| Chipping has three main ingredients for a great golf | | | | the middle of a round of golf. The more golf balls you |
| shot. It requires finesse, imagination and memory. Take | | | | use, the more enjoyment you will receive out of this |
| the example of a great artist with a paintbrush. Have | | | | drill and less time walking back and forth. You will lose |
| you ever noticed the finesse with the stroke of his or | | | | interest if you have to constantly gather a small |
| her brush? An artist does not complete a great | | | | amount of balls all the time. |
| drawing, without remembering prior dos and don'ts. | | | | Try practice chipping the ball just over your golf bag or |
| Notice how their imagination creates a great drawing in | | | | hitting it. Move the bag away from the golf balls about |
| the end. What has this got to do with golf? | | | | 5,10 and 15 yards to start. This will be your intended |
| These are the necessary ingredients required to make | | | | landing area when you are out on the course. The golf |
| a great golf shot happen. The only difference in | | | | bag will be your target to hit, or go over for distance |
| comparing the two artists is the type of tool they are | | | | memory. The key goal here is to train your memory |
| using to perform the task. If you have finesse with the | | | | for the distance of a chip shot with certain clubs. |
| golf club, along with imagination, the results will be a | | | | If you want to learn to pick up the golf ball fast, move |
| great golf shot, just like an artist using the finesse and | | | | the bag closer to you standing it upright, or distance the |
| imagination in a great drawing. | | | | bag away from you for those longer lofted shots. Do |
| Learning to finesse a golf club is a very delicate task. | | | | not change clubs until you have accomplished a certain |
| Next time you're watching a golf tournament on TV, | | | | goal in mind, like the number of times you hit the bag, or |
| watch the pros chip around a green. It looks like their | | | | by dropping the golf ball slightly over it. If you want to |
| golf swing is in slow motion. The professional golfer | | | | learn the distance on running an accurate 7 or a 6 iron, |
| guides the head of the club on the takeaway, creating | | | | move the bag a least twenty to twenty-five yards |
| the precise amount of weight necessary to make the | | | | from your hitting area. |
| ball bounce off of the face of the club for the intended | | | | As you progress in your chipping skill, try different |
| landing area. | | | | techniques on bouncing the golf ball off the face of a |
| To help accomplish this delicate shot, ingredient number | | | | golf club to see how the ball reacts with a variety of |
| two has to be in place. The imagination is the | | | | short irons, and see how high and far the ball travels |
| preparation prior to this finessed shot. It helps complete | | | | with an intended target and a goal in mind. |
| the physical motion and timing necessary for proper | | | | This practice drill will help build your confidence out on |
| weight distribution for the club head speed. When you | | | | the fairway when you have to chip over hazards. |
| actually visualize the golf chip before everything is in | | | | When you are unable to hit greens in regulation, |
| motion, it triggers the memory in guiding the muscles | | | | regulate the amount of times you use your putter by |
| and timing to create the perfect shot. | | | | practicing this drill often. Instead of getting frustrated |
| So how do we create finesse and imagination with | | | | waiting for the group ahead of you on a slow day, try |
| chipping? Practicing over and over again, until chipping | | | | practicing with one or two golf balls alongside a tee |
| becomes a sixth sense. It may seem disappointing at | | | | box, if you are not playing a match or in a tournament. |
| first, but try and pick up a paintbrush and create great | | | | You will eventually notice a lower scorecard, even on |
| artwork with the first couple attempts. Make this | | | | a bad day when your longer golf clubs and putter let |
| following practice drill your favorite pastime if you want | | | | you down. It is a good feeling when obstacles like sand |
| to zone in on the golf hole out on the golf course. | | | | traps and water hazards, become part of the scenario |
| Take your golf bag and pull out your favorite lofted | | | | on the golf course, and not an obstacle to potentially |
| golf clubs and rest the bag lying flat on the ground. | | | | ruin your great round. |
| Take out as many golf balls as possible, if you're not in | | | | |