28 Golf WorldAugust 2017PERFECTYOURSET-UP
TO HIT PURE CHIPS
If your chipping set-up looks like this (inset right), you’re asking for trouble. Setting your hands way
ahead of the ball and playing it way back in your stance may feel like it’s going to create that slightly
steep attack we’ve always been told is desirable for chipping, but it actually causes more problems than
it cures. To play chip shots well, you want to use the true loft on the club at impact. You also want to use
your spine angle to pre-set that downward attack, not the ball position and shaft lean.
CHIPPING
With the ball in the middle of your stance, feel
like your left shoulder tilts slightly downwards
to match the slight forward lean of the shaft.
Control the shot as you would a long-range
putt, allowing your shoulders and arms to
move the club back and through.Maintaining your spine tilt, focus on keeping
your shirt buttons left of the ball to create a
downward strike and use the full loft of the club.