rapper
Assistant Pro
Just played today and hit at least 8 chip shots that flew off to the right ,shank? im usually not bad with chipping with an eight iron it seems that i have hit the ball neasr the hosel...what am i doing wrong please?
Shanking chip shots
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virtuocity
Tour Winner
Why are you chipping with an 8 iron?
JustOne
Ryder Cup Winner
It's all in the set up... you have to be bent forward adequately (good spine angle) and have your hands a GOOD 5 inches away from your thighs so your hands have some space to swing into... if your hands are too close to your thighs (cramped) then you they tend to move away from you on the downswing and you shank it.
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Deleted Member 1156
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A good chipping tip around the green is just to rock your shoulders back and forward, take all other moving parts out of the equation.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
One word - V-easy
golfcitydweller
Q-School Graduate
keep weight on left side and make sure u club stays outside the line - sounds like ur takin club inside the line cause ur weights not on ur left side
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JPH
Q-School Graduate
bobmac
Major Champion
This guy isn't bad at chipping
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
aaargh!!!! The s***k word - as bad in type as spoken - please desist. Call it a 'lucy locket', a 'j arthur rank' whatever - just pleeeeeeeze - don't mention that word.
Scouser
Tour Winner
sorted bob
rapper
Assistant Pro
why not an eight iron?
bobmac
Major Champion
Use anything you want really....depending on the type of flight you want from the shot.
One question I would ask....
Does it feel like you are you taking the club straight back or round your body on the backswing?
One Planer
Global Moderator
This for me.
I use the club I think will give me the result I'm looking for. Last night I played a 4 iron from the fringe as the lie was a little, OK, a lot un even. I wanted to lift it over this section and get the shot behaving like a putt ASAP.
Knocked it to 3ft and made par so............
Don't limit yourself, use what you think is required.
