Golf Clubs
Chipping and Pitching

Chipping and pitching accounts for 34% of your overall game!

Technique

  • Open stance (optional - feet, hips, shoulders aligned left of target RH player)
  • Choke down on club
  • Club face always at target
  • 50/50 putting stroke with some hip turn and legs
  • PHA-TICK sound and ELVIS
  • Hit down and through
  • Accelerate and trust the loft of the club

Chip

  • NO WRISTS
  • 70/30 weight lean
  • Hands and weight forward of ball position
  • Ball back
  • Putting stroke with legs
  • 7 iron through wedges
  • Low safe shot with "room to run"
  • View chipping videos

Pitch

  • USE WRISTS
  • 60/40 weight lean
  • Hands middle
  • Ball middle
  • Mini-swing (hips and legs)
  • All wedges
  • Higher trajectory shot with less role
  • View pitching video

Mental

  • Check the lie
  • Pick landing area on the green
  • Read greens like a putt: high ground, get it in the hole
  • Get it on the green ASAP
  • Hole it!

Drills

  • Practice different distances with a variety of clubs
  • Uphill and downhill shots

 

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