Articles about golf chip (0-50 of 401)

  • In Golf, Doing Things Once Is Easy; Doing Things Often Is Hard - But Worth It
    By: Paul D'Arcy | - Want to find out why some players seem to get better and why most players stagnate?

    Well it isn't about what they do, but more about how they do it.

    Let me explain…

    Have you ever practised your putting indoors?

    At home?

    In the office?

    On a mat in your garage?

    You probably have, most people have once or twice, it's actually good fun, and, if done with purpose, can be great practice.


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  • Getting Your Mind Around The Ups And Downs In Golf
    By: Roseanna Leaton | - If you are a dedicated golfer and care about your game you can find yourself riding along on a rollercoaster of emotional turmoil whilst out on the course. One moment you feel like a surfer riding a huge wave as your tee shots split the middle of the fairway or you chip the ball right into the cup, but then moments later your emotions sink like a stone as you miss a putt or get a bad bounce.


    That's golf. That's how it is. And a round of golf takes an average of four hours. ...

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  • Pawleys Island Golf Courses - Reality About Being A Golfer
    By: Reynold Black | - No that long ago golf was trained to be one swing with completely different variants. As for instance a 5-iron shot was trained as a 'miniature drive', a chip was trained as a miniature 5-iron swing and even a putt was educated as a miniature chip. In keeping with Pawleys Island Golf Courses, When you've ever seen some really old golf footage this certainly reveals with placing - it was incredibly 'wristy' and even the grip was the identical as some other golf swing.

    This was often ...

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  • How To Score From Around The Golf Green
    By: Paul D'Arcy | - If You Are Going To Miss, Make Sure You Miss Well.

    Do you get ready for the season and practice on your golf game in the Spring?

    I do, in fact it's my favourite part of the year, above all, I really enjoy working on the short game of golf in the spring evenings.

    Over the last few years me and my golfing buddy Jim have spent hours working on golf shots of 60 yards and less with a variety of wedges.

    ...And if you want some good advice - prac ...

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  • How To Take Your Golf Practice Drills From The Range To The Golf Course
    By: Paul D'Arcy | - You'll have had the experience of seeing lightning in the sky, and shortly after hear the sound of its thunder.

    And depending where you are in proximity to the lightning the sound of the thunder can be very different, from no sound, to a low rumble, a rumble then a bang or an immediate loud, to an almost deafening crack.

    I have an expression I use to describe the time it takes from seeing the lightning to hearing the thunder, I call it the time "from Flash To Bang". ...

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  • 6 Good Methods To Review Golf Balls For A Better Golf Game
    By: Patricia Strasser | - An excellent game overall performance in golf won't solely rely on your talent, but also on your devices, and also the balls you employ. Examining and picking the best golf ball by play testing various brand names can help you obtain the ideal golf ball for your best overall performance. Listed below are smart methods to evaluate several golf balls for a better golf performance:

    Acquire one sleeve of golf balls of the same category for various brands

    Buy one sleeve of g ...

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  • 6 Practical Ways To Evaluate Golf Balls For A Better Golf Game
    By: Jacob Schiffer | - An excellent game overall performance in golf won't only depend on your skills, but also on your devices, as well as the balls you utilize. Evaluating and choosing the best golf ball by play testing various brand names will let you find the best golf ball for your best overall performance. Listed below are sensible methods to assess various golf balls for a better golf performance:

    Get one sleeve of golf balls of the same type for several brand names

    Buy one sleeve of g ...

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  • Golf Tips - How To Chip Out Of Trouble With Your Putter
    By: Maurice Campbell | - Many amateur golfers find chipping one of the harder shots in golf - especially if you have a tough lie or there are low branches to shoot your ball under. It is easy to thin the ball, duff the ball or hit an obstacle.
    In this article I am going to tell you how to chip from tricky situations but using your putter. This is a much 'safer' shot than using an iron or a wedge for a number of reasons which I explain below.

    Many top golf professionals believe putting is often the saf ...

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  • Seven Golf Tips To Help You Avoid Common Golfing Mistakes
    By: Maurice Campbell | - Even before you start learning about the more technical elements of golf putting and whatever level of golfer you are, there are a number of traps you can avoid which will help you perform better on the greens.

    Here are seven golf putting tips which will help ensure you don't fall into one of the traps...

    1. Make sure you choose the right putter

    Choosing the wrong putter only makes putting more difficult. There are many different types of putters available ...

