Hi everyone.

Here is your golf chipping video lesson.

Every part of your golf game is important. Obviously if you hit a bad drive or slice one into the woods you are in trouble right away. Most golfers spend a lot of time on their driver and long irons and that’s OK, You need to master all areas to be a good golfer.

But too many golfers neglect the short game. Probably because it just doesn’t have the sex appeal of crushing a 280 yard drive or landing a nice beautiful 6 iron shot right in the middle of the green on a fun little par 3 hole.  But having a great short game will do wonders in shaving strokes off your game.

When visiting the driving range you should always spend some time on your short game. Follow the tutorials you will find on this site and work on your pitching, chipping and putting every chance you get. Even if you are just practicing in your own back yard.


It’s fun to practice these short game methods. Once you learn how to do it and you go to the range and it starts working for you, you’ll wish you had done it a long time ago. You’ll be dying to get on the course and use your new found talent to impress your friends and maybe win a few more rounds.

Practicing these golf chipping routines and working on your pitching and putting will definitely help the next time you hit the course.

With that being said let’s get on to the lesson.

 

 

The video starts off with a little wind noise in the microphone but don’t worry it will stop a little bit into the lesson.

The first thing he recommends is if you are a few feet off the green and you have a nice lie in short cut grass you can actually putt this shot and be successful. It’s always a bit tougher to judge a putt when putting from off the green but it does cut down on some of the errors you may make when trying to chip.

If the grass is a little too long between you and the green or you are in the rough, chipping is your better option.

The first key to hitting a great chip shot is to make clean crisp contact with the ball and not top the ball or hit behind the ball.

The best way to avoid these problems is to insure a proper set up. The proper chipping setup starts with a narrow stance and moving the ball back towards your right foot.

The ideal position for the ball is right off the instep of your right foot and he goes as far as to say you can line it up with the center of you right foot.

The instructor in this golf chipping video lesson suggests lining up in a square stance. This is how he hits the ball but if you prefer an open stance (left foot slightly behind the right foot) that’s OK too.

The next thing you want to do is lean your body towards the target and the club face and shaft towards the target. You will be placing more weight on your front leg as is usually recommended with a short chip shot. This will de-loft the club and allow for a nice low running chip.

When swinging for a chip shot you do not want to hinge your wrist in the back swing or the follow through. You will use a pendulum swing from your shoulders only. You will also put a small pivot into your swing which is just a gentle little turn of your legs and hips towards the target.

One word about the target.

Be sure you have lined up your body with your target. This sounds simple but you will not always be lined up directly at the hole. If there is a break in the green you will have to line up your club face to the spot on the green where you feel the ball will start to break towards the hole.

Some golfers will line up directly at the hole and then try to compensate for the break by pulling the shot left or pushing the shot to the right. This is not the way to do it. Always line up directly at the spot you want your ball to end up. Either in the hole or where your ball will start to break.

A couple other things you may notice in this video tutorial are that he is standing quite close to the ball. His arms are hanging straight down from his shoulders and there is very little room between his hands and his body.

He has choked up on the club.

Another point to make is that he uses a slightly steep swing reducing the chance that he will hit the ground behind the ball.

Hitting  behind the ball is a very common problem with many golfers and is a very frustrating way of adding strokes to your score. Proper setup and a steeper swing and using no wrist flip will help to eliminate this problem.

Club selection is also important when chipping. In this video he is using an 8 iron. It looks like he has about 30 or 40 feet to the pin and the object when chipping is to get the ball running on the green as soon as possible.

If he were to use a pitching wedge from here he would have to hit it farther in the air and it is harder to be accurate when doing that.

Obviously if he was much closer to the pin or had a downhill shot he may want to switch to a higher lofted club.

To review.

Take a narrow stance

Ball back towards right instep.

Stand fairly close to the ball.

Lean to the left. Weight to the left.

Push club shaft to the left.

Swing from your shoulders. No wrist cock or flipping.

Short back swing, smooth follow through.

Add a little body pivot towards target.

 

As Always I hope you have found this information to be helpful. Incorporate these techniques into your next practice session and take them to the course with you to lower your score.

Good luck!