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Chipping - How to Chip a Golf Ball
If you can not putt a golf ball because of irregular terrain or longer grass just off the edge
of the green, you have to CHIP or PITCH the golf ball. If you do not have to fly the ball OVER any
obstacle or if the green is reachable with 1/3 air then you can CHIP. If you have to fly over a
bunker, bush, tree, deep rough, pond etc. you are going to have to PITCH the golf ball.
The method of chipping is related right back to the 1/3 air, 2/3 roll theory. The next step of the
method, after you have decided to chip the ball is to select a golf club and that is where the
5-7-9 irons enter into the picture. The first step is to decide whether or not to chip or pitch and
then what club you are going to use.
Chipping - The SetupThe next part is the set-up and
then the swing you use. As you can tell there is an awful lot of effort that goes into the shot way
before you strike the ball.
Addressing the golf ball with the correct set-up allows you to make contact with the ball with the
angle you need to make the ball to go up in the air, land where you want it to and roll to the
hole.
Chipping - You need to Read the GreenBefore you play
any shot the first item on your check list is to "see the picture". Take in your entire
surroundings, uphill, downhill, side hill, fast or slow greens, etc. Picture exactly what your shot
is going to look like on its journey into the hole. Pick out an exact blade of grass you want the
ball to land on. Read the green as though you were reading a putt.
The next three parts are entirely about the set-up. If you are not standing to the ball correctly
with your chip shots, you will have to compensate during the swing to get the clubhead to arrive in
the correct position.
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