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  • Top Tips For Golf Weight Training
    By: Joe Jershon | - Golf weight training is a way for golfers to improve their game almost as much as spending more time at the course or practice range. Yes, it is that dramatic. Tour players depend on regular workouts to improve their game, but even amateur players and weekend golfers can improve their swing and decrease their score with a good workout routine.

    When you begin golf weight training, it is important to make sure you are healthy enough. If you are in doubt due to your age or level of ph ...

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  • Golf - All About This Fantastic Game
    By: adrimayoro | - Sunny laid back Sunday morning, extended weekends or a vacation, discussion on none of these is complete without a mention of golf. What exactly is Golf? Well it is an outdoor ball game wherein the aim would be to hit the ball into a series of holes in the minimum possible strokes. A round of golf consists of 18 holes. Now the number of strokes you need to hit 1 hole is your Par. Every hole has a teeing region around it, which includes a fairway, a rough sideway and a green well-mown area around ...
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  • Understanding Golf Club Wedges Within The Short Game
    By: John V | - Pitch, chip, putt - a golfer who can't do these things well can't play well. It is a fundamental and perhaps inconvenient truth, but golf is all about getting the ball in the hole, which means getting onto the green and putting well. A golfer with the longest drive in the world who struggles on the second fairway shot and four-putts will have very little to show for the hours he or she put in with the driver at the range. This is why a golfer needs to get familiar with golf clubs wedges and how ...
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  • Workouts For Golf
    By: Joe Jershon | - Workouts for golf should focus on the specific physical requirements of the game, including core strength and flexibility. The core of your body, your abdomen, sides and back, is the power source of your swing. This comes into play during your drive, but it is also critical for chip shots and short game elements that require power and precision. An excellent example of this is coming out of a steep bunker. Your core strength should be more than adequate to coil properly for this difficult shot. ...
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  • How Can You Improve Your Golf Game - Use This Simple Process
    By: jacquine1 | - Are you struggling with your golf game? Are you looking for ways to reduce your golf handicap? Do you have specific problems with Driving or Iron Play, Putting or Bunker Play, Chipping or Pitching?

    Let's assume you're like me. You do some things well on the golf course but are lacking in other areas. For example, you may be an excellent driver of the golf ball, but you have a lot of trouble with your approach shots. Another example, you chip the ball extremely well, but you have tro ...

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  • Choosing The Right Golf Ball
    By: Juliette gerber | - Choosing the right ball is critical to cutting your golf handicap. A ball impacts your game almost as much as your clubs, so it's important to choose a ball that's right for you. Below is a six-step process for selecting the right golf ball, a process I often review in my golf lessons and golf tips. It's a relatively new selection approach. But first, let's review the standard historical approach to choosing a golf ball.

    Standard Selection Approach

    With this approach yo ...

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  • Paramount Golf Foreste
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  • Why Is Golf Practice Net Considered To Be Essential For Any Golfer- Some Analysis
    By: Steve Christopher | - There are numerous golfers in the world who have not understood the essence of a Golf Practice Net. With a slight practice, a golfer can get his hands skilled on the long distanced shots but a good expertise on the chip and approach shots are the differentiating points between an expert and a novice golfer. This is the reason why, golf practice nets and their importance will brought into light in the following paragraphs.
    With a Golf Net, you may be able to practice all the time in your ...

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  • Golf Chipping Net _ An Excellent Tool To Master Your Chipping Skills- Some Analysis
    By: Steve Christopher | - Even though it has a delicate weight of just 1.5 kg, a practice chipping net may help you master your golf chipping skills virtually anywhere, may it be your lounge, garden or office!

    Chipping is considered to be one of the golf shots that requires the best skills with the fine and precise movements of hand, wrist, forearm and arm. When this is the case, you may need to practice your chipping skills regularly. This is the reason why most of the golfers are equipped with a golf chi ...

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  • 5 Popular Golf Gifts To Take Away The Winter Blues
    By: Jackie Turner | - It's a sad time of year in the Southern Hemisphere for all golfers. The weather is beginning to turn, the leaves are starting to fall, and the rain is threatening to keep us all locked indoors. Or at least it would seem that drastic to golfers! You see, the start of winter means less days to pursue the golf addiction uh, I mean, hobby. Sure there are plenty of sunny days in winter, but it's so much harder to plan the perfect golfing day.

    So what can YOU do to chase away those wi ...

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  • Where To Land Your Chip Shot
    By: Jamie Faidley | - Once you get comfortable with your golf chip shot technique, you will want to work on where you want to land your shot on the green. Many players are of the opinion that it is better to get the ball on the green quickly, rolling it out like a put. This isn't a bad approach to chipping, because you want to get the ball rolling as long as possible, however, what if you don't hit the ball hard enough?

