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Chipping:
1. Keep your weight on your front foot. (You definitely don't want to hit the ground behind the ball)
2. Open stance. Ball in line with your back foot.
3. Don't bend your wrists. Rotate your shoulders to provide the power. This provides more control, as for a put.
4. Hit cleanly down on the ball, and let the clubface provide the loft.   Kevin Solway (173)

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Chipping - like putting:
Keep it simple, and keep your chipping as much like putting as possible. Hold the club further down the handle so that the club will be closer to the length of your putter. You may even use your putting grip.   Kevin Solway (173)

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Main > Sport > Golf > Chipping
Chips should always be hit by hitting down on the ball, producing backspin. However, don't get overly caught up thinking about the swing when you are chipping. Focus on the fact that you are simply using the clubface to put the ball next to the hole.   Kevin Solway (173)

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Main > Sport > Golf > Chipping
Clubs: Some people have a favorite club, such as a pitching wedge, which they prefer to use for most chips. Others aim to get the ball down, out of the air, and rolling on the green as fast as possible. So if you are on the edge of the green, with a long distance of green to the hole, you might like to use a six or seven iron, to run the ball low to the hole. The advantage of hitting the ball low is that you get a more reliable bounce, and firmer contact with the clubface. It's also the shortest way to the hole. The disadvantage is that you may not be as familiar with how hard to hit chips with these other irons.   Kevin Solway (173)

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Follow-through: Make sure the clubhead has a significant follow-through, and doesn't "jab" at the ball - even on short chips. This will produce a more fluid, natural, and reliable swing.   Kevin Solway (173)

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