Golf Chipping

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  • golf chipping ladder drill

    Improve your chipping with the classic ladder drill

    Written by Jordan Lamb, Senior PGA professional, PGA National Golf Academy Scotland, Gleneagles on Thursday 16 June 2022

    This chipping drill is an oldie but a goodie, helping you dial in your landing zone without having to think about technique. Chipping should be simple. Getting bogged down with too many technical thoughts or worries will rarely lead to more up-and-downs. RELATED: Perfect your chipping action Very often, you’ll have more success when you shift your attention from your technique to...

  • Perfect your chipping stroke

    Wednesday 22 January 2020

    Perfect your chipping stroke When an elite golfer strikes a standard chip shot, they deliver the club to the ball with the shaft in a generally upright position; that is to say the hands are not excessively ahead of or behind the clubhead at impact. There is a good reason for this. Shaft lean is directly linked to attack angle; we need...

  • Pepperell: Accept that some chip shots are damage limitation

    Monday 25 February 2019

    Eddie Pepperell: Accept that some chip shots are damage limitation Sometimes you’ll find yourself in a really difficult spot if you miss a green – like chipping to a short-sided flag from a downslope in the rough. The fact is, this is a really hard shot so it’s a bit of damage limitation. You should accept that 10 or 12 feet from...

  • How to develop a tour level chipping action

    Wednesday 20 June 2018

    Here’s how to develop a tour-level chipping action to give you an advantage with your wedges One of the biggest short game mistakes that I see among club players is too much manipulation from the hands. A tour-level chipping action means eliminating the hands and feeling the shoulders and turn are controlling the blade. That helps you create a shallow attack...

  • An easy fix for duffed chips

    Friday 20 April 2018

    Are duffed chips around the green costing you shots? Here’s an easy fix… Any golfer can become a bit twitchy around the greens – especially early in the season when we are out of practice. When this happens, it’s only natural to become preoccupied with your strike. But in fact, pulling your attention away from the point of contact can reap...

  • Stop duffing chips around the green

    Friday 26 January 2018

    Learn to get rid of those card-wrecking duffed chip shots with this instruction tip from TG Top 50 Coach Kevin Hale.  Two mighty blows to the greenside and you can almost smell the pin. Then, for some unaccountable reason, you can’t even get the club cleanly on an unmoving ball below your nose.  Why you do it Your wrists can either cock upwards,...

  • Chipping: How to get more clubface control

    Tuesday 29 August 2017

    Follow this simple drill from European Tour Pro Paul Waring and learn how to get more consistent on greenside shots.  Do you struggle to get consistently close to the pin from the side of the green? You might be using your arms and forgetting to use your body.  Paul Waring says, “With a lot of the guys I speak to that struggle...

  • How to use the bank to slow the ball dow

    Monday 4 September 2017

    Stop worrying about hitting it through the green and learn how to slow the ball down by using the bank or fringe of the green  In his second chipping video (see first here), European Tour professional Paul Waring instructs you how to keep your chips lower and use the fringe or bank for more control.  I’m going to use the bank to...

  • Chipping drill for a firm foundation

    Tuesday 17 October 2017

    Criss-cross your legs to find a more stable base… and a consistent strike One of the most common chipping errors I see is golfers trying to help the ball up, into the air. It gives a saggy-kneed look to the action, as the player drops down in an attempt to get below the ball and help it up. The move produces...

  • Danny Willett: Three steps to pitching it close every time

    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...

  • Master the downhill chip

    Master the downhill chip

    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...

  • How to hit a great chip shot

    Wednesday 27 May 2015

    In this instruction video, TG Top 50 Coach Steve Astle shows you how to hit great chips shots!...

  • Short game decisions

    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.

  • Swing on an arc for crisp chips

    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...

  • Chipping Out Of The Rough

    Written by Expert Village on Wednesday 27 February 2008

    Learn golf tips on improving your chipping when your ball is hugging the rough in this free video clip.

  • Basic chipping drill

    Written by Nick Clemens on Friday 9 May 2008

    Do you struggle with the basic chip shot? Watch this Nick Clemens golf video tip to improve your basic chipping skills… Firstly, make sure that the ball is in the centre of your stance. Have your hands further down the handle to encourage more control of the clubhead. Ensure that your feet are narrow in width, having the left foot withdrawn to achieve an...

  • Strike Chips Sweet

    Written by Lee Scarbrow on Thursday 15 March 2007

    Fat chance! Lee Scarbrow helps you to eliminate those scuffed chip shots. The key to eradicating the duffed chip is to understand why it happens in the first place. Scarbrow explains the reasons then offers some useful tips to help you strike your chip shots sweetly around the green.

  • Short Chip Shot Drill

    Written by Mark Moore on Thursday 5 June 2008

    Do you fluff your chip shots? It’s easily done when the pin is close and you try to get very delicate with the shot. Short chips are easy once you know how to strike the ball crisply. Just make a couple of small changes to your set-up and you’ll be laughing. Rudding Park golf professional Mark Moore has a clever drill you...

  • Cure Your Chipping Yips

    Written by Nick Clemens on Monday 5 May 2008

    The yips is one of the most embarrassing faults in golf. If you fluff your chips then this simple practice drill will help you develop a free-flowing stroke that you can rely on. Watch this golf tip to sharpen your chipping action.

  • Never Duff Another Chip

    Written by Anthony Wall on Wednesday 29 April 2009

    Here’s a brilliant little shot that you can play round the greens that is guaranteed to save you shots – I call it the ‘fluff free chip’ because it relies on a technique that makes chunking the grass first a thing of the past. The basic idea is to lift the heel of the club off the ground so that the...

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