Golf Chipping | Golf Chipping Tips

Improve your chipping with the classic ladder drill

Written by Jordan Lamb, Senior PGA professional, PGA National Golf Academy Scotland, Gleneagles on Thursday 16 June 2022

This chipping drill is an oldie but a goodie, helping you dial in your landing zone without having to think about technique. Chipping should be simple. Getting bogged down with too many technical thoughts or worries will rarely lead to more up-and-downs. RELATED: Perfect your chipping action Very often, you’ll have more success when you shift your attention from your technique to...

Perfect your chipping stroke

Wednesday 22 January 2020

Perfect your chipping stroke When an elite golfer strikes a standard chip shot, they deliver the club to the ball with the shaft in a generally upright position; that is to say the hands are not excessively ahead of or behind the clubhead at impact. There is a good reason for this. Shaft lean is directly linked to attack angle; we need...

Pepperell: Accept that some chip shots are damage limitation

Monday 25 February 2019

Eddie Pepperell: Accept that some chip shots are damage limitation Sometimes you’ll find yourself in a really difficult spot if you miss a green – like chipping to a short-sided flag from a downslope in the rough. The fact is, this is a really hard shot so it’s a bit of damage limitation. You should accept that 10 or 12 feet from...

How to develop a tour level chipping action

Wednesday 20 June 2018

Here’s how to develop a tour-level chipping action to give you an advantage with your wedges One of the biggest short game mistakes that I see among club players is too much manipulation from the hands. A tour-level chipping action means eliminating the hands and feeling the shoulders and turn are controlling the blade. That helps you create a shallow attack...

An easy fix for duffed chips

Friday 20 April 2018

Are duffed chips around the green costing you shots? Here’s an easy fix… Any golfer can become a bit twitchy around the greens – especially early in the season when we are out of practice. When this happens, it’s only natural to become preoccupied with your strike. But in fact, pulling your attention away from the point of contact can reap...

Stop duffing chips around the green

Friday 26 January 2018

Learn to get rid of those card-wrecking duffed chip shots with this instruction tip from TG Top 50 Coach Kevin Hale. Two mighty blows to the greenside and you can almost smell the pin. Then, for some unaccountable reason, you can’t even get the club cleanly on an unmoving ball below your nose. Why you do it Your wrists can either cock upwards,...

Chipping drill for a firm foundation

Tuesday 17 October 2017

Criss-cross your legs to find a more stable base… and a consistent strike One of the most common chipping errors I see is golfers trying to help the ball up, into the air. It gives a saggy-kneed look to the action, as the player drops down in an attempt to get below the ball and help it up. The move produces...

How to use the bank to slow the ball dow

Monday 4 September 2017

Stop worrying about hitting it through the green and learn how to slow the ball down by using the bank or fringe of the green In his second chipping video (see first here), European Tour professional Paul Waring instructs you how to keep your chips lower and use the fringe or bank for more control. I’m going to use the bank to...

Chipping: How to get more clubface control

Tuesday 29 August 2017

Follow this simple drill from European Tour Pro Paul Waring and learn how to get more consistent on greenside shots. Do you struggle to get consistently close to the pin from the side of the green? You might be using your arms and forgetting to use your body. Paul Waring says, “With a lot of the guys I speak to that struggle...

Master the downhill chip

Written by Golf World on Monday 24 August 2015

Greens become firmer and slicker in the summer, and getting up-and-down becomes a tough assignment any time you leave yourself above the hole. However, you can increase your chances of a successful downhill chip with the right strategy. Here are six things to consider when faced with this shot. Focus on your landing zone The ball will naturally run away from...

How to hit a great chip shot

Wednesday 27 May 2015

In this instruction video, TG Top 50 Coach Steve Astle shows you how to hit great chips shots!...

Short game decisions

Wednesday 27 May 2015

Club selection is very important. In this instruction video, TG Top 50 Coach Steve Astle explains how to make decisions with your short game.

Swing on an arc for crisp chips

Written by John McKenna on Monday 20 April 2015

A common misconception when chipping is that the club and hands have to swing towards the target, but this can lead to inconsistent striking. Great chipping is all about striking the ball crisply and swinging the club on an arc will help you do this. Your hands will naturally follow on a smaller arc inside, giving you great rhythm and allowing...

Danny Willett: Three steps to pitching it close every time

Written by Danny Willett on Tuesday 9 December 2014

When I began work on eradicating the inside-and-up takeaway, I spent a lot of time pitching balls – because the pitching motion is slower than the full swing, and the slower you move the club, the more awareness you have of the moves you’re trying to make. If you’re looking to create new movement patterns, work on them first in...

Use the bounce to chip it close

Written by Chris Ryan on Monday 31 December 2012

In this video TG Elite Teaching Professional Chris Ryan teaches you how to get it close from a tight lie when chipping. He goes through some simple tips to get the club sliding under the ball effeciently every time, including how to grip your club and how you should set-up for this type of shot. This video was shot on location at Abama...

Chip your way out of trouble

Written by Chris Ryan on Monday 24 December 2012

In this video TG Elite Teaching Professional Chris Ryan shares his top tip to get you out of trouble. Should you find your ball up against a tree, fence or other obstacle, you may think your only option is to chip out sideways. But no more, here Chris shows you how you can change you grip to move the clubface and perform...

How to chip from an upslope

Written by Chris Ryan on Wednesday 19 December 2012

In this video TG Elite Teaching Professional Chris Ryan shares his tips on how to tackle a tricky pitch from an upslope. He finds that many amateurs don’t take into account the effect of the slope when choosing their clubs for greenside chip shots. It can add 5-10 degrees to your club, so you need to compensate by going down to a...

Cure your chipping yips

Written by Chris Ryan on Thursday 29 November 2012

In this tip TG Elite Teaching Pro Chris Ryan gives you a simple practise drill to try and cure your chipping yips. In the video below, he shows you why gripping with your left hand below your right can help your keep a strong left wrist so that the club maintains its angle during the swing. This in turn will help you...

Improve your ball flight and spin when chipping

Written by Gareth Johnston on Tuesday 20 November 2012

In this simple chipping drill TG Elite Pro Gareth Johnston teaches you how to crispen up your strike when chipping around the greens. All you need to try this practise drill is some allignment sticks, clubs or canes and somewhere to chip. The aim of this drill is to stop you scopping you chip shots and instead hit down into the back...

Check your footwork for improved chipping

Written by Gareth Johnston on Friday 9 November 2012

In this video TG Elite Pro Gareth Johnston teaches you how to use your feet to chip it close. He first demonstrates how to use your feet when faced with a short chip shot, including where your weight should be and how far you should turn. He then moves on to the longer chip shot, showing you how your footwork should change...