Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
In my last round, my chipping was really poor. Two-chipped more than once…and barely chipped onto the green a couple times, so far from the flag that a 3 putt was almost guaranteed… So I’m going full bore on learning how to chip close (< 4ft to the flag), so I can get up and [...]
Chipping finally clicking…?
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
In my last round, I three-putted a couple times in nine holes. The issue was my distance control. Had been practicing putting to an elevated tier, but during the round sent it well past the hole (6-10) feet in two such situations. Need to relax, breathe, light grip, rotate shoulders while visualizing the target. This [...]
Putting distance control
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Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
Flubbed two (2) short chips in a row in a recent round. This was after putting two (2) balls in the same lake… In retrospect I was distracted, and during setup forgot to put most of my weight on my left leg…Just need to remember this and my chipping will be fine. Hit the practice [...]
Chipping, again…
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
Now that my ball-striking has improved, my chip shots seem to be off: have bladed a few on the course, adding 2-3 shots to my 18 hole score. For my full-swing, my setup is with my weight evenly distributed on both feet, and this has crept into my chip shots. For chipping and pitching, it’s [...]
Chip Shots Revisited
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