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16 articles tagged “chipping”.
As golfers get older, distance usually falls, but scoring doesn't have to. The short game needs touch, judgement and experience rather than strength, and senior golfers often have all three. Many…
You don't need a golf course to improve your short game. A few minutes a day at home, putting on a carpet, chipping into a basket or rehearsing your stroke in a mirror, can make a real difference…
When you start golf, it's tempting to spend all your time trying to hit the ball further. But the quickest way to lower your scores is the short game: putting, chipping, pitching and bunker play…
Getting "up and down" means getting the ball in the hole in two shots from off the green: one chip, pitch or bunker shot, then one putt. It's the skill that separates golfers who turn missed greens…
Greens are often surrounded by banks, mounds and hollows, so many short-game shots are played from sloping lies. A slope changes your balance, the club's effective loft, the direction the ball starts…
Tight lies, with little or no grass under the ball, are some of the most intimidating chips in golf. There's no cushion to hide a poor strike, so a fraction too early and the club bounces into the…
Missing the green and finishing in long grass is one of the most common situations in golf, and one of the most unpredictable. The ball might sit up nicely on top of the grass or nestle down at the…
Links golf asks for a different short game. On firm, fast, sandy turf by the sea, the high lob shots that work on soft parkland courses become risky, and the ball reacts to every slope and hollow…
Most golfers know the short game matters, yet most practice time still goes on the driving range. Around 60% of shots for a typical club golfer are played within 100 yards of the green, and that's…
Chipping with a hybrid or fairway wood may look unusual, but it's one of the most useful and forgiving shots around the green. The wide sole glides through the grass, the ball comes off the face like…
The bump and run is the simplest, most reliable shot around the green. Instead of flying the ball high to the hole, you land it just on the green, or even short of it, and let it roll like a putt…
The practice green is where golfers warm up, hone their putting stroke and settle nerves before a round. On a busy morning, it can be crowded. A few simple courtesies keep it pleasant and useful for…
