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Chip This Way

Chipping fundamentals from Coach Gary Alliss.

Chipping is a small swing that does not involve the wrist and very little weight transfer. In many ways, it’s like putting. But chipping also offers more club variety, depending on the lie. Instead of grabbing the same wedge for every shot around the green, try practicing with different clubs. With each shot, pick a … Read more

Bunker Tips for Beginners

Easy Bunker Tips for Beginners

It’s time to draw a line in the sand. Literally. For amateurs, the bunker shot can be a source of endless frustration. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In the video below, Minnesota PGA Professional Greg Schulze demonstrates a simple golf tip to improve both the way you think about—and the way you execute—bunker … Read more

Should You Chip with a 7-Iron?

Tin Cup famously parred out with his 7-iron

There is no shortage of chipping tips and advice for your short game on this site (see here, here, here, here, here just to name a few). When you find yourself missing a green in regulation, you also have no shortage of decisions to make. You need to choose the type of shot to play, the club with which … Read more

Distance Control Tips: Chipping & Pitching

Accuracy and consistently around the greens is no doubt something that can keep 20-handicappers from becoming 10-handicappers, and 10-handicappers from becoming single-digit handicappers. No matter your skill level, wouldn’t you love to be able to manage your distance control around the green just a little bit better? If the answer to the above is an emphatic YES(!), then … Read more

Chipping: Choosing the Right Club

Do you automatically reach for the same club every time you miss the green and need to chip? Whether it’s your pitching wedge or 60-degree lob wedge, the answer for many of us is “yes.” You may have heard different tips on how you could chip with your 7-iron or hit a nice little flop shot with your … Read more

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