax. Envision. And it’ll happen. Believing is key.

C.The 9 Factors of Chipping
OK, this isn’t rocket science. But, it does take practice & technique
to get it right consistently.

Take it step by step to get a good understanding of the process (this
is generally an integration of the steps covered in depth above):

1. Grab your club, preferably a 7-iron (as stated above), and stand up
close to the target line.

2. Keeping your weight in the center of your stance, open up your
front foot and shoulders toward the target.

3. Take a light, yet solid grip on the club.

4. Look at the green and select the ideal spot in which you want the
ball to land.

5. Take a brief moment and visualize your swing making perfect
contact with the ball, and having it land in the spot you want it to.

6. Keeping your wrists firm, draw the club back and keep it low to
the ground. Your turn should be rotated by your shoulders, keeping
your legs and lower body out of the swing and as still as possible.

7. Now swing your club back along the target line, then downswing
through the ball.

8. Once you’ve made contact with the ball, keep your form solid and
watch the ball hit the exact spot you aimed for, rolling ever so
slowly toward the hole.

9. Now practice these steps. Over and over again.

V.Chipping The From The Sand
One final thing…when chipping from the sand, take these three
considerations into mind:

1.The first is the lie. If the ball is positioned so that you can get a
clubhead cleanly on the ball, then you have a possible chip shot in
the making.

2.The second factor is estimating just how high the lip is. A chip
shot from the sand will send the ball traveling with a very low
trajectory, so you should only use a chip if the bunker has an
extremely low lip.

3.The third factor is the location of the pin. It is ideal to have plenty
of space between your ball and the flagstick. This is because your
ball will travel with very little spin…and you don’t want your ball to
keep going past the hole.

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