Written by Golf World on Monday 24 August 2015
Greens become firmer and slicker in the summer, and getting up-and-down becomes a tough assignment any time you leave yourself above the hole. However, you can increase your chances of a successful downhill chip with the right strategy. Here are six things to consider when faced with this shot. Focus on your landing zone The ball will naturally run away from...
Wednesday 27 May 2015
In this instruction video, TG Top 50 Coach Steve Astle shows you how to hit great chips shots!...
Wednesday 27 May 2015
Club selection is very important. In this instruction video, TG Top 50 Coach Steve Astle explains how to make decisions with your short game.
Written by John McKenna on Monday 20 April 2015
A common misconception when chipping is that the club and hands have to swing towards the target, but this can lead to inconsistent striking. Great chipping is all about striking the ball crisply and swinging the club on an arc will help you do this. Your hands will naturally follow on a smaller arc inside, giving you great rhythm and allowing...
Written by Danny Willett on Tuesday 9 December 2014
When I began work on eradicating the inside-and-up takeaway, I spent a lot of time pitching balls – because the pitching motion is slower than the full swing, and the slower you move the club, the more awareness you have of the moves you’re trying to make. If you’re looking to create new movement patterns, work on them first in...
Written by Chris Ryan on Monday 31 December 2012
In this video TG Elite Teaching Professional Chris Ryan teaches you how to get it close from a tight lie when chipping. He goes through some simple tips to get the club sliding under the ball effeciently every time, including how to grip your club and how you should set-up for this type of shot. This video was shot on location at Abama...
Written by Chris Ryan on Monday 24 December 2012
In this video TG Elite Teaching Professional Chris Ryan shares his top tip to get you out of trouble. Should you find your ball up against a tree, fence or other obstacle, you may think your only option is to chip out sideways. But no more, here Chris shows you how you can change you grip to move the clubface and perform...
Written by Chris Ryan on Wednesday 19 December 2012
In this video TG Elite Teaching Professional Chris Ryan shares his tips on how to tackle a tricky pitch from an upslope. He finds that many amateurs don’t take into account the effect of the slope when choosing their clubs for greenside chip shots. It can add 5-10 degrees to your club, so you need to compensate by going down to a...
Written by Chris Ryan on Thursday 29 November 2012
In this tip TG Elite Teaching Pro Chris Ryan gives you a simple practise drill to try and cure your chipping yips. In the video below, he shows you why gripping with your left hand below your right can help your keep a strong left wrist so that the club maintains its angle during the swing. This in turn will help you...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Tuesday 20 November 2012
In this simple chipping drill TG Elite Pro Gareth Johnston teaches you how to crispen up your strike when chipping around the greens. All you need to try this practise drill is some allignment sticks, clubs or canes and somewhere to chip. The aim of this drill is to stop you scopping you chip shots and instead hit down into the back...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Friday 9 November 2012
In this video TG Elite Pro Gareth Johnston teaches you how to use your feet to chip it close. He first demonstrates how to use your feet when faced with a short chip shot, including where your weight should be and how far you should turn. He then moves on to the longer chip shot, showing you how your footwork should change...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Friday 9 November 2012
Watch the video below to see TG Elite Pro Gareth Johnston talk you through his tips for how to increase your chipping options with a simple grip change. He first looks at a weaker grip to open the face up and play a high and soft landing chip shot, before turning his attentions to a low running option. To do this he...
Written by Graeme McDowell on Thursday 1 November 2012
Ahead of the WGC Champions event, Graeme McDowell talked TG columnist Andrew Cotter through his chipping technique. The 2010 U.S. Open Champion discusses why he changes between his 58 and 52 degree wedges depending on the slope of which he is playing off. Watch the video, made by WGC sponsors HSBC, to improve your greenside chipping:...
Written by Lee Scarbrow on Friday 12 October 2012
When faced with a chip shot from over the back of the green where the front foot is much lower than the back foot, the temptation can be to try and add loft to the clubface by hitting up on the ball. But more often than not, this will lead to fat shot or thinned skulls that fire the ball low...
Written by Lee Scarbrow on Friday 12 October 2012
It can be tricky to avoid coming into contact with the thick rough behind the ball when playing from the collar next to the fringe. The only way you can make an effort to avoid it is by ensuring your angle of attack is as steep as possible. You can do this by addressing the ball with the shaft leaning forward...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Thursday 26 July 2012
Links courses especially feature tightly mown grass around the greens. Many amateur golfers struggle to nip the ball cleanly from a lie like this, either knifing the ball across the green or fatting it two yards in front of them. You can eliminate these poor contacts by ensuring the bottom your swing arc occurs after the ball with this simple downswing...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Friday 8 June 2012
Too often, club golfers become obsessed with the hole when they chip, which means the ball’s path can be adversely affected by the slopes on the green between them and the hole. Having assessed the slopes in front of you, a much better point of focus on your chip shots should be your landing point, explains TG Elite Pro Adrian Fryer...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Wednesday 16 May 2012
Chipping into a strong wind provides a nice backstop to allow us to be more positive with a more lofted club and the ball rolling very little on landing. But to gain more control over the flight and roll of the ball, a better option may be to use a less-lofted club, such as an eight iron, and get the ball...
Written by Noel Rousseau on Monday 13 February 2012
Hitting your chip shots fat or thin usually comes about because the bottom of your swing arc is in the wrong place (usually too far back), which means the angle of attack is poor. You’ll either hit the ground behind the ball or hit up on the ball causing you to thin the ball across the green. In this golf video...
Written by Noel Rousseau on Thursday 2 February 2012
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 this...