Golf Chipping Lesson

One of the biggest mistakes a golfer can make is thinking of their chip shot as simply a shortened version of their full swing. With chipping you do not want to cock your wrists, move your hands, or turn your lower body. You should consider your chip as more of an extended put with a few adaptations.

Wrists

There is not the need to generate a lot of power with your golf chip shot technique, so there is no need to cock your wrists to generate more club head speed. If your wrists hinge or breakdown, this will cause you to slap at the ball. Remember that duplicating a motion with your wrists is difficult, so keep them still and straight when chipping.

Shoulders

Similar to putting, you want to imagine your arms meeting the club as making a triangle. Swing the club using your shoulders and focus on making that triangle look the same through your backswing and follow through.

Lower Body

There is no need to turn your lower body when making a chip shot, in fact, it's a bad idea. Similar to what I said about your wrists, you simply don't need that extra motion to generate more power. The less movement in your lower body the better. This goes the same for shifting your weight - don't do it. Keep your weight balanced and your lower body still.

It is not very complicated, but many beginning golfers think that simply using what works for them off of the tee will work for all kinds of shots. There are many more golf chipping tips that will help you improve on your up and down game, but I am confident that working on this motion for your chip shots will get you off to a great start.