| Are you frustrated with your short game? It | | | | hang straight down and not pointing out. |
| happens quite often to amateurs and pros | | | | |
| alike. You feel like you have put in your | | | | Second, simply set up with sixty to seventy |
| time at the practice facility and do not know | | | | percent (it is individual) of your weight on |
| what to do next. Knowing the fundamentals of | | | | your left foot for right handed golfers or on |
| a chip shot will help you get the golf ball | | | | your right foot for left handed golfers. Then |
| close to the hole or chip in. This will | | | | you make your putting stroke with your iron. |
| quickly lower your scores and your golf | | | | Your weight will not shift. Your weight will |
| handicap. | | | | stay in the same place. Setting your weight |
| | | | forward will make sure that the chip shot |
| Many golfers are confused on what the actual | | | | will be hit with a descending blow while you |
| definition of a chip shot is. To make sure we | | | | are in balance and you do not have has many |
| are all talking about the same thing, what is | | | | moving parts. |
| the definition of a chip shot? A chip shot is | | | | |
| a golf shot that has minimum air time and | | | | Now to finish your golf set up, as you look |
| maximum ground time. To say it in English, | | | | down at the golf ball, move your hands so |
| the golf ball is on the ground longer than it | | | | they are equal to your left thigh which is |
| is in the air. So a properly executed chip | | | | forward of the golf ball. Simply make a |
| shot will be lofted over rough or uneven | | | | putting stroke, your hands will return to |
| ground, and then roll the majority of the way | | | | this same position at impact and then through |
| to the hole. | | | | to your finish position. With your hands |
| | | | ahead of the ball at impact, the momentum of |
| A Fundamental Chip Shot | | | | your iron is more likely to be moving forward |
| | | | towards the hole. In English, this means your |
| The fundamental chip shot is just that | | | | ball will be starting on the target line more |
| fundamental. To fine-tune your chipping use | | | | often than not |
| these fundamentals to guarantee more accuracy | | | | |
| and lower scores, do the following: | | | | So to create the fundamentals of a chip shot |
| | | | in your next round of golf, find the best |
| First, as you address the golf ball, the ball | | | | possible ball position off your left chest, |
| should be positioned equal to where the logo | | | | ensure your weight is properly distributed |
| would be positioned on your right chest for a | | | | from your right side to your left side and |
| right handed golfer and positioned on your | | | | making sure your hands are located just ahead |
| left chest for a left handed golfer. With the | | | | of the golf ball. Whether you are at the |
| ball position towards your back foot, the | | | | country club or in the back yard using a golf |
| iron will be descending through impact and | | | | chipping net, you will be on the track to |
| the ball. Your arms should hang freely and | | | | better chipping and to lowering your scores. |