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One of the best ways to lower your score is to master the Chip shot! Let's face it – you've got that beautiful first shot done, you're about 160 yards from the green and you do not feel like knocking it into the parking lot. Okay, maybe you do after a bad round but you do not want to take the out of pounds penalty. What do you do? Master the chip shot like the pros do!
What most pros do is they change their own way of thinking up for the short game. If you look at old pros like Jack Nicklaus or Greg Norman, you see that they narrow their stance and move to the left about 20 degrees, making sure their heads are close together (no more than about 7 inches apart).
Why? Because a short chip shot is more about control than distance – and doing this makes sure the ball will not fly all over creation because you will not shift your weight or move your body as much.
Second, grip down further on the club. This allows you to almost feel like you're picking up the ball and tossing it. Some pros actually like to grip down to the metal in an effort to get the swing to be crisper.
Wrist action and club choices happen to be where most pros differ. There are three generally accepted theories for wrist action: Use a lot, use none at all, or treat it like a swing on the tee. You have to do what is right for you. Most pros like to use a Pitching Wedge but some actually prefer the challenge of using clubs as big as a 3 Iron for a chip of 80 feet. The choice is yours!
Last is to play a chip shot strategically. We'd all love it if the ball went into the hole off the chip shot, but you have to plan it to make it happen right. Visualize a nice spot on the green so that it can roll towards the hole – Focus on that particular shot and fine tune your technique to hit that exact spot.
With a little practice, you too can master one of the most difficult aspects of the game and bring your score down 5 or 7 strokes in a game by saving the frustration of a two-putt
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Source by Paul Benjamin
