Chipping hit your landing zone

Chipping hit your landing zone

Many golfers neglect their short game and when it comes to playing on the course it is common to lack any feel and confidence is at a low around the greens.
If you become a good chipper of the golf ball you will knock many more strokes of your scorecard. To be a good chipper you must have a vision of the shot you are looking to play. You must know where you want the ball to land and how it will react when it hits your landing area, how it will roll and fly. When setting up to play a chip shot open your feet and left hip (right handed golfer) a little left of  the target. Ensure that the ball is back in your stance on line with your right foot, place 60% of weight on the left foot and for a better feel place your hands in the middle of the grip. To have a clear image for playing a pitch shot try this on the chipping green next time. Place 3 landing areas on the green, at different distances between you and the hole. Work on using a variety of different shots that land on your target and watch the ball release to the hole. I have put 3 baskets down as in the photo and landing the ball on that distance. Each distance will require a different imagination to play the shot. As you get comfortable playing each shot get yourself into a routine as you would on the course and begin to see the shot, feel the shot with a practice swing and then play the shot.