KPJ’s Cardiogolf Game Improvement Program

Coming up this week…

Today-Monday-Chipping Fundamentals

Tuesday-Chipping faults and fixes

Wednesday-Creating Backspin

Thursday-Club Seleciton

Friday-Chipping Practice

Chipping

A chip shot involves precision to control the correct yardage and distance to leave the shortest possible putt. Because this shot involves a relatively short swing, there is little time for compensations, therefore the set-up and the fundamentals need to be correct.  The key is to find a way to control the clubhead with the body, not the hands, while hitting the ball the correct distance.  Here are a few fundamentals to help you with your chipping technique:

• Less air time, more roll – example: roll balls can control roll more than air
• Can use putting grip: to keep wrists firm
• Feet close together-Keeps body more quiet
• Weight towards front leg-hands pressed forward
• Ball position is in the center or towards back foot depending on the lie
• Use a putting stroke-straight back and through
• Try to achieve a slight downward brush
• Use slightly tighter grip pressure
• Hold finish-don’t let wrists flips

Chipping Set up

On-Course Exercise-

One Handed Drill-With a club take your chipping stance. Now take your trail (bottom) hand and place it behind your back. This drill is performed using only the target (top) hand in the chipping swing motion. Our goal is to swing the club and maintain a straight line with our target arm and the shaft of the club. First, start without a golf ball to get the proper feel of this drill. Second, perform this drill with a ball. Done correctly this drill promotes a flat wrist in the target hand. Done incorrectly the target wrist breaks down and the palm of the target hand faces the ground.

Without a Club-Take chipping stance without a golf club, place your palms together, and point finger tips away from your target. Pay attention to the angle created by your wrists. Swing your arms back and forth like you were chipping. As you swing maintain the angle created by your wrists. This drill encourages passive hands that are needed to perform the chip shot consistently.

Coming up this week…

Tuesday-Chipping faults and fixes

Wednesday-Creating Backspin

Thursday-Club Seleciton

Friday-Chipping Practice

Email me your questions and comments-Karen@swingbladegolf.com