Newbie who cant chip for !*<¬

[harvey4banger]

Hi All,

I'm a newbie to the forum and I'm really struggling with my chipping. I've had so many lessons over the years, I should be a chipping God, but I estimate I loose between 6 and 10 shots per round because of my chipping troubles sometimes more. Everything else works fine, but as soon as I get that wedge in my hand, a good game can go badly wrong.

HELP

 

[Oddsocks]

welcome aboard steve, good to see you plucked up the balls to post, check out the ask the experts section... your get a few tips in there.

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[pbrown7582]

if you find the answer let me know im having same problems, just bought pelz short game bible to see if that will help.

 

[harvey4banger]

When my pro stands next to me, it all seems to work OK ish, but as soon as I get out on the course, it's like someones swapped my wedge for a broom handle

 

[bobmac]

When my pro stands next to me, it all seems to work OK ish, but as soon as I get out on the course, it's like someones swapped my wedge for a broom handle

There's 2 ways to chip.
Wristy and non wristy
Which do you prefer?

 

[bladeplayer]

When my pro stands next to me, it all seems to work OK ish, but as soon as I get out on the course, it's like someones swapped my wedge for a broom handle

rumour has it it is V EASILY fixed

 

[harvey4banger]

There's 2 ways to chip.
Wristy and non wristy
Which do you prefer?

Have always been taught non wristy, but told my problem is breaking my wrist. No you mention wristy, I watched a clip on youtube of faldo chipping and he broke his wrists

 

[bobmac]

Have always been taught non wristy, but told my problem is breaking my wrist. No you mention wristy, I watched a clip on youtube of faldo chipping and he broke his wrists

To be good at chipping you need to be able to do both.
If you like the non wristy style, take a look here

http://www.v-easy.co.uk/#

 

[Monty_Brown]

Have always been taught non wristy, but told my problem is breaking my wrist. No you mention wristy, I watched a clip on youtube of faldo chipping and he broke his wrists

You have fallen right into Bob's trap!!!! Another victim for the v-easy .........

 

[harvey4banger]

To be good at chipping you need to be able to do both.
If you like the non wristy style, take a look here

http://www.v-easy.co.uk/#

Thanks

 

[Tiger]

Yo Harvey. There are two elements to chipping for me: the stroke and the 'feel' (for want if a better word). The stroke is all about good connection not fat not thin nice and crisp. The 'feel' is about how long your swing is and which club to use. Now I used to struggle with the first bit till I saw this article and related video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYByL09SJ8E&feature=youtube_gdata_player

I am now much, much better at the stroke bit, especially when I keep my focus on the ball/divot till after the ball has gone. No so consistently good at the feel part but that's down to practice and experience! I hope the video helps

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I found the Linear method worked pretty well for me when I was going through my chipping nightmares.

http://www.garysmithgolf.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roZ8bkuWRm8

 

[Sultana]

This video improved my chip shots so much that my last round had an average of 2 putts per hole and my previous round included 2 chips into the hole from off the greens. Not bad for a beginner.

http://youtu.be/lyzcyrBoab0

 

[Oddsocks]

I found the Linear method worked pretty well for me when I was going through my chipping nightmares.

http://www.garysmithgolf.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roZ8bkuWRm8

ah the famous linear method... lol

 

[Scouser]

To be good at chipping you need to be able to do both.
If you like the non wristy style, take a look here

http://www.v-easy.co.uk/#

And if he likes wrist action.............