How To Hit Chip Shots Around The Green | Easy Technique
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How To Hit Chip Shots Around The Green | Easy Technique
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Clay Ballard
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Clay, of all the hundreds of “golf teachers” out there, and I’ve watched them ALL, you are the best. Hands down, the best.
Thank you
Thanks!
Agreed
Clay is really good.
Absolutely love the split screens
Clay is the best damn golf teacher in the internet hands down - he focuses on the meat - he has helped my game big time
Wow, thanks!
Probably the best video I've seen with regards to chip shots. Can't wait to practice these techniques
Awesome, thank you!
Excellent - greatly improved chipping. This is the first instructor that speaks about the way shots "feel". A groove is a feeling - this instruction is great!!
Thanks!
Quite possibly the best video I’ve watch specifically for what I was looking for as well. I’ve shared with a lot of friends who are starting out in golf. Cheers.
Glad it was helpful!
I would agree. There is nothing in what you've shown me that I didn't know. I was a tour pro for two years but sadly not good enough or rich enough to keep going. I've had the "jipps" with my short game recently and you have simplified, what is not easy to master. I look forward to tomorrow's match. I would agree with the comment below. You are the UA-cam "coach" that I identify with the most you explain everything exceptionally well and, having learnt every possible way to chip and pitch, you've simplified it for me again. The only UA-cam channel I go to is yours. I found it last week. You are and easy going guy, while you're coaching, and you recognise that many of you subscribers are not as good as you so you really cater to all needs. Keep up the good work Clay! Ben
After seeing your short game, I reduced my practice result by -5. That's a really good tip. thank you
Nice work!
I am re-building my game after many years off and/or playing very occasionally and without any real intention of shooting scores below 90. This little set of tips literally shaved more strokes off my game than any swing changes or course management ideas. I have already recorded two personal bests at my local course after coming to the realization that for the mid- and high handicapper, the elimination of low percentage hero shots is the secret to scoring. Another presenter calls them mini-van shots versus high performance sports car shots, which I have also put into my mental golf bag. Thanks.
That's great Mark! Thanks for sharing.
Best lesson on chipping I've yet seen !
Thanks!
This bloke is a genius. Really talks about golf from an average-Joe player perspective, rather than golf-pro jargon. Best on the internet.
Thanks!
Yes fantastic coaching, very calm talking and superb method explaining !!!!!
i love the "free things up" aspect. it has literally helped in every aspect of my game. Trusting myself to know i am athletic enough to make the shot is 1. Making myself loose enough to not care, so to speak, is part 2. let your body take over and get your brain out of the way
Great! Thanks for sharing!
Im very happy that you are crushing Chuck with your geniune style approach instead of smug.
Thanks!
#1 coach love this guy!!!!!!!
Thanks!
The technique for finding the ball position at time 15:00 or so is magic. I use it for every shot off the turf, not just for chips. It is part of my pre-shot routine - a couple of mini swings to find the "brush point". Since you can't move the ball on the course, you have to do it away from the ball, observe where the brush point is relative to your feet, then move to the ball. It works for every club, automatically compensating for uneven stances on ground that is not flat. Standing on a tilt changes your weight distribution which changes the brush point. You don't have to think to compensate, just find the brush point from the stance you have, move to the ball, and trust it. The "trust it" part is the hardest to learn. Very often when I am teaching this technique, the student will set up to the correct place, then just before they start the swing they will shuffle their feet so the ball is right back in the place they are used to seeing. They rarely realize that they have done that little shuffle move; it is just instinctual.Then when they are back in the correct position, they will freeze up and make a panic-y swing. Ingrained patterns do not change easily.
Thanks for sharing. Glad it was helpful.
Thanks for breaking this down. Very clear. A beginner to golf and this lesson was invaluable.
Glad it was helpful!
These short games videos are golden. Your the best clay!
Thanks Nhan!
So understandable for those of us who struggle with these shots. Thank you.
My pleasure Janice!
