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LEANDER GOLF
Chipping Drills
3 Ball Drill
PURPOSE: Improve Distance Control Around the Green.
To improve your touch and feel around the green, place 3 balls 5 inches apart, just off the green.
Proceed to hit all 3 balls at the same target, but don't look up to see where you hit the balls until after you've hit all three of them; only then should you check your accuracy.
This will help you develop a stroke for which you have a real feel.
To improve your touch and feel around the green, place 3 balls 5 inches apart, just off the green.
Proceed to hit all 3 balls at the same target, but don't look up to see where you hit the balls until after you've hit all three of them; only then should you check your accuracy.
This will help you develop a stroke for which you have a real feel.
3 Plate Drill
PURPOSE: Improve Loft Control Around the Green.
Tape or staple 3 paper plates at various heights onto a 4 foot long dowel rod and insert the dowel rod into the ground, just off the edge of a practice green.
Using everything from your 5-iron to your lob wedge and varying your distance from the plates, hit chip shots in which you alternately try to hit each of the 3 plates.
Tape or staple 3 paper plates at various heights onto a 4 foot long dowel rod and insert the dowel rod into the ground, just off the edge of a practice green.
Using everything from your 5-iron to your lob wedge and varying your distance from the plates, hit chip shots in which you alternately try to hit each of the 3 plates.
Lob Balls Drill
PURPOSE: Improve Touch around Green
Take a bag of balls out to a practice green.
Stand a few feet off the green, and begin rolling and lobbing balls underhanded towards a hole with your dominant hand.
Roll some balls along the ground like a chip shot, and throw others in the air like a pitch shot.
After you've thrown the entire bag of balls, gather them up, move to a different location off the green, and repeat the exercise.
Take the time to throw hundreds of balls from various distances off the green to various holes on the green, concentrating on developing a feel for how you can best get the ball close to the hole and noticing what kind of trajectories work best for getting the ball close to the hole.
This sense of feel will carry over to your sense of touch around the green with your clubs.
Take a bag of balls out to a practice green.
Stand a few feet off the green, and begin rolling and lobbing balls underhanded towards a hole with your dominant hand.
Roll some balls along the ground like a chip shot, and throw others in the air like a pitch shot.
After you've thrown the entire bag of balls, gather them up, move to a different location off the green, and repeat the exercise.
Take the time to throw hundreds of balls from various distances off the green to various holes on the green, concentrating on developing a feel for how you can best get the ball close to the hole and noticing what kind of trajectories work best for getting the ball close to the hole.
This sense of feel will carry over to your sense of touch around the green with your clubs.
Tee in Grip Drill
PROBLEM: Not keeping your hands ahead of the club head on chip shots.
Stick a tee in the top of the grip on your club and hit some chip shots.
If you're keeping your hands ahead of the clubhead properly, the tee will always be pointing to the left of your body, whether you're at address, in the middle of your backwswing, or follow through.
Stick a tee in the top of the grip on your club and hit some chip shots.
If you're keeping your hands ahead of the clubhead properly, the tee will always be pointing to the left of your body, whether you're at address, in the middle of your backwswing, or follow through.
Chip Over Bag Drill
PURPOSE: Avoid Scooping/Chunking Chip Shots
To fix this problem, place your golf bag a foot and a half in front of the ball.
To get the ball over the bag and heading towards your target, place most of your weight on your left foot, put the ball back in your stance, and hit down on the ball with a steep, descending blow with no follow-through.
You might be surprised how easily - and consistently-you get the ball over the bag.
This should teach you to trust the lofting of your club to get the ball in the air.
To fix this problem, place your golf bag a foot and a half in front of the ball.
To get the ball over the bag and heading towards your target, place most of your weight on your left foot, put the ball back in your stance, and hit down on the ball with a steep, descending blow with no follow-through.
You might be surprised how easily - and consistently-you get the ball over the bag.
This should teach you to trust the lofting of your club to get the ball in the air.
2 x 4 Drill
PURPOSE: Hit Crisp Chip Shots
If you are shanking your chip shots, there's a good chance it's because you're cutting across the ball and hitting it with the hosel of your club.
To remedy this problem, lay a 2 x 4 half and inch from the toe of your club at address and parallel to your target line.
This will force you to stop cutting across the ball on your swing and eliminate your shanks.
If you are shanking your chip shots, there's a good chance it's because you're cutting across the ball and hitting it with the hosel of your club.
To remedy this problem, lay a 2 x 4 half and inch from the toe of your club at address and parallel to your target line.
This will force you to stop cutting across the ball on your swing and eliminate your shanks.
Use the Force Drill
PURPOSE: Improve Touch on Chips & Putts
To improve your touch on and around the green, hit some putts and chips with your eyes closed.
Use this technique: Address the ball, look at your target, look at the back of the ball, close your eyes, and swing.
This will not only improve your touch, but it will improve your visual imagery as well.
To improve your touch on and around the green, hit some putts and chips with your eyes closed.
Use this technique: Address the ball, look at your target, look at the back of the ball, close your eyes, and swing.
This will not only improve your touch, but it will improve your visual imagery as well.
