| After mastering the concept of the tee shot, the next | | | | approach shot is known as the chip shot. You'll need to |
| step as a golf instruction beginner is to move on to the | | | | use a chip shot once you're within about 30 yards |
| short game and what are known as approach shots. | | | | from the green, usually after a fairway drive or tee |
| For most people, these shots will be increasingly more | | | | shot. The idea is for this shot to have a much shorter |
| difficult because they require more skill & patience than | | | | trajectory, so you will need to use a less lofted club. |
| a simple tee shot.There are a variety of approach | | | | Proper weight distribution is paramount to getting off a |
| shots, all of which are used in different situations | | | | decent chip shot. If you're a right handed golfer, you |
| depending on where your initial shot lands on the | | | | want to put the majority of your weight on the left side |
| course. However, your intention with these shots is | | | | and hold this position through the duration of your |
| always to land on the green.The pitch shot is an | | | | shot.There are generally two kinds of chip shots that |
| approach shot that is played from farther away than | | | | we want to concern ourselves with. The first one is |
| the other shots. Using a wedge, the ideal pitch shot is | | | | what's known as the bump-and-run shot, and the |
| the perfect combination of enough swing momentum | | | | second is a flop shot. The Bump And Run is usually |
| to carry your shot through, but not enough to send it | | | | taken with an 8, 7 or 6 iron club and with the clubface |
| sailing over the green. Trajectory will be low to | | | | hooded. That way your shot will have have less loft. |
| average depending on how far you are from the cup | | | | You also want to have just enough power in your |
| and you want to make sure the ball doesn't roll too | | | | backswing to follow through. The flop shot is used |
| far.You must start off with a slightly open stance, | | | | when you want to get over an obstacle like a rough |
| positioning your right foot directly across from the ball. | | | | patch or a sand trap, so you're going to want to have |
| When following through on a pitch shot, always make | | | | a much higher trajectory in order to push the ball over. |
| sure to keep your backswing as short as you possibly | | | | Open up your stance and follow through as far under |
| can. Failure to keep your backswing in check will | | | | the ball as possible to try and pop it up, and you'll keep |
| usually cause you to instinctively put the brakes on | | | | your ball away from the danger zones with a good |
| your shot while accelerating, which is a definite no-no. | | | | position for a subsequent shot.Blair MacGregor is the |
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