Golf Tips For Chipping Distance Control

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This is the Chipping Distance Control Lesson. These Golf Tips For Chipping are designed to help you get the ball close to the hole every time, even though you be faced with different length chips. Controlling the distance you hit your shots is very important.

Whether it's an iron shot into a green or any chip, pitch or putt...distance control is vital. You can't get the ball close to the hole without hitting it with the right amount of power. Let's work on developing a system that will give you the best opportunity to apply the right amount of power for your shot.

Fortunately there is a technique that allows you to develop this skill. Your scores will drop quickly once you get the hang of this concept. This is a concept. A frame of mind. It would be perfect common sense that you would hit the ball harder for a longer shot, and softer for a shorter shot. However this is the concept that leads to a lot of inconsistent chip shots.

You will need to throw out that common sense, because almost everything in golf is opposite of most common sense. In order to hit chips of different lengths, you want to vary the length of your stroke to judge the distance(also see Putting Distance Control lesson).

Click Here To See The Putting Distance Control Lesson

In order to develop, what is often is referred to as 'touch', use the following steps...

Golf Tips For Chipping #1 : Setting Up The Drill

You will need a minimum of 5 golf balls.
Put the ball you want to hit on the ground.
Set up the other balls in pairs. You will want to place each pair so that they are the same distance on each side of the ball.

Golf Tips For Chipping #2 : The Short Chip

In order to hit a short chip shot...

Take your backswing to the first ball you have on the ground.
Swing through the shot.

Stop your follow through at the first ball on the other side of the ball.
Having a back swing and follow through that are the same helps keep your rhythm during the shot.
Having a stroke that is not the same length on both sides of the ball, is almost impossible to judge for distance. It can also lead to poor contact.

Golf Tips For Chipping #3 : The Long Chip

In order to hit a long chip shot...

Take your back swing to the second ball.
Swing through the shot.

Stop your follow through at the second ball on the target side.
Remember to maintain your rhythm through the shot. This means to maintain the same speed on the back swing and follow through.

Notice how the ball traveled different distances just by varying the length of your stroke. This is by far the easiest way to judge your distance on a consistent basis.

The more you practice and use this technique the easier it will be to judge distance and get the ball closer to the hole.

Thank you for reading the Chipping Distance Control Lesson. The next lesson in the chipping series is Chipping Club Selection. It will help you choose the right club for a variety of situations you will face during the rounds of golf you will play.

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Good luck with your practicing and playing. May you achieve your golf goals sooner with the help of free-golf-lessons.com

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PGA Tour Winner Quick Lesson

Congratulations to Steve Stricker on his victory at the 2012 Hyundai Tournament of Champions.

I believe the commentators said he has won 9 times in his 40s. That is amazing!I also agree with Sir Nick and Johnny Miller that his swing will be copied in the future. Technology has reduced the need for hand action in the golf swing to generate power. Watch the old videos of Bobby Jones to see how much action he created compared to that of Steve Stricker.

A great objective for any player is to eliminate any unnecessary movement. Stricker does a great job of that. His hands stay very quiet on the backswing. His wrists hardly hinge at the top of his backswing. You can see from the above video that his backswing is all shoulder turn.

His downswing starts from the hips and he simply turns everything through the golf ball at the same time. His hands and wrists release naturally without any effort. This is a great way to have a consistent rhythm through the golf ball on every shot. This swing delivers enough power to win on Tour.

European Tour Winner Quick Lesson

Congratulations to Louis Oosthuizen and his victory at the 2012 Africa Open.

Louis burst onto the scene with his dominating performance at the Open Championship. Many have predicted multiple wins for this player. His victory this past weekend is likely one of many to come.

In the video above pay really close attention to when the video ends. Take a look at his left foot. Notice how all his weight his on his left heel. This is a great sign that he has cleared his hips properly.

One of the key reasons for starting the downswing with your lower body is to clear your hips out of the way to create more room for your arms to swing through impact. It is a great indicator as to how well you cleared your hips, when almost all your weight is on your heel.

If your weight is leaning on you toes or even the middle of your foot then you have not rotated and cleared your hips enough through your downswing and past impact. You really want to feel the pressure of your weight on your heel like Oosthuizen.

Make sure you start your downswing with your lower body. At the top of your backswing; either pull your left knee or your left hip (right handed player) towards the target. Also make sure your hips keep rotating through impact and into your finish position with your weight on the heel.