3 Big Chipping Mistakes Amateur Golfers Make
These 3 common chipping mistakes can plague any golfer, especially when it comes to the amateur golfers. From leaning the club forward too far, playing the golf ball back in the stance too far, or stabbing down at the ball to hopefully make good contact, these are the 3 most common chipping mistakes we see from amateur golfers on a regular basis.
David Collins gives his favorite secret on how to increase your distance, accuracy, and consistency in your chip shot. You will never believe him until you do the drill on a regular basis and it will increase your distance.
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There are 3 main categories when talking about chipping more consistently:
1. Club Selection
Unless you are able to practice regularly, stick with 1 or 2 main clubs on all chip shots, typically a pitching wedge and a lob or sand wedge. Getting a feel for 1 or 2 clubs is going to be easier than trying to master 3 or 4 for each specific situation or lie.
Pitching Wedge – use when you want to get the ball on the ground sooner and rolling out more (more of a bump and run technique)
Lob or Sand Wedge – for shots that travel farther in the air with less roll out (more of a high soft shot or flop shot)
2. Setup
Feet closer together, pressure slightly forward, hands basically in line with the ball. A common mistake is to have the hands way too far in front, which de-lofts the club, resulting in a lot of golfers hitting down too much on the ball and chunking the shot.
Ball position should be pretty center of the stance, back a little bit if you’re in a bad lie or thick rough.
3. Motion
When you take the club back, make sure the club head stays outside the hands. Swinging around the body or dragging the club inside tends to make golfers hit behind the ball and chunk the shot.
Swing more high to low, rather than low to high. Low to high motion results in a flipping motion, which can cause a bladed shot.
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Long bunker shots are some of the hardest shots to hit in golf – which is probably why they’re one of my most requested topics! In this video I show you a couple different techniques for hitting long shots out of the sand, plus end with a couple of putting tips and drills to help you improve your short game.
This video will help you improve your chip short shots around the putting green.
Many golfers duff their chip shots and struggle to get distance control. In this weeks golf lesson you will learn a simple practice drill that will really help you improve your short game and chipping technique.
Pitching Club Selection and Loft !
Golf lesson and golf tips on understanding club selection and loft whenever facing a pitch shot.
Club Selection and Loft Pitching Tips – Video Golf Lesson Summary
It is not necessary to hit all pitches using the most lofted club possible, sending the ball on the highest ball flight every time. Instead try to take note of the loft angle for every one of your wedges and the ball flight each produces.
Generally speaking, each degree changes the distance a wedge can produce by around 4 yards. Ideally you will want to limit the gap between the loft of your clubs at 4 degrees. That would create a space of around 16 yards (4 x 4 = 16) in between your clubs.
For example, let’s say a 48 degree (PW) pitching wedge would reach 115 yards. A 52 degree (GW) gap wedge would travel 100 yards. A 56 degree (SW) sand wedge would travel 85 yards. And finally a 60 degree (LW) lob wedge would travel 70 yards.
For pitch shots, practice with every wedge in your bag and take note of the flight path and distance you reach with each. Generally speaking, the higher the loft the higher the ball flight and the less the ball will roll upon landing on the green. But higher lofted clubs tend to be harder to hit from tight lies that are generally found whenever pitching shots.
Therefore, you may find it easier to use a lower lofted club that will travel lower, roll more onto the green but is easier to hit reliably than your flop shot using your lob wedge.
An Easy Way to Get Out of Bunkers – Made Simple
Bunkers have ruined the scorecards of many amateur golfers, either leaving the ball in, or over shooting the green through taking little or no sand.
In this video Chris Ryan shows you a simple technique that can help you get out most times and ensure that your next shot is with the putter.
