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Today-Friday-Chipping Practice

Chipping Practice

After you have developed a good technique and sense for distance, a good imagination is the third ingredient for a sharp short game.  You will never have the same exact shot in any given round, so you will always have to improvise your technique to match the situation.

In my opinion, you can never practice chipping enough.  Chipping it close can help you save par and avoid those big numbers.  But don’t kill yourself or your back spending hours bent over chipping around the green.  Even a few minutes of practice can help your feel.  I recommend that when you practice, try to chip shots to different distances and targets.  Switch clubs often and be creative.  Grab a friend and have chipping contests.  Take one ball, chip it a hole and then putt the ball out.  See how many times you can get up and down from around the practice green.

You will get confidence around the green by improvising your technique by changing your stance, your ball position, the angle of the clubface and even the swing itself to hit a variety of different shots.

Try different shots around the green