Chip It Close (October 2006)
Chuck Evans - Executive Director of Instruction - Medicus Golf Institute
We all miss greens and when we do we've got to have the confidence that we can get the ball up and down to save par. A chip stroke is a stroke that has no cocking of the target side wrist! If you can safely land the ball on the green without using a cocked wrist then you are chipping!
The short game, chipping, pitching, putting amount to over 70% of all the shots.
All great chippers of the ball have several characteristics in common:
They change clubs for different length chip shots
The weight is favoring the target side foot
The ball is positioned back of center to ensure proper ball turf contact
The ball is struck with a descending blow
The clubface does not open or close during the stroke
The hands remain passive during the stroke, no flipping of the wrist
At the finish the target side arm and clubshaft should remain in line
