Written by Rob Watts on Monday 13 December 2010
When you find your ball around the edge of the green, many amateur golfers will automatically pluck a sand wedge from their bag and attempt a risky flop shot even if there are no hazards between them and the hole, but there is another way. Using a straight-faced club is a far better option and TG Elite Teaching Professional Rob Watts...
Written by Chris Ryan on Friday 19 November 2010
A common problem among amateurs playing the pitch shot is excessive leg action. The goal for this shot to be to quieten the legs and focus on using the torso to create the movement. A great drill to achieve this feeling in your pitch shots is to cross the legs over, as explained in this video tip from TG Elite Teaching...
Written by Richard Ellis on Friday 29 October 2010
Many golfers struggle with accuracy on their chip shots because the path of the club coming into the ball is working excessively left or right of the target. This results in the clubface opening or closing at impact, leaving you with a much longer putt for par than you wanted. A great way improve your path and square your clubface consistently...
Written by Rob Watts on Monday 20 September 2010
Golfers that struggle with their chip shots tend to have too much upper body movement during the stroke. This reduces the chance of bringing the club back to the ball in the correct position because there are so many moving parts. As TG Elite Teaching Pro Rob Watts explains in this video tip, the goal when chipping is to keep the...
Written by Steven Orr on Wednesday 18 August 2010
Poor ball position is a common cause of mis-struck chip shots. Position the ball too far back means the club will be coming in too steep leading to fat shots. Positioning the ball too far forward means you’ll be hitting up on the ball, increasing the risk of catching the ball thin. With a rescue club, the ball position naturally falls...
Written by Steven Orr on Wednesday 18 August 2010
Golfers that try and keep the clubface square to the target when chipping will naturally suffer from excessive tension in the arms and wrists. As a result, their ball striking will be poor and extra pressure will be put on their putting to try and save par. In this golf video tip, TG Elite Teaching Pro Steven Orr shows you a...
Written by Lee Scarbrow on Friday 27 August 2010
The key to consistent results when chipping is a gradual acceleration into the back of the ball. When the golfer takes the club away too quickly, it’s only natural for the club to decelerate as it comes back to the ball. This will often lead to fat and thin chip shots and an almost certain bogey! A great drill to stop this...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Friday 2 July 2010
The pros might be struggling to gain backspin with their new wedges this year, but us amateurs with the box grooves are still able to generate huge amounts of backspin with a well-struck chip shot. But what if we don’t want this spin and need to run the ball up to a flag with the comfort of using our sand wedge.
Written by Gareth Johnston on Friday 9 July 2010
Gaining control of our ball on chip shots is often what turns bogeys into pars during a round. It would be nice to have the ability to know how our ball is going to react upon landing on the green – we’d be able to pick our landing spot and then making par would almost be guaranteed. Now, you can gain control...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Tuesday 27 July 2010
Double-levelled greens give us enough to think about on our approach shot – where should we land our ball? How will it react on landing? The list is almost endless… But when we miss the green completely, the upcoming chip shot could prove to be more difficult than the initial approach shot! But panic not, help is on hand in the form...
Written by Adrian Bishop on Monday 21 June 2010
A full shot from a divot lie in the fairway is not as difficult as it first appears as you’re able to exert extra clubhead speed and a steeper angle of attack to get to the bottom of the ball and achieve the required distance. But being in a divot for a chip shot around the green can be a totally...
Written by Rob Watts on Thursday 4 March 2010
Many amateur golfers suffer from poor strikes when chipping because they take the club away too far on the inside, which means the hands have to over-work into impact to square the clubface. In this golf video tip, you can use a cane or rod positioned along the line of the toes to provide instant feedback if you bring the club...
Written by Nick Clemens on Friday 29 January 2010
One of the most effective shots around the green, the chip and run is a must-have for your golfing repertoire! A lot of amateurs automatically reach for the sand wedge for chip shots around the green, but as Today’s Golfer Elite Teaching Pro Nick Clemens explains in this golf video tip, this may not always be the smart play. The chip...