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Golf Swing - Read This to Help You Master the Chip Shot!

The chip shot in golf is generally a shot that is played from within twenty yards of the green. The idea of the shot is to get the ball in the air for a short distance to carry some rough ground and then for the ball to roll out along the greens smooth putting surface.

This shot can be played with any club ranging from a seven iron to a sand wedge, depending on how high you want the ball to get and how far you want the ball to roll when it reaches the green. The first step to take once you have decided what club you are going to use is to take your grip. I recommend that the hands are moved further down the grip towards the shaft to allow us to get more control of the club and allow us to stand slightly closer to the ball with the shaft being in a more vertical position. The pressure we put on the grip should be as for all your shots, which should be just strong enough to have good control of the club, but not to strong, as this causes the larger muscles to tense up and you will not be able to swing freely.

After taking the grip i suggest you place the club behind the ball and make sure you aim the face of the club at your intended target or where you intend to land the ball. We can now take our stance with the feet fairly close together as we are not going to swing the club very far and therefore there is not a great emphasise on balance. I would recommend that the feet are just under shoulder width apart with the line of your feet pointing slightly open to your target which means to the left of. This will also mean that your hips are pointing left. What this helps you do is put you in an impact position and therefore gives you more room to swing the club through. We will stand slightly closer to the ball again to help us get the shaft of the club in a more vertical position. Our ball position should be in the middle of our stance or just slightly further back towards the back foot. The hands should be slightly in front of the club head.
Our next move is to make sure that we have our weight favouring our front foot, i would recommend about 70-30 in favour of the front foot. OK now we are ready to swing the club.

As we are not far from the green we do not need a full swing as the ball is not going to be traveling very far. I like to use the clock face as an example of how far to swing the club. i would suggest you start off with a swing that goes from five to seven on the clock face and then four to eight, making sure you keep the same rhythm to your stroke. The swing should be a rocking motion with the shoulders and any wrist action should be kept to a minimum. The hands should stay ahead of the club head throughout the swing. However far we swing the one thing we must remember is to ACCELERATE through the ball on every single shot, and to keep your head as still as possible with eyes focused down on the ball.

So what does this technique give us?

This technique is going to give us maximum control and consistency. We have set up to the ball in a way that is going to allow us to gain the correct angle of attack into the back of the ball. We have gripped down the grip and stood closer to the ball, moved our weight onto the front foot and moved our hands slightly ahead of the club face which all help create a steeper angle into the ball. With our club face aimed at the target and our body line aiming slightly left we now swing the club using a rocking motion, keeping the wrists as firm as possible and ahead of the club head. We accelerate through the ball with a good rhythm remembering to keep the head still and eyes on the ball.

This technique with practice will help you gain much more consistency in your chipping game and help you knock shots off your score. For some more great tips and advice take a look at http://golfswingwizard.blogspot.com

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