Golf Chipping Tips

The most accurate chippers of the golf ball generally have one thing in common with their technique… the keep their wrists firm.

The purpose of keeping your wrists firm during the golf chip shot (not allowing them to hinge) is keep you from popping the up, burying the club head behind the ball, or blading the shot clear across and maybe off the green.

Remember, the goal of the golf chip shot is to get the ball coming off the club low and get it on the green and running toward the hole as soon as possible. We don’t any more air under the chip shot than is necessary to just make it to the putting surface.

Here is a little practice drill that will ensure that your hands are ahead of the ball not only at address but at impact as well.

Take an extra club and put it along the shaft of the club you use to chip with. In other words you are going to extend the grip of your original club by a couple of feet. So now when you grip the club you’ll be gripping your original club plus the shaft of your extender club.

This golf chipping drill will make certain that you don’t break your wrists down as you make your chip shot. If you do… you get a little reminder tap on your left side from your extender club.

The purpose here is to create a very simple motion type of drill. You don’t have to (and initially probably shouldn’t) use or chip a ball with this drill. Also, you don’t necessarily have to use an extender club; you can use a rod or even a broom handle… the reminder will still work just fine.

Take some time working up your chipping stroke with this drill and you’ll soon be able to get the feel of what keeping your wrists firm through the shot is all about.

Once you can begin to consistently and confidently apply this technique to your game day golf chipping you’ll see an immediate reduction of your strokes as a result of not having soooooo many of those ugly three (and dare I say four) putts on the greens.