One Arm Drill
Purpose: Improve Ball Striking and Feel.
Chipping Problems & Fixes
Feel for Distance Drill
PROBLEM: Inconsistency Distance Around the Green.
To improve your touch and feel around the green, place 3 balls 5 inches apart, just off the green.
Proceed to hit all 3 balls at the same target, but don't look up to see where you hit the balls until after you've hit all three of them; only then should you check your accuracy.
This will help you develop a stroke for which you have a real feel.
To improve your touch and feel around the green, place 3 balls 5 inches apart, just off the green.
Proceed to hit all 3 balls at the same target, but don't look up to see where you hit the balls until after you've hit all three of them; only then should you check your accuracy.
This will help you develop a stroke for which you have a real feel.
Feel for Hight Drill
PROBLEM: Inconstent Loft Around the Green.
Tape or staple 3 paper plates at various heights onto a 4 foot long dowel rod and insert the dowel rod into the ground, just off the edge of a practice green.
Using everything from your 5-iron to your lob wedge and varying your distance from the plates, hit chip shots in which you alternately try to hit each of the 3 plates.
Tape or staple 3 paper plates at various heights onto a 4 foot long dowel rod and insert the dowel rod into the ground, just off the edge of a practice green.
Using everything from your 5-iron to your lob wedge and varying your distance from the plates, hit chip shots in which you alternately try to hit each of the 3 plates.
Developing Touch Drill
PROBLEM: Poor Touch around Green
Take a bag of balls out to a practice green.
Stand a few feet off the green, and begin rolling and lobbing balls underhanded towards a hole with your dominant hand.
Roll some balls along the ground like a chip shot, and throw others in the air like a pitch shot.
After you've thrown the entire bag of balls, gather them up, move to a different location off the green, and repeat the exercise.
Take the time to throw hundreds of balls from various distances off the green to various holes on the green, concentrating on developing a feel for how you can best get the ball close to the hole and noticing what kind of trajectories work best for getting the ball close to the hole.
This sense of feel will carry over to your sense of touch around the green with your clubs.
Take a bag of balls out to a practice green.
Stand a few feet off the green, and begin rolling and lobbing balls underhanded towards a hole with your dominant hand.
Roll some balls along the ground like a chip shot, and throw others in the air like a pitch shot.
After you've thrown the entire bag of balls, gather them up, move to a different location off the green, and repeat the exercise.
Take the time to throw hundreds of balls from various distances off the green to various holes on the green, concentrating on developing a feel for how you can best get the ball close to the hole and noticing what kind of trajectories work best for getting the ball close to the hole.
This sense of feel will carry over to your sense of touch around the green with your clubs.
Hands in Front Drill
PROBLEM: Not keeping your hands ahead of the club head on chip shots.
Stick a tee in the top of the grip on your club and hit some chip shots.
If you're keeping your hands ahead of the clubhead properly, the tee will always be pointing to the left of your body, whether you're at address, in the middle of your backwswing, or follow through.
Stick a tee in the top of the grip on your club and hit some chip shots.
If you're keeping your hands ahead of the clubhead properly, the tee will always be pointing to the left of your body, whether you're at address, in the middle of your backwswing, or follow through.
Anti-Chunk Drill
PROBLEM: Scooping/Chunking Chip Shots
To fix this problem, place your golf bag a foot and a half in front of the ball.
To get the ball over the bag and heading towards your target, place most of your weight on your left foot, put the ball back in your stance, and hit down on the ball with a steep, descending blow with no follow-through.
You might be surprised how easily - and consistently-you get the ball over the bag.
This should teach you to trust the lofting of your club to get the ball in the air.
To fix this problem, place your golf bag a foot and a half in front of the ball.
To get the ball over the bag and heading towards your target, place most of your weight on your left foot, put the ball back in your stance, and hit down on the ball with a steep, descending blow with no follow-through.
You might be surprised how easily - and consistently-you get the ball over the bag.
This should teach you to trust the lofting of your club to get the ball in the air.
Anti-Shank Drill
PROBLEM: Shanking Chip Shots
If you are shanking your chip shots, there's a good chance it's because you're cutting across the ball and hitting it with the hosel of your club.
To remedy this problem, lay a 2 x 4 half and inch from the toe of your club at address and parallel to your target line.
This will force you to stop cutting across the ball on your swing and eliminate your shanks.
If you are shanking your chip shots, there's a good chance it's because you're cutting across the ball and hitting it with the hosel of your club.
To remedy this problem, lay a 2 x 4 half and inch from the toe of your club at address and parallel to your target line.
This will force you to stop cutting across the ball on your swing and eliminate your shanks.
Improve Touch Drill
PROBLEM: Poor Touch on Chips & Putts
To improve your touch on and around the green, hit some putts and chips with your eyes closed.
Use this technique: Address the ball, look at your target, look at the back of the ball, close your eyes, and swing.
This will not only improve your touch, but it will improve your visual imagery as well.
To improve your touch on and around the green, hit some putts and chips with your eyes closed.
Use this technique: Address the ball, look at your target, look at the back of the ball, close your eyes, and swing.
This will not only improve your touch, but it will improve your visual imagery as well.
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