VoyForums
[ Show ]
Support VoyForums
[ Shrink ]
VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, [2], 3, 4, 5 ]

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 23:48:36 11/09/11 Wed
Author: Roy Reed (R2)
Subject: Re: Chipping Set-Up
In reply to: Paul 's message, "Chipping Set-Up" on 08:59:32 11/09/11 Wed

Paul: What you describe is pretty much the standard chipping instruction. I teach my students to keep their feet quite close together, weight on the middle or arch of the forward foot, toes flared about 15* for stability and the ball near center of stance. I also have them pick a target line alignment spot 6" to 12" in front of the ball and square the club face to that spot. I have them use the "gas-gauge" drill, which is to put a tee in the end of the grip and keep that tee near your forward arm thru the whole chip/swing so the gas gauge is always on "full" and stays very close to your forward arm. For a chip, there is no reason to break the wrists, and the tee helps teach my students the proper club shaft position and the "feeling" of the short swing. It's almost like an "extended putting motion". I also have them keep their nose pointed AT the ball until after impact. Also, keep your entire body as quiet as possible and maintain your spine angle thru impact. One more thought - practice as often as possible. Chipping is a "finese" shot and the weak point of most average player's games. Have a great day! R2

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

[ Contact Forum Admin ]

Forum timezone: GMT-8
VF Version: 3.00b, ConfDB:
Before posting please read our privacy policy.
VoyForums(tm) is a Free Service from Voyager Info-Systems.
Copyright © 1998-2019 Voyager Info-Systems. All Rights Reserved.