Easy Golf Tips On Chipping Every Golfer Can Use
”During the average round of golf over half of the shots are taken from within 100 yards of the green”. Have you heard this statement before? This means that if you are looking to shave a few strokes off of your score then a few golf tips on chipping would be a great place to start.
As far as chipping is concerned probably the most common problem golfers have is keeping the left wrist firm at impact which allows the hands to stay ahead of the club through the chipping motion. There really is no great secret to chipping well. Just choke down on the club a bit for better control, open your stance and make sure the ball position is toward the back of your stance. Next, try the following golf swing tip. Try chipping with only your leading hand on the club; your left hand if you golf right-handed. Try no to be too concerned with where the ball goes at first. What you are looking for is the feel of not breaking your wrist through the impact area.
Besides the mechanics of the swing some thought should be given to what club you chip with. A good golf tip for beginners is to just stick with a 7 iron however as you gain confidence in chipping it is a good idea to introduce the 6 iron and 8 iron into your chipping repertoire. Why is this? Well, conventional wisdom is to keep the ball on the ground as much as possible when approaching the green because the more you try to fly the ball the greater the chance of a mishit or just a poorly judged shot.
With a level lie a 6 iron chip will travel roughly 30% in the air and the remaining 70% along the ground while the air-to-ground ratio for an 8 iron chip is roughly 50/50. Therefore, when you have enough ground to work with use your 6 iron. Otherwise use your 8 iron. Some advanced players actually chip with a 4 or 5 iron sometimes however the longer length of these clubs makes this a poor choice for the average golfer.
In conclusion, something that should not be overlooked, even when chipping, is visualizing the shot. For example, if you are using your 6 iron pick out a spot where you want to land the ball approximately 1/3 the distance to the pin. Then visualize the ball flying to that spot and rolling the rest of the way. You may just be surprised at how accurate your chipping can be!