    You certainly do not want to chip yourself into another chip shot, which is what ca ...

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  • Chip Shot - Master This And Lower Your Scores
    By: Ian Donaldson | - CHIP SHOT

    One of the most important assets that you can have for lowering your score is to improve your chipping. When you begin to feel the correct distance and select the right club for the shot in hand, your shot consistency will improve rapidly and you will save at least 5 shots a round. Despite these potential benefits, chipping is probably the least practiced and most neglected part of most players' golf game. Here are some tips on the chip shot.

    For most chip sho ...

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  • How To Chip In Golf
    By: Jamie Faidley | - One of the most important things to remember if you want to learn how to chip better is just how important it is to have clean, consistent contact. You will need to strike the ball on the way down, avoiding hitting the ground before you hit the ball. Repeating clean contact is not easy, but once you can do it you will quickly find it much easier to control the distance of your chips. Once you learn that distance control you will be able to putt from closer distances, cutting strokes off of yo ...
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  • The Toughest Golf Course In Myrtle Beach - The Front Nine
    By: Robert Kirtz | - Living in the Myrtle Beach area for years, I always wondered what my score would be if I played the toughest 18 holes on the Grand Strand as if they were all on one golf course. This is an attempt to "construct" the toughest par 72 golf course on the Grand Strand using holes from various Myrtle Beach area golf courses. To make it even more interesting, the holes will be kept in the correct order based on their original position on their golf course (i.e., Hole #1 will be the first hole on its co ...
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  • Golf Club Sets
    By: Hubert Mass | - Aside from hitting a ball toward a hole, full-scale regulation golf doesn't have a lot in common with put-put miniature golf courses. Walking around a regulation course with only a putter in tow won't get you very far. You need different clubs to do different jobs.


    A typical Golf Club Set has at least 12 clubs, with many people opting to carry an additional wood and iron in their bag. A basic set includes a driver (also called the 1-wood), 3-wood, 5-wood, 3-9 irons, pitching wedge ...

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  • Golf - All About This Fantastic Game
    By: jameggq6wu | - Sunny laid back Sunday morning, extended weekends or a vacation, discussion on none of these is complete with out a mention of golf. What exactly is Golf? Well it is an outdoor ball game wherein the aim is to hit the ball into a series of holes in the minimum possible strokes. A round of golf consists of 18 holes. Now the number of strokes you should hit one hole is your Par. Every hole has a teeing area around it, which consists of a fairway, a rough sideway along with a green well-mown region ...
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  • All About Golf
    By: jameggq6wu | - Sunny laid back Sunday morning, extended weekends or a vacation, discussion on none of these is complete without a mention of golf. What exactly is Golf? Well it is an outdoor ball game wherein the aim is to hit the ball into a series of holes within the minimum possible strokes. A round of golf consists of 18 holes. Now the number of strokes you need to hit 1 hole is your Par. Every hole has a teeing region around it, which consists of a fairway, a rough sideway and a green well-mown area aroun ...
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  • Golf Tips For Great Chipping-2 Deadly Effective Ways To A Great Short Game
    By: Terry Mizuno | - Secret 1- Dead hands

    Yes, dead hands. You should set up with a good grip and rather than flicking at the ball with loose, floppy wrists you should maintain a firmness in your hands and wrists.

    Because you chip with your arms and shoulders, not your hands, for more consistent results.

    Rely on the bigger muscles, not the smaller ones which are quicker but lead to inconsistency.

    Secret 2-Set up with your weight on your left side, not neutral or wi ...

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  • Lower Your Golf Scores Fast
    By: Scott Cole | - Most golf instruction is focused on the full swing, since most golfers desire to hit the ball better and farther. It is estimated that 80 to 85 percent of all golf instruction is focused on the full swing. However, most good instructors know that the fastest way to lower the scores of their students is to focus on the short game.

    Most golfers hardly ever practice their short game to begin with. Before each round of golf, they tend to only spend a few minutes hitting putts and chip s ...

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  • Golf Chipping - Knowledge That Will Help Your Golf Short Game
    By: Jsmith1 | - Golf Chipping Lets Get The Ball Rolling!


    As a golf player it is tempting to try and hit the ball as far as possible with every swing of the club. When you are golf chipping, however, the goal is a bit different. The secret to a good golf chipping shot is to land the golf ball in the correct area of the green that will cause it to roll toward the cup; even if that means aiming for an area that is far from it. Even though we all dream of sinking a chip-in shot from tw ...

