Hey, Quite The Chap here for GolfersRX. In today’s How to Shoot in the 80’s series in the 60-second series (which is becoming my favorite series within a series series), we’re going to talk about how to chip it that much closer.
Fact: at some point during a chip, our ball is airborne and lands. Hopefully.
Fact: when the ball lands, it’s going to roll out a lot or a little.
Let’s focus on the first fact…the ball is going to be airborne and land. If we can pinpoint where the ball is going to land, we will have a better chance of getting the ball closer to the hole. This golf drill will improve your chipping technique.
– take a tee and put it in the ground. Start with your sand wedge and start hitting balls to it.
– Notice how far it runs out
– Now use a 9 iron and hit it to the same tee
– Notice how far it runs out
– Now use a 6 iron and notice how far it runs out
*NOTE: use whatever clubs you see fit. You won’t need a rangefinder, but this may become one of your favorite backyard chipping drills.
This exercise is twofold…it’s going to encourage you to try and land the ball on a specific spot, and TWO, it’s going to allow us to gauge how far each club rolls out, which we can then take to the course to gauge which club to use for a certain chip.
Pick a spot. Hit the spot.
Side note, you’re learning two different styles of chipping the golf ball—the regular chip and the bump and run.
Until next time keep it simple.
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