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Before you dismiss any chance at getting up and down from a buried lie in the bunker, remember the shot isn’t as daunting as it looks! With a few simple cues and a proper understanding on how the ball will react, hitting shots from difficult lies in the sand will become a much easier task. The key is in the know-how and in making a confident stroke. By Chad Rogers, PGA
Timing your swing is important, but sometimes a clock can do a whole lot more to help your golf swing. By imagining the face of a clock, you can effectively train your body to calculate the proper swing length for shots from various distances. Sound intriguing? Let Doug Hammer, PGA, show you the way.
When someone refers to “saving your score” on a particular hole, it typically requires a chip, pitch or bunker shot to get the ball up and down. These three shots can have the biggest impact on your score when learned and executed properly, since you can only do so much to make up strokes from the
tee box or on the green.
How you make a practice swing when chipping from off the green is
especially critical. First of all, you’re not just trying to calculate
how far you need to hit the ball, you’re also trying to determine how
high the ball should fly and how much roll you want it to have. Also, a
practice stroke helps you to assess the lie, which can range from
having a ball that’s sunken down in the rough to one sitting high on
the collar. All these variables come into play when making a practice
swing, which is why I think it’s critical that every golfer learn my
“rehearsal” technique before hitting a chip or pitch shot.
It's nearly impossible score well if your short game is sub-par. To ensure this is not the case, Derek Hooper, PGA, from Lake of Isles in Connecticut, shows you the secret to solid, consistent chipping.
Okay, so you’ve missed the green by a few feet and are left with a
fluffy, unpredictable lie. Situations like this aren’t uncommon here at
Poipu Bay in Kauai (and probably your home course too), but with a
quick pointer on greenside chipping, I think I can help you get up and
down more often than not from this tricky position. How? With the most
versatile and forgiving club in your bag.
It’s no secret that you can learn a lot from watching the world’s best
golfers. They hit some amazing shots, make incredible putts and hit the
ball extraordinary lengths. And while there’s a lot of swing cues we
should try and copy from the pros, there are four things I think most
amateurs have no business trying to duplicate.
Sometimes chipping practice can be tedious, especially with no goals in mind. Pam Wright teaches her clever technique for making the art of chipping more exciting.
Sometimes those delicate shots around the green require a deft touch with a wedge. But other times, the job can get done using a hybrid. Let Jeff Ritter teach you the basics of this very easy and effective shot.
Part of being a skillful player is “reading” the situation, choosing
the right shot and then being able to execute that particular play.
Taking into account all your options is important, but most golfers
never consider the versatility the game allows. For example, when faced
with a bunker shot, most golfers think “blast.” But in some situations,
thinking “chip” may produce the better result.
