Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Practiced some more chipping today. I had lost the feel/motion for this in my last round, and was anxious to get it back. Discovered a couple keys to chipping it close:
1) Keep the head motionless during the shot. In this way, chip shots are like putting. Moving your head too soon to see the outcome [...]
More on chipping
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Sunday, January 6th, 2008
Worked on my chip shots today.
I’ve gotten reasonably good at chipping from fairway or short-rough greenside lies on level ground. So I mixed it up with some downhill lies and deep rough lies.
The downhill lies need a little oomph taken off the stroke, as they play longer than a level lie. When chipping from the [...]
Chipping Practice
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Thursday, December 20th, 2007
Was working on my chip shots and got into a good groove, chipping several to less than a foot and sinking one from about 15 foot range. Here is what’s working for me:
0) Visualize the shot, how much air-time and how much roll will get you to the hole. This will help develop your feel. [...]
Better Chip Shots
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