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How to stop fatting your chips

Noel Rousseau, 02 February 2012 14:56

If you suffer from fatting your chip shots, one reason for it could be that you are focusing too intently on the ball during the swing. It may sound daft, but diverting more of your attention away from the ball actually has a positive effect on the strike of your chip shots, as TG Elite Pro Noel Rousseau explains in ...

Tiptoes pitching drill

Gareth Johnston, 02 February 2012 14:52

One of the reasons you may strike pitch shots poorly is because you don’t achieve enough body rotation in your swing. A great drill to increase the amount of turn through the ball and improve your angle of attack is to hit some shots with the right foot up on its toes, as TG Elite Pro Gareth Johnston explains in ...

Pitching Sharpie drill

Adrian Fryer, 27 January 2012 16:18

Golfers that thin their pitch shots often make a conscious effort to keep their head down to stop this from happening. But the head actually needs to move with the body in order to strike pitching correctly and accurately. A great drill to improve your pitching consistency is to place a pen in your mouth. Intrigued? Then watch the video ...

Skid don’t dig when chipping

Noel Rousseau, 27 January 2012 16:13

Successful results when chipping, especially from a tight lie, rely on us using the bounce on our wedges correctly. By this, we mean gliding the club underneath the ball using the loft on the club to get the ball in the air. So in your pre-shot routine, try to both hear and feel your wedge skidding along the ground. The ...

Cure chipping yips

Noel Rousseau, 27 January 2012 16:09

One of the main causes of the chipping yips is when the arms and body become locked trying to over-control the action. This increases tension and has a detrimental effect of the strike. As TG Elite Pro Noel Rousseau explains in this golf video tip, the key to curing the chipping yips is to have a free-flowing action. This practice ...

A drill to use your bounce when chipping

Tom Denby, 04 August 2011 12:33

Not only will your free tees and ball marker with this month’s copy of Today’s Golfer come in handy on the course, they can also help you play better golf!We’ve compiled a series of exclusive video tips and drills using your free gifts to fix common faults and help you hit the ball longer and straighter, as well as sharpening ...

Chipping tee drill

Tom Denby, 22 July 2011 10:26

Not only will your free tees and ball marker with this month’s copy of Today’s Golfer come in handy on the course, they can also help you play better golf! We’ve compiled a series of exclusive video tips and drills using your free gifts to fix common faults and help you hit the ball longer and straighter, as well as ...

How to chip from different lies

Kristian Baker, 27 June 2011 15:53

Different lies around the green mean we must use different parts of the golf club to achieve a crisp strike, as TG Elite Pro Kristian Baker explains in this golf video tip. We must also implement a different set-up position, which affect the angle of approach. From a fluffy lie with the ball sitting up, we use the bounce much ...

Double-overlap chipping grip

Adrian Fryer, 17 June 2011 15:57

The most common fault among club golfers when chipping is the right hand dominating through the hitting area, causing the club to rise up through impact and often catch the ball fat or thin. A good drill to stop the right hand taking control is to use a double-overlap grip, as TG Elite Pro Adrian Fryer explains in this golf ...

Pivot your body when chipping

Adrian Fryer, 17 June 2011 15:52

When commentators describe a player using a ‘hands and arms’ shot around the green, this assessment can be misleading because every shot in golf uses some degree of body turn, as TG Elite Pro Adrian Fryer explains in this golf video tip. A gentle turn of the body actually helps you strike the ball better and control the distance. There’s ...

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