Chipping: Ground Rules

Minimize your misses and beat the chip yips by using an iron or fairway wood around the greens.

As the seniors prepare to take on Colorado Golf Club's delicate greens and greenside areas, we're reminded of the benefits of trajectory control. Not every shot within 50 feet of the pin requires a high-lofted wedge. By minimizing loft, you eliminate variables like wind and spin. Instead of using a sand or lob wedge from the fringe, try hitting a bump-and-run shot with an iron, hybrid or fairway wood.


2009 Colorado Section PGA Teach of the Year Stan Sayers is the director of instruction at Englewood's MetaGolf Learning Center, which brings mind, body and swing together. 303-799-0870 or mcgetrickgolf.com.

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