Tips for Beginners
"Chip" away at your scores
Golf tip Chipping
PRE-SHOT
*EVALUATE your lie
- sitting up/down - grain - ball above/below your feet - heavy/light grass -
*Select a club according to how high and how far you need to carry the ball.
- figuring out how much the ball will roll once it hits the green
(40% in the air & 60% rolling on the green)
- Use your imagination when selecting a club to use. Don’t just grab your “chipping club”
SET-UP
*Grip down for control
*Feet close together
*Feet & Hips aim a little left
*70% of weight on left foot (right handers)
*Hands lean towards target
*Ball belongs generally back in the stance (right handers)
EXECUTION
*Let the club-head start your swing
*Let your hands hinge on the backswing & keep that hinge to your finish
*Let your upper body move the club back and through (lower body stays passive)
