When faced with a short shot onto the green so many players hit what they deem appropriate for a tour professional. The need to make it look good seems to win over the need to get it close. In the video and article below, PGA pro Katie Dawkins shares some chipping tips that will help golfers choose the right shot to hit around the greens…
Choosing to hit the floaty greenside shot carries a big chunk of risk with it and this can often be detrimental to your score. If this sounds like something you do, maybe it’s time to think about your shot and club selection in a slightly different way.
Short chipping tips: Playing it safe
Approach these shots as you would if you were challenged to throw a ball close to the hole. If there is nothing in the way how would we get it there? Most would opt for the route that stays low, keeping the ball closer to the ground, as this approach is far safer than one which involves lobbing it up and down from height.
When faced with a shot like this, it makes far more sense to choose a shot that keeps the ball low to the ground
However, some of us are seduced by what we see the likes of Phil Mickelson and Jordan Spieth doing on a regular basis that we forget our main objective: getting the ball in the hole.
Attempting to play the flashy shot means taking a longer swing and therefore a bigger risk. Pull it off and it looks brilliant; get it wrong and catch the ball near the equator and you could end up in far more trouble than you started.
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Alternatively, chipping with a positive putting action will, more often than not, leave your ball somewhere close to the hole with a realistic chance to make the up-and-down.
Short chipping tips: Visualise the shot
Have a really good look at where you are. If there is a bunker in the way, yes, you will need that loft. In extreme cases, you may even be forced to hit a flop shot in order for the ball to pop up and stop quickly on landing.
But if there is no trouble in front of you, then there is no need to go for that more lofted weapon. Arm yourself with a 7- or…
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