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  • Golf Chipping - Understanding The Uniqueness Of The Golf Short Game
    By: Jsmith1 | - Smooth Core Motion is Required for Golf Chipping

    Golf chipping and putting are typically referred together as the golf short game. Many beginner golf players mistakenly believe that these shots are related to one another and should be executed in the same manner. However, golf chipping and putting are two completely different kinds of shots and must be addressed in entirely different ways.

    When you putt the torso remains still and the eyes must stay fixed in a ...

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  • Golf Chipping Techniques - Advance Your Golf Short Game Guaranteed!
    By: Jsmith1 | - Golf Chipping You Must Work on Flexibility!

    The average golf player may not be aware of the fact that the game of golf demands a limber body. If you wish to have a good golf stroke you must focus your attention on building strength in your core and developing flexibility within the same muscle group. Strength is required to produce a strong downswing. Flexibility aids in allowing the body to have the correct form in the backswing without adding tension to the muscles. Good ...

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  • Golf Chipping - Techniques For A Better Golf Short Game
    By: Jsmith1 | - Golf Chipping Target Selection Is Crucial

    Golf chipping is a skill that any serious golf player must learn to excel at. It doesn"t matter how great you are at driving the golf ball down the fairway, you will eventually land in an undesirable location. If, however, you have mastered the art of golf chipping, simply landing in the rough will not be the end of your chances to play a competitive round of golf with your friends or co-workers.

    When setting up to make ...

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  • Golf Short Game Vital Information For Enhancing Your Golf Chipping
    By: Jsmith1 | - Golf Short Game A Different Grip On The Golf Club Is Required

    When you practice your golf Short Game you must remember a few fundamental principles. Some of these principles might seem trivial, but giving them your attention will yield marvelous results in your golf short game. One of the main tips to keep in mind has to do with how you grip the golf club. As you set up to make a chip shot you must always "choke down" on the golf club. "Choking down" just means that you will ...

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  • How To Play Golf Pitch And Chip Shots?
    By: Nicolus Cage | - It has been said that sixty percent or more of a golf score occurs within 100 yards of the hole. So, other than putting, golf pitch shots and golf chip shots are the most critical golf shots to achieve a good score in the game.

    Below are quick golf tips to successfully set up and execute golf pitch shots and golf chip shots every time you play.

    How to Play Golf Pitch Shot

    a.) The golf pitch shot spends more time in the air than on ground. Use lofte ...

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  • What Are The Different Types Of Golf Shots?
    By: Nicolus Cage | - Though it sometimes seems that there are dozens of different golf shots that a golfer must learn to be a good golfer (e.g., consistently shoot in the 70s or 80s), there really are only a critical few golf shots that matter outside of the putting game. If golfers can master these critical golf shots which can be applied and adapted for just about any golf situation, then they will certainly see a drop in their scores and more consistency in their game. Below is a listing and descrip ...
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  • Three Tips To Lower Your Golf Score
    By: Nicolus Cage | - When you ask a golfer what their number one goal is with respect to their game, the answer you usually get is achieve a lower golf score. The challenge is to focus on just a few critical areas of your game at a time that will lower your golf score the most efficiently. The following are three golf score tips that are highly effective to lower your golf score.

    1. Practice With a Purpose

    Many golfers do not practice regularly nor have a clear idea what to practice ...

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  • Golf Genie Pro For Blackberry Named Blackberry Super App
    By: Nicolus Cage | - ATLANTA, GA (October 27, 2010) Atlanta-based Golf Genie is pleased to announce that its mobile phone application for the iPhone and Blackberry devices Golf Genie PRO has been selected as a Regional Selection Winner in the 2010 BlackBerry Partners Fund Super Apps Developer Challenge. With the Regional Selection, Golf Genie PRO moves on to compete for the National Selection and the Overall Winner of the challenge. The overall winners will receive investment from the BlackB ...
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  • Last Minute Golf Tips To Hit The Ball In Right Direction
    By: Nicolus Cage | - In todays hectic world, it is getting harder and harder to find the time to hone your golf game whether on the driving range or on the course. Its difficult enough to find 2 to 5 continuous hours to work in 9 to 18 holes. But what do you do when you only have a few minutes to practice or prepare for your round? For the busy golfer, here are a few last minute golf tips that can really help your game in very little time on the range or before your round.

    On the Range


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  • The Importance Of Mastering Golf's Short Game
    By: Mick Euan Tait | - No doubt we have all heard the phrase in golf of drive for show and putt for dough. Anyhow, a few golf instructors also declare drive for show and chip for dough. Whatever way you look at it, the golf short game could make or crush your score. One can definitely improve your score by learning golf's short game; both putting and chipping.

