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Adressing:
Head and eyes
One reads the tilt of the green just like when
putting and sets up for a landingzone one has decided
on about 1 yard in on the green. When taking the stancebasically
the same rules as putting apply. That's why we keep our
eyes above the ball to be able to see the line the ball
is supposed to roll along in the corner of your left eye
(if one is a rightplayer). If one practices this enough
the invisible line will become visible in the grass between
the landingzone and the hole. When you train this enough
you'll be able to lower your score considerably and make
more chips than ever before.
Face of the club:
How many times has it happened that you chip and get a
solid clean hit where the ball keeps on rolling and rolls
of the other side of the green? Or how about a stopping
bounce that stops the ball halfway to the target? This
doesn't happen while putting, now does it? I have learned
a few tricks from legends such as Moe Norman and shortgame
guru Steve Peltz in the US.
If one uses the club one chips with as much like a putter
as possible the ball will not act different each time.
Therefore we'll learn to get a "number" hit
with the club by adressing the ball on the toe of the
club. And if we then stand the club up so that it's almost
straight and only the toe of the club is still in the
grass the club will glide through the grass much easier
and won't stick och get caught.
The other positive thing about this is that if we adress
the ball in the toe we'll get a "number" hit
on the ball that won't make the ball run away like when
hitting the "sweet-spot" or the stopbounce that
makes the ball stop halfway through when it hits the ridges
on the face of the club. Try this and you'll see a notisable
difference in your chippingresults.
The grip:
There's really no grip that's better than any other.
Chipping and putting is very individual and i recommend
you chip the same way that you would putt. If it feels
better to hold the club like when hitting long shots then
that's ok as well, but it's important that you a chip
as similar to a putt as possible. If one gets a bit off
the green then it might be more comfortable with a more
regular grip.
On these images I'm showing a grip that most proffesionals
on the worldtour uses when they putt and often also when
they chip.
Try it if your shortgame needs improvement. |
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