Just a note that I was chipping really well on the practice green today. Holed three (3!) long chips in the space of half and hour, including one without about a foot of break. What I’m learning is that my chipping is more accurate, both in line and speed, if I get the ball rolling [...]
I’ve gotten reasonably good at making low running chips. This works great from the fairway or the fringe around the green; I generally hole one or two of these from short range (< 4 ft) during practice. Not so good if the shot will run through the rough, where it can get snagged or pushed [...]
I’ve found chipping accurately from short range (e.g. 1 foot off the green with the flag very close to the edge) to be a challenge. I either chip well past the flag or leave the ball in the rough. Today I experimented with a new technique that I read about for short chips. Choke down [...]
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 [...]
Practiced putting and chipping today. I’ve been neglecting these for a few weeks, due to a hectic work schedule, and being focused on learning to hit the driver. Was rusty but got the feel back fast. Lag putts were consistently fairly close to the hole, but none of them went in. Short putts felt really [...]
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 [...]
Played my favorite short course again. Score improved, and got par on one hole (nine iron to 5 feet, missed the birdie putt by inches). Score would have been better if I had hit better tee shots: several of them were fat, probably poor weight transfer. Hit one green-in-regulation, 4 fairways. My chipping and putting [...]
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 [...]
