Nothing Will Bring Your Scores Down Faster Than Spending Time On Chipping Drills Around the Practice Green
If you're like most golfers, you love to smash your driver on the range, hit a few irons, then head for the first tee. Very few of us get to the course early enough to spend any time on the practice green.
So off we go, hitting an occasional good chip, but way too many that are thin, fat, skulled, too long, too short, or maybe even shanked. How many strokes could we have saved if we had spent 30 minutes on chipping drills on the practice green?
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Try the Spot Chipping Drill
Start this chipping drill with a 7 iron. Between the ball and the hole, stick a tee in the green where you think the chipped ball needs to land to roll close to the hole.
7, 9, and Wedge for this Drill
Using the 7 iron, try a few shots, adjusting the tee as necessary. Try to land the ball as close as possible to the tee. Repeat until you can consistently chip close to the tee and roll close to the hole.
Now move the tee closer to the hole and switch to a 9 iron. Go through the same process. Move the tee closer to the hole again and switch to your favorite wedge.
On the course, select your chipping club and pick out a landing target for your chip. That target could be a discolored spot on the green that simulates the tee. This spot chipping drill should really help your touch and feel around the greens.
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Back Yard Chipping Drills
OK, we know we don't spend enough time on chipping drills around the practice green at the course.
But what about the back yard?Grab your shag bag and an old rug or piece of carpet and head outside. Simply lay the rug down away from the chipping area and try to land balls on it. Use different clubs and different distances.
This will give you a real sense of how far different clubs and swing lengths carry the ball.
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Phil Mickelson and his Backward Shot Chipping Drill
You might want to try this when no one is around.
The Descending Blow Chipping Drill
Golf is a game of opposites. Hit up on the ball and it will stay down on the ground. Hit down on the ball and it will fly up into the air.
The Descending Blow Chipping Drill is all about hitting down on the ball. This drill requires you to do 2 things in the set-up that will help you get the chip airborne consistently.First, lift the heel of your back foot so only your toe is touching the ground. Consequently, nearly all of your weight will be on your front foot.
Second, put the ball back in your stance, aligned off the toe of your back foot.
From this position, you will be chipping with a descending blow and your hands will stay in front of the club face throughout the chipping motion. This chipping drill teaches you to hit down on the ball with your hands leading the club face, which results in chips that fly consistently to their target.
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