What is a Chip Shot?
A Chip Shot is a golf shot required to play when you are just a yard or few off the green that hits the ball a short distance in the air and then rolls the majority of the way to the cup. A Chip Shot is short swing that utilizes the Crooked “Y” arm structure and very little wrist action to deliver the club to impact.. Many different clubs can be used to Chip.
How to Play a Chip Shot
A Chip Shot is a golf shot required to play when you are just a yard or few off the green that hits the ball a short distance in the air and then rolls the majority of the way to the cup. A Chip Shot is short swing that utilizes the Crooked “Y” arm structure and very little wrist action to deliver the club to impact.. Many different clubs can be used to Chip.
Chip Shot Creativity
A Chip Shot can be played using many different tools in your bag from putter, hybrid, sand wedge, lob wedge, pitching wedge, 9 iron, 8 iron, 7 iron to really any club in your bag. Golfers should experiment with different clubs to see what they like best. This example is a short chip to a close pin where I prefer using a hybrid to putt or Sand wedge Chip.
Bump & Run Chip Shot
A Bump & Run Chip is a golf shot everyone needs around the green when the ball is sitting favorably and the pin is far away offering you lots of green surface to play your shot. The goal is to take a less lofted club and bump the ball just a few yards in the air and allow it to roll all the way back to the pin. A bump and run can be played with any club 7, 8, 9 irons or Pitching Wedge.
How to Play a Finesse Wedge – Pitch Shot
A Finesse Wedge Pitch Shot utilizes the bounce interacting with the turn instead of the leading edge digging into the ground. A pitch shot requires the golfer to learn about ball flight trajectory, landing spot, and how much a ball rolls after it lands.
