Chipping - Golf Tips and Videos

Learn to control the distance in the air that you hit your chip shots

Distance control in chipping requires a very simple swing to get repeated perfect contact with the clubface, this...

Compared to most other shots, a chip shot should be easy. But you'd be surprised by just how many golfers struggle...

Use a simple putting stroke to make chipping easier

Analyze the green slope and speed in order to determine what trajectory and club is appropriate for the shot,...

If you want to control your shots more effectively around the greens, the best thing you can do is set up with...

Accustom your mind to always think chip before pitch if your lie allows you to keep the ball low

Although it's tempting to hit chips indoors, all it takes is one broken lamp to realize that golf is an outdoor...

Pitching and chipping is just a smaller version of the full swing. Maintain your triangle you create a set up...

Chipping is done with 1 lever while pitching adds a second lever

Like putting, chipping with a hybrid requires a stable body through the stroke. The secret? Don't forget to accelerate,...

Hinge your wrists and turn your body with the club

Practice trying to hole out chip shots on the practice green, this will not only greatly improve your chipping...

The most common reason for poor chip shots is the breakdown of the wrists during the swing, try the Tic-Tac swing...

No doubt a tough shot, the downhill chip requires a good read of the green. When facing a downhill greenside chip,...

Keep your body still in the shot and play it like a putt no matter what club you use

If short chips around the green aren't your specialty, consider a shot that resembles a putt rather than a chip....

As juniors get older and bigger we need to teach them differently; here’s how to progress with chipping technique...

Short game shots differentiate the best juniors, so teach your kids this simple three-step guide to making chipping...

Don't worry, you're not seeing double. After reading my colleague Barry Goldstein's tip on using a wall to improve...

When just off the green, use your putting stroke with a 7-Iron

For a long time, no matter what I tried, I couldn't chip consistently around the green. Some chips would check,...

The angle your club approaches the ball on a chip is critical for your control so take a lesson from the pros...

Pivot your body to accelerate the club rather than sliding your hips

Use your right forearm to turn as you go through while the left arm is folding in. Make sure to maintain an arc...

I'm sure you're familiar with the famous Sam Snead tip, "Hear your putts." To ensure that he didn't come out of...

Follow these three basic principals in order to maintain your swing radius and hit solid, repeatable chip shots

Three of the most common chipping errors are assuming the ball should be played way back in the stance, believing...

Chip shots are just mini swings so remember to practice SAD, which is short, aggressive and down

When just off the green try your 3-wood to get a little air and a lot of roll

Tour players are blessed with the luxury of having the practice time necessary to keep their games razor-sharp....

Use a firm wristed stroke, ball back in your stance, weight forward and minimum amount of air

Understanding where you impact the golf ball as opposed to where your club bottoms out and impacts the ground...

Chipping motions and putting strokes are linear in nature. By that, I mean the clubface remains square to the...

Use the same putting technique for all your simple chips around the green and just manage distance by your club selection

Practice chipping with a friend by scoring it like a tennis match, adding pressure to your practice game

Regardless of talent, every golfer is going to have good and bad days when it comes to hitting greens in regulation....

Use this drill to practice keeping your wrists firm and in front of the clubhead

Pitching and chipping off of tight lies are tough shots that require practice, use less wrist hinge for low chips...

Whether your skills are strictly amateur or allow you to keep pace with any single-digit handicapper, you'll never...

Use a narrow stance with weight on forward leg, knees flexed angling toward the hole and hands in front of club face

The most common mistake players make on bump-and-run shots off the green is swinging up at impact in an attempt...

Use this practice drill to develop a feel for your chipping distance

Add some creativity and control to your chipping by manipulating the clubface after impact to control your chip...

There are many ways to play chips shots around the green; select the shot that is most appropriate for your skill...

Chipping and putting are two areas of the game where everyone can improve. Improve your chipping and putting,...

Use this high percentage, low, controlled wedge shot when you have room to land a ball in front of the pin

Okay, so you've missed the green by a few feet and are left with a fluffy, unpredictable lie. Situations like...

Allow the butt of the club to stop at impact while the clubhead continue to the finish in order to create the...

Use your putting technique with a lofted club to clear the fringe around a green, and select your club based on...

Jerry Kelly knows the importance of a solid short game, as illustrated by his proficiency at saving par after...

