Target Your Chips
October 1, 2009 by Admin
photo credit: Tom Purves There is a method to making good chip shots. Start making your improvements by not using the cup as your target as most amateurs do. Pick a target where your ball will touch down.
The next question is: once the ball lands, how far will it roll? The loft of the club you are chipping with determines distance, therefore, you need to familiarize yourself with two things: carry and roll.
Use the following equation: One third the distance in the air and two-thirds on the ground. Example: If you have 60 feet to the hole, you need to hit a shot that travels twenty feet in the air and rolls forty feet on the green. The trick is to get the ball rolling as soon as possible.
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