Thanks Greg. Glad you adopted by advice
You bet
I just love the quality of your videos. Great sound, excellent video editing. And your instruction is top-notch. You da man Clay. Thanks so much.
Wow, thanks for the feedback
Great tips clay taught in a simple easy to understand language.
Thanks!
This is so good Clay. I’m 70 and play in a regular 3x/ week Vets comp. so a huge help
Glad it helped.
Your videos are great. Improved my ball striking immediately! THANKYOU Clay
Glad to hear it
I tried these instructions. Very helpful. Thanks alot
Glad it helped
Great video. Very clear instructions. Can't wait to try this in the morning!
Good luck!
Great video. Thank you. I loved your closed eyes practice swings. Winter is a good time to practice these tips, which I will.
Glad it was helpful!
Clay , a great video , thank you , could you ever do one with the chipping 12 rule , I don’t get it , you explain everything so much better, love your key move lock legs n lift heel
Thank you! You are a great teacher!
Great tips...thanks Clay. Really simplifies techniques around the greens.
Thanks Dean!
Great video !
Just awesome Clay. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
I get so excited watching these videos only to disappoint myself severely on the course
Thanks for watching!
He covers all of the basis for the feel and the technique. A lot of what comes after that is mentally trying to hit it at the hole. This is not what chipping is. In chipping the goal is to pick a landing spot and then let the ball roll from that spot. So you have to read the green from the landing spot. After that you are just hitting to the landing spot with the right speed. When I am having issues with chipping I find myself hitting at the hole rather than picking a landing spot.
@@brycenwalker1859 great reply! Easy to let the flag determine where you're chipping
Why is this me 😩😅
Nice and simple explanation,
Glad you liked it
I appreciate your instruction video’s Keep up the good work.
Thanks, will do!
One of the best chipping videos I've seen! Great Job!
Thanks Gary!
Thanks for these very useful tips Clay, I have always been fairly good around the greens but you can always keep on leaning from the Pro's.
My pleasure!
Great video. Thanks Clay!🤙🏼
Glad you liked it!
1:10 bump n run
5:10 knee flow
7:28 spin balls, 40 yards
Thanks Clay, I’ve had the yips for 3 years with chips, I’ve got so mechanical lost my rhythm, love fact you mention relax the wrists and get legs moving. I know I do is throw the knees forward drop and head moves forward I then compensate by speeding hands up and hitting it thin or fat. Gary Player said once you have the yips you never get ride of it, I’m determined to conquer it with this great help, loved the combo of your videos, best instructor out there thanks Clay
Thanks for sharing!
Great video Clay..its so important to chip correctly..your score come down pretty quickly..when you can get up and down to save par..thanks!
Thanks Edward!
I do the same thing but have good results with a pitching wedge hands high toe down works really good but u must practice before u go play
So, if I understand correctly, when the required shot goes from a chip (more roll than carry) to a pitch (more carry than roll) = make a more fluid stroke.
Absolutely!
Really great tips - thanks
Thanks!
Great stuff
Thanks!
Love it before trying! Just kidding. Just need more practice before polishing it. Best and concised chipping technique ever! Thanks.
You can do it!
The short chip shot is out of Paul Runyan's playbook. He chipped all his shots like they were puts using different clubs. Eager to see how you chip balls further away from the hole.
Thanks for sharing!
very well explained, but it does seem like the foot and ball position in the additional video is different than that in the original video. In the last video, your feet are in more of an iron shot stance and the ball is closer to the middle of your stance, but it in the original video your feet are closer and turned slightly toward the target with the ball more in the back of your stance. So at what point (or distance) would you let widen your feet and move the ball forward?
It's just the camera angle.
Tanks a lot
You're welcome!
This 45 degree stuff is pure cheat codes, love it thanks for the tip
Haha...thanks!
Hi, excellent videos. I have a question about which club to use while pitching. I'm using a 56 wedge, but I believe that you mentioned a 9 iron?
Been working hard lately to get back to tournament level of play and all your videos have really given me a great refresh on the basics! Thanks for the help! Also GO BIG BLUE
Glad to help
Love your content
Thanks!
well done...