When you are buried in deep rough just off the green try this great trick to always get the ball on the putting surface

Hit this similar to a sand shot with an open face, steep backswing but not much of a follow through

The differnece between a low and high chip trajectory is simply the clubface on the backswing, keep it hooded...

Esteban Toledo's success on the PGA Tour is proof that hard work and desire really can pay off. A one-time professional...

How you make a practice swing when chipping from off the green is especially critical. First of all, you're not...

Say you have a 45-yard shot to the green. You realize you'll have to choke down and make partial swings with either...

Learn to control your clubface by practicing chipping correctly

When you have a clear path to the green from 40 yards try chipping the ball on the ground rather than pitching it in the air

Determine the ratio of the distance the ball must travel in the air to the ball rolling on the ground and select...

For juniors who are progressing in golf, try this one-armed chipping drill to learn club control and turn a good...

When just off the green you can either putt through the fringe or chip using one of these two chipping techniques,...

Regardless of trajectory, always use the same stance, setup and grip; just change your ball trajectory and swing length

Modify your ball and club handle position when chipping to adjust the height of your ball flight

You need to be creative around the greens, try one of these three specialty shots when you are stuck in ugly rough...

When your ball settles down in greenside rough, it takes just the right touch to pull off a successful shot. In...

One big debate in the game of golf is whether you're born with the ability to chip and putt or if it's something...

When chipping off a downhill lie, the most important tip is to level your shoulders to the slope of the ground...

Set your body with the slope and have your swing bottom out at or just in front of the ball

When the hands aren't working together properly in the golf swing, it's usually the lower hand (right hand for...

Lower your scores by adding a little pressure to your pitching practice with this Five Ball Chipping Drill

The average PGA Tour player misses the green roughly 35 percent of the time. Yet using the median birdie average,...

Golf is the only game that requires proficiency with a wide variety of instruments. While tennis, hockey and baseball...

You've probably noticed hybrid clubs are a lot easier to hit than traditionally shaped long irons. The ball flies...

Pick your club based on what is in between your ball and the hole

Do not always use a lob wedge to chip around the green, sometimes using a hybrid with a putting stroke will provide...

Consistently hitting your landing area on the green every time when chipping or pitching is the best way to improve...

Golfers who can turn three shots into two and have a solid short game always score better than those who don't....

As we all know, most strokes in golf are lost within 100 yards of the green. Of those strokes, more are wasted...

Knowing where to land your chips is just as important as knowing where the hole is. And like putting, reading...

Practicing punch shots and chip shots will help you perfect your contact and enable you to eliminate your fat and thin shots

Putt when 1 or 2 feet off the green with short grass and chip using a loftier club as you get further off the green

If you are stuck with trying to putt with your ball up against the fringe then change your putting set up to be...

I'm sure you've heard the phrase "drive for show and putt for dough." While this adage may be appropriate for...

The short game is the elastic waistband of golf. It expands or contracts based on how fit you are. To whip your...

Be more creative around the green by practicing different clubs and shots to the same pin location to improve your short game

If you recount your last poor round of golf, you probably recall errant drives and sloppy iron shots, combined...

Nowhere does the realm of shotmaking seem more applicable than the short game. With a flagstick in your sights...

Skulled and thin chips and pitches are the result of a fundamental misunderstanding of how the ball gets in the...

Use a 7 iron instead of sand wedge to keep the ball low and roll to the green

With Las Vegas having more than 50, Palm Springs with 100-plus and the Phoenix/Scottsdale/Mesa area totaling somewhere...

Played like an explosion shot--the same used to escape a greenside bunker--the chop shot flies high and lands...

Placing The Wedge beneath your left foot to give you the correct position for chipping and beneath your right...

In the last 20 years, Las Vegas has cranked out several spectacular golf courses from which to choose that, like...

Part of being a skillful player is "reading" the situation, choosing the right shot and then being able to execute...

Deciding whether to play a high, medium or low shot around the green is the most difficult part of getting the...

Few shots on the golf course are more satisfying than a well-executed flop shot. Unfortunately, unless you're...

Traversing the course in as few strokes as possible requires knowledge of golf's intangibles--the little things...

Nothing beats a round of golf played on a warm, sunny day. But summer doesn't last forever, which means that at...

Most golfers are slowly becoming aware of what is now one of America's finest golfing venues: the Great Lakes...