Chunking chip shots… we’ve all been there. You step up to the golf ball with a clear plan in your head, but the same soul-destroying fault strikes again. Your ball has travelled a matter of feet, if you’re lucky, and your pride has taken a bit of a beating.
Improving your short game is a great way to cut your handicap in 2026, so let’s start with this common mistake that plagues the game of high-handicap golfers.
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How To Stop Chunking Chip Shots In Golf
Golfers who ‘chunk’ their chips – the dreaded heavy contact – have a tendency to get their low point too deep.
I see many poor chippers hunched over the ball; they become very low and ‘push’ their arms, legs and body down, moving the low point into the ground.
When players adopt this very low and bent position, it’s often because they think it gives them greater control, but in reality, it simply makes it easier for the club to enter deeper into the turf.
This hunched position is so common for high-handicap golfers but it leads to a low point that is too deep and ultimately chunking chip shots
(Image credit: Matt Lincoln)
By standing higher at address, you will prevent yourself from reaching down into the ground and it becomes much easier to clip the ball away cleanly.
Note, in the image below, how my arms are straighter with my hands pointing down. Because of this, you can stand a little closer to the ball.
Stand taller and a little closer to the ball at address to prevent chunking your chip shots
(Image credit: Matt Lincoln)
Notice also, in the image below, how tall I’ve remained throughout the shot, returning the shaft at the same height and angle.
To achieve this, make sure you don’t lose height in the backswing and then push from the ground up on the downswing. Keep…
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