Thanks!
Clay, how do you start and finish your back stroke?
Hi
I find the most difficult shot is a bunker shot over 30-40 yards. How do you do that......?
I´m a big fan off your lessons......
I like your “eyes closed” method to determine the ground contact position.
Thanks!
please be informed using the club what is each pitching and chipp distance
Thanks for sharing!
You are a very good instructor. My issue which starts in chips and of course carries on throughout the bag but really hurts on my chips is that my club face is shut and gets behind at waist high. Any thoughts
Hi Brad, it's hard to say without seeing your swing but if you follow the tips in the video then you'll likely see great results. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
Maybe after this I will be playing great golf
I hope so!
Should the grip be the same as a putting grip or a grip you’d use when swinging a full swing w/ a longer length club?
grip of full swing
Hi Clay, in one of your Videos you talked about your right arm being straight (for Right Handed Golfers) during the chip. Was it in this video? Am I taking that to literal? Not sure if it was in this video and I missed it or it was another one.
Thank you!
What factors do you take in when deciding which wedge to chip or pitch with?
If I'm going low (more bump and run) then I take a lower lofted club. Anything else I usually use my 60 degree wedge. Best of luck! Nate | TSG Instructor
Great video! The setup, club selection for different shots and the description of the feel of the shots were great. Have you ever considered doing these from unfavorable lies around the green i.e. in a small hole, bald spot with no grass, etc. :) here in the spring before the grass has fully grown in tons of bald spots around the green and little holes where the ball partially sits in often.
Do you use the sole (bounce) to glide through under the ball rather than using the leading edge ? It is not easy for me to put the leading edge just between ball and grass consistently.
Yes
My short game is laughable thankyou for the help
Glad to help
Should I still be following through all the way or just as much as I pulled back. if for example I pull back let's say a foot and a half two feet, maybe my judgement is off, so it may be 3 feet. Do I follow through 2-3 feet or all the way throughor will it vary
I'd try to follow through at least as much as my backswing went back. There may be some variance in this depending on the lie and some type of shot, etc., but that's a good starting point. Best of luck! Nate | TSG Instructor
I'm very new to golf. My only question is what club are you using when making these chip shots?
56 degree wedge
@@TopSpeedGolf awesome. Thanks for the reply.
Another great instructional vid.. Now I know why my chips rocket across the green, practice practice. One Q....why do you always hit your club head against your shoe?
Thanks! It's to get the dirt off the club face.
for the chip shots around the green (not putting stroke), what degree wedge and bounce are you using there?
60 degree and 10 degrees of bounce
I have a lob wedge but not sure when to use it. I use my pitching wedge or sand wedge primarily. When is the best situation to use it or is it just taking up space in my bag. Can you or someone comment?
I would recommend using it when you need to hit the ball high and/or with a lot of spin.
Practice a good flop shot which can come n handy too when the green runs away
Dear clay should i keep my hands rigid while chiping or flexible
flexible but with control
What do you recommed for those of us that can pull this off regularly at the range or in the backyard, but when actually playing, end up with shots short of target? Invariably, I'll stare down a 24 yard pitch shot, and hit it 16... costs me strokes all day. For the record, my available resources to fix this likely do not include psychotherapy fees (-:
I would recommend randomly hitting pitches from different distances and different targets. If you practice by hitting the same shot at the same target over and over then it's not as effective. Not sure if this is what you're doing but this is what I see most people doing. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
Which club used on the chips further back?
60 degree
Another great video thanks Clay. Question do you ever recommend the hinge and hold method? Thanks
Hi Ron, that's a Phil thing. He really isn't doing that if you watch his swing but I can see how the feeling can help you keep everything moving through together which is a central theme of the tips in the video. I don't recommend literally doing that though. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
If only I could find someplace to play! I'd love to go out and make mistakes that I can work on.
Hopefully soon!
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Hi Clay. In terms of feel, do you feel a balance between your hands or does one hand dominate the feel (i.e. right hand palm feel versus left back of hand feel etc)?
