The key to a great short game, is often the choice of shot and club selection. Many times when a player misses a green with their approach shot, they immediately grab for their sand wedge, or lob wedge, to play their next shot. That club selection is often more difficult than using a less lofted club.
Getting the ball on the green, and running it to the hole, is the easiest, and most effective way to have a great short game. The quicker you put the ball on the ground, the more control you have over it.
There are no reasons a person can't learn to chip well. It requires no size or strength, and doesn't matter whether you are a man, woman, or child. The key to chipping well, is proper technique. Since the putting stroke is the simplest motion in golf, lets use it to chip.
Let's review our chipping fundamentals:
- Stand tall with feet close together, and slightly open
- Bend forward from the waist so that your eyes are over the target line
- Play the ball off the inside of your back foot.
- Grip the club using your putting grip, with the club on the toe.
- Have your shoulders, and forearms parallel to the target line.
- Your stroke should be a blend of swinging the club back and through with the shoulders and arms, while keeping the lower body and head still.
- The club should swing back and through the same distance.
- Land the ball within two feet of the fringe, and let the ball roll to the hole.
If you are having trouble with your ship and run shots, set up a lesson with one of our Professionals. That one lesson may save you a few shots a round.
