Golf Tips and Techniques - Golf Chipping Drills

Now why should we spend our valuable time on golf chipping drills? I've got a $400 driver and 2 new hybrids. Let's head to the range.

Does that sound familiar?

Have you ever seen a good player who doesn't score well? He's the guy who says "you know, I hit the ball pretty well today, but I just couldn't score." Have you ever seen a weaker player who's always in the hole? He's the guy who looks like he's out of it, then scrambles around and makes a par or bogey and somehow avoids disaster.

My guess is that the good player has a bad short game and the weaker player can chip and putt with the best. It doesn't make a lot of sense that a good player should be bad around the green, or that a weak player should get better the closer he gets to the putting surface. But that's the case many, many times over.

Why is that? I think it happens because the short game is totally different from the full swing game. With the full swing, we have basically the same swing style and mechanics from the driver down through the full wedge. The swing looks pretty much the same with all of those clubs. But the short game is a whole different animal. It requires different skills and techniques than the full swing.

Take chipping, for instance. This is always a short shot, but there are lots of variables that can make the chip complicated. Like deep rough around the green, thin lies in shaved chipping areas, or steep slopes and drop-offs. To make things even more complex, we have a variety of chipping clubs at our disposal, everything from 5 iron through lob wedge.

Maybe we can't become a great golfer, but possibly we could become a great chipper. It's conceivable that we might see a reduction of 10+ strokes per round. You can click here to find some very good golf chipping drills that work for golfers of various skill levels. These are drills that you can do at the practice green or in the backyard.

So maybe it's time to become a great chipper. Make the chipping green or the backyard your practice companion for the next few weeks and watch your scores come tumbling down. And if you need some help with tips and techniques, visit ShortGameHelp.info

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