The Right Way To Chip

TO HIT IT CRISP, FOCUS ON YOUR RIGHT SIDE

- Todd Anderson

Chipping looks so easy when you see a good player doing it. On the flip side, it can be hard to watch when someone is struggling with these little shots. The No. 1 issue is making solid contact. Why? Because the club’s not moving fast enough to keep going if you hit the ground—you chunk it halfway there. And if you catch the ball thin, it skips over the green. Contact is everything. Here’s how to get it right. — WITH PETER MORRICE

CONCEPT SET THE LOW POINT

Solid strikes come from getting the low point of the downswing to happen in the right spot. You want it to be at the ball or slightly in front of it so you hit the ball first, then brush the turf.