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How to stop fatting your chips

How to stop fatting your chips

Rating: 2.5

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 ...

 
Pitching Sharpie drill

Pitching Sharpie drill

Rating: 2

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 ...

 
A drill to use your bounce when chipping

A drill to use your bounce when chipping

Rating: 2

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

Chipping tee drill

Rating: 2

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 ...

 
Retract the clubhead chipping drill

Retract the clubhead chipping drill

Rating: 2.5

Adrian Fryer, 10 June 2011 16:36

Many club golfers mistakenly think the ball gets airborne when chipping because of a lofty follow through. But it’s the angle of attack and loft on the club that does it, as TG Elite Teaching Pro Adrian Fryer explains in this golf video tip. If you struggle to control the strike and distance control on chip shots, try this drill ...

 
How to chip to a two-tiered green

How to chip to a two-tiered green

Rating: 2.5

Adrian Fryer, 27 July 2010 16:47

Double-levelled greens give us enough to think about on our approach shot – where should we land our ball? How will it react on landing? The list is almost endless... But when we miss the green completely, the upcoming chip shot could prove to be more difficult than the initial approach shot! But panic not, help is on hand in ...

 
Check your chips

Check your chips

Rating: 2.5

Steven Orr, 07 December 2009 10:03

Do you suffer from… • Lack of backspin with chip shots Why does this happen? It’s a downward strike into the ball that generates backspin for short shots. If you attack the ball from a shallow angle or try and scoop the ball airborne with your hands, you won’t generate the backspin and your ball will run through the green. It ...

 
The 8-Iron lob Shot With Steve Webster

The 8-Iron lob Shot With Steve Webster

Rating: 2.5

Steve Webster, 28 September 2009 09:00

This drill is quite fun and I use it a lot in my short game practice routine to consolidate a few of the fundamental techniques that you need. The only way you can play what is effectively a medium height pitch shot with an 8-iron is to keep the loft on the club by keeping the hands low and soft. ...

 
Versatility Is The Key With Rory McIlroy

Versatility Is The Key With Rory McIlroy

Rating: 2.5

Rory McIlroy, 04 September 2009 09:00

Picking the right shot at the right time is very important and I do have a tendency sometimes to grab the 60º lob wedge whatever the challenge I’m faced with. Michael has been trying to get me to be more versatile and to go with the percentage option rather than the crowd pleasing one! So here’s the bump and run, ...

 
Paul Broadhurst Demonstrates How To Hit The High Lob Shot

Paul Broadhurst Demonstrates How To Hit The High Lob Shot

Rating: 2.5

Paul Broadhurst, 24 July 2009 09:00

Very often round the green you'll find yourself shortsided - that is with little or no green to play with before the flag and often with a bunker or other hazard in between. This is a shot that strikes many amateurs with fear of either duffing into a bunker or running through the green on the far side. In this ...

 

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