    How frequently have you made the perfect long drive from the tee, a second shot scarcely short of the green, after which for no reason the chip int ...

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  • How To Play Golf - The Impact Distractions Have On Golfers
    By: Stephen Simmons | - Distractions are an integral part of golf so players have to learn techniques for handling distractions as they occur. Without handling distractions properly prior to striking the ball, the player can expect unpredictable and in many cases, bad results.

    We can look to the recent Presidents Cup for two examples of distractions and how they can impact even the best players in the world.

    The first example was part of the Foursome matches on Thursday. The European Team o ...

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  • 4 Fun Chipping Drills To Make Your Chipping Practices More Fun
    By: Joel Kaarla | - Here are some chipping drills you can use to make practising more enjoyable and productive. These are ddesigned to make your practice sessions more fun and thus hopefully getting you to practice them more. Doing these drills will definitely lower your score very quickly.

    1# Landing spot

    In this drill you choose a spot on the ground where you want the ball to land. Then you take different clubs and hit ball from different positions and try to get the balls to land th ...

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  • How To Chip Close To The Hole Like A Champ
    By: Joel Kaarla | - Chip shot is a shot that is around 40 to 20 yards long and is hit near the green. Your goal here should be to get the ball withing 3 feet of the hole consistently. This allows you to 1 putt easily and save strokes. Note: If you are a left-handed golfer just mentally change these tips by reversing left to right and etc.

    The position I like to take while hitting chips is to keep my feet really close to each other. Then I move so that the ball is quite far back in my stance. It is ne ...

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  • How To Master The Chip Shot In Golf
    By: Martin O Flynn | - The major difference between professional and amateur golfers is their short games. When they miss the green, the pros get 'up and down' most of the time.

    From a scorecard perspective, it is critical that you get up and down in these situations. If you usually take two putts because you fail to get your chips near the hole, you are seriously damaging your scoring potential.

    The good news is that the technique involved in a green side chip is pretty simplistic. In fact ...

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  • Tips To Improve Your Golf Chip Shot
    By: Patrick Attlee | - This article offers some advice about how to improve your chip shot. When chipping, your main aim is to get the golf ball up onto the green and allow it to roll. You definitely do not want it to stop as soon as it lands. If you can get it to behave like a putt once it has landed then you are doing well. You typically play a chip shot when you are close to the green. You will normally use an iron of some description depending on your distance.

    You firstly need to establish in your mi ...

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  • Golf--it's Easy To Instantly Improve Your Golf Chipping Ability
    By: Justin Flowers | - Golf rounds are often won or lost in the "short game." The short game includes golf chipping and pitching. If you really want to become accomplished in golf, you must become capable at golf chipping. A golf chip is completely different from a pitch; pitching puts the golf ball into a higher trajectory and is accomplished with a wedge. Golf chipping comes into play when you're about 10 to 15 yards off the green.

    A bad chip is what occurs when you hit the golf ball too high or too ...

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  • Golf Mastery | Secret To Larry Mize's Sudden Death Victory
    By: Aidan Sugrue | - Larry Mize won the 1987 Masters tournament in a sudden death playoff against Greg Norman when he hit a 140 foot chip shot that went in the hole. Never underestimate the power of your chipping! Tournaments are won and lost with this shot and players often struggle to understand what they are doing wrong when it comes to such a "seemingly" easy shot.

    One of the most important parts of being a good chipper is choosing the right club. This depends on how your ball is lying and ...

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  • Hole-in-one Golf Gifts
    By: Bradlley Mckoy | - I get to play golf for a living, says Tiger Woods with a toothy grin. What more could you ask for?

    Tiger Woods is golf's most dashing young icons, and his success has generated renewed interest in golf and golfing all over the world. Golf continues to shed its stigma as a sport only the rich and the bored play. In fact, today, people of all walks of life are practicing their hooks and slices on over 32,000 golf courses throughout the world. In China, for example, the first gol ...

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  • Golf Chip Shot: Its A Lot Easier Than You Think
    By: Craig Sigl | - I'm so tired of reading about the latest and greatest method for a golf pitch shot or any other golf shot for that matter. You know, you can go back to some golf magazines from the 60's and you'll see almost the exact same pictures and instruction sequences as today. Not much has really changed in golf instruction I'm here to tell you. If you read the latest books, however, you'd swear that the human body was just invented or that golf clubs were just invented, one of the two.

    Lis ...

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