You want balance but you'll naturally feel more pressure in the hand furthest away from the club head because that's where the force is the highest. You don't need to intentionally grip the club firmer in that hand. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
Watched the video, then played a Round, my group kept complimenting my chips! Thanks
Nice work!
10:57 why is the ball in what looks like the center of your stance? Looks opposite to what I watched Phil Mickelson's advice look like.
Watch very close for a well struck chip shot practice practice practice if you really want to lower your score card n handicap
Joined the TSG program 2 weeks ago- I've improved my swing /game so ... thanks. As for your beard, I think you are channeling your "inner (Dave) Peltz" :-)
😂
Chipping is weird because I often hit a perfect chip shot that lands right next to the hole, and then of course runs ten feet passed it. I need to constantly remind myself the ball is not going to stop where it lands.
Don't hit a 20 foot shot 20 feet, hit it ten feet and let it roll. This seems so obvious but I do this all the time. One problem is I am unsure how far it is going to roll after it lands.
Thanks for sharing!
What iron
56 degree
Oh God that slowmo at 11:40 looks so familiar. I face palmed and started laughing because that's me. When that happens I stare at the ball and ask it what the hell it's doing
Haha...I think you're not alone. I hope the video helps. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
Great video but even I can hit good shots from short grass , my problem is in the rough and digging leading edge into rough , knowing ball has to go high to land soft. 😠
Hey Daniel, it's mostly the same technique. The ball just isn't likely going to land soft because you'll have a hard time getting spin. You can counteract that by hitting it higher with more loft and/or opening the face. This adds to the difficulty though. Also, a firmer grip may be needed to keep the face from closing when going through the grass. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
If your set up is okay and you’ve distributed your weight properly could you still hit a fat chip if you decelerate?
Yeah, absolutely!
Just a few question Clay..i run with a 62.. 58..53..and 48 pitching wedge ..
The question I tend to us the 62 from around the green and about 40 to 50 yards out.50 to 90 with the 58..
90 to 110 with the 53..
Should I be using say a 58 from 30 to 60 yards out to get more consistency..thanks
Hi Edward, that's completely personal preference. Try it out for a while and see if you're more consistent. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
Thanks Clay, Great Video and Instruction. I also enjoy your polls, how about asking us about your beard Yay or Nay? I say NAY! ;-)
My pleasure! 😂
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Thanks!
MUCH better look without the beard! :-) Great tips..super useful!
Thanks! 😃 I got bad new Gayle. Clay still has the beard. This is a compilation video meaning we took our best chipping videos from the past and put them together for you. Hope you're playing great! Quentin | TSG Instructor
It's very short range chips off a tight lie which cause me problems. I suppose because the hole is so close I can't really accelerate through. I've tried just about every tip and some work brilliantly for a while and then start to fail. I don't want to chicken out and use a putter but if I practice anymore I'll have a permanent hump in my back.
Hope the video helps!
§sure
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I am loosing the will to live, what do o need to do. Is it in the last 2-3 minutes.
Hi, it's throughout the video
Almost play in slow motion but not really the ball just has to roll up to make a short putt anyways takes the pressure off your putter lol 😂
Yeah good chipping and putting skills might seem boring but thats how I take so many strokes off my scorecard
Why does he hate his right foot? Keeps hitting it, and it hasn't done anything thing bad???
Haha
Hey Clay, share with your followers this golf tip.
I used an old garage broom head, upside down, and drilled holes in the ends to security in my lawn. Dug out a little area for it, and it makes a PERFECT chipping pad! I actually dug two more from trash cans today. I'm watching your videos, while being quarantined, existing on ketchup packets, Capri-Sun and coffee, but still working on my chipping. Thanks, and go easy on that right foot...
I'm 104 years old and I golf 4 times a week. My biggest issue is farting dust when I swing, any tips for me?
Sorry, I don't have any tips for that 😂
Try a cork.
Yeah loose wrist i agree
When I open up my body I fine my shots are going to the left of target
Sounds like you're coming over the top