Chipping Vs Pitching
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What is the difference between chipping and pitching in golf? How do we hit these golf shots? For those looking to sharpen their short game, this video on Chipping Vs Pitching is for you. We have the golf swing and your total game broken down to the 5 most important keys in our Top Speed Golf System. In this video we'll cover the differences between pitching and chipping, while improving key fundamentals! Start having real control of your game. Be able to hit any shot in golf! We’ll teach you.
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Clay Ballard
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This really has been the best channel for tips. No shows, no antics, no 'cheat codes' just good solid golf tips.
Thanks a bunch!
Clay needs some type of award for best online golf instructor. I follow what he says and my scores keep dropping. I have only been playing for 5 months. I shot like a 64 out of 35 on the front 9 my first game 5 months ago and last week I shot a 38 on the front 9.
Good job man keep up the hard work!
Very nice explained
Hope you're young... go pro!
I've learned more about the golf swing from Clay than all the in person lessons I've ever had
Better not be taking mulligans mf lol
Clay i want to thank you for all you videos. I started playing golf May 2019. I started with a game improving set or clubs I purchased about 10 years ago. I did have them extended for my hight. I played twice with them and went to a driving range a few times when my youngest son wanted to try the game. In May 2019 I asked a friend if he would teach me how to play golf. After about 3 weeks on the course I fell in love with the game. I felt silly with that 150$ set i purchased. I went to the pro shop at Tashua Knolls golf course in Trumbull Ct and asked the pro shop and club builder Mike to build me a set of clubs. He built me a set of Callaway Apex irons and a mix of hybrids and drivers. Thay are intermediate clubs. In June that year I was hitting 115. At the end of the season I was hitting 100. I have learned so much from your videos at the end of the season 2019 I couldn't wait to play after the winter. My goal was to hit 90 after the snow melted spring 2020. I ended this season with the best chipping most of the guys I play with and strangers that would fill a foursome when we played. Guess what im trying to say is your videos and how you speak and explain the techniques really helped me. I hope someday I get to see you in person. I tell everyone about your videos. You are the best youtube golf teacher out there. My goal for next year is a consistent 85. Thank you for all the time you spend teaching me how to play. Im 6'6" they call me BigJoe. Thanks again. Stay safe and healthy. Hope someday to play behind you or just on the same course the same day. Peace
Thanks for sharing!
I went to my local golf course (Royal Lara) and practiced Clay's advice...If u set up with regards to ball position (1 club-head width), left foot flared open a little and practice 3 or 4 or 5 swing moves concentrating on left knee in on back-swing, decent back-swing (like 7.30-9.00 o'clock, staring at that small piece of grass in front of the ball and allowing your-self to finish with left wrist straight, left arm straight on contact, etc, the chipping stroke does work. I also practiced with just my left arm and do 10-20 practice shots just clipping the ground. Just need to work out what club you can use of tight lies the best. Best idea, forget initially going for a target, just concentrate on getting Clay's idea of chipping down pat and on percentage what is the best club that works on 2 types of greens. Flat or severe up-slope (like 3-6 feet from ball onto green and unable to putt, etc). I found that the 9 iron was better for shortish type chips up to 15 feet flat and sw or lw for severe up-slopes onto green. Turn your worst game into your A game!!! Yay for Clay (hey, that rhymes!!!)...
Hi Peter, thanks for sharing. Keep up the hard work! Quentin | TSG Instructor
Clay, you are my go to golf instructor. I use to hack at it 20+ years ago with no instruction. Horrible! I sliced better than any "as seen on TV" cut through a boot, slice a tomato kitchen knife 2000! Thanks to you I have all but eliminated my slice. I'm learning correct technique and consistency. Played my 1st 18 today and shot 125 legit with penalty strokes. I know that's not good by any means but most all my balls were playable and that's saying a lot! My short game killed me but thanks to this video I know I can improve. Thanks again. You're helping us hackers more than you know.
Wow, thank you so much! I'm glad it helped! Keep it up and let me know how you're doing.
I just want you to have an update. I have sliced my whole life. My distance has been terrible. I started watching your videos last year and focusing on my technique. I improved very little last year but did slice a lot less, chipped with much more confidence. People noticed as well that my pitches from 60 yds off or so did better than these guys who have been killing me for years.
I continued watching your driver , irons, and chipping pitching videos this winter, and have a school behind me deserted from Covid . I take a bucket of balls, a 3 iron and a 9. I hit with the three toward a target, and hit second with the nine as I walk up to the target . Some days I take a seven and a 56degree. Because of the changes I've made watching your videos, my slice has been eliminated, my distance because I'm using my hips and legs has skyrocketed, and I'm even getting some lag. Thanks
Thanks for sharing! Nice work! Keep it up!
That was a great lesson from Clay! I was an instructor back in the early ’90’s in Scottsdale, AZ and would like to add something that Clay talked about might be beneficial for beginners or higher handicap golfers in determining which shot to use, is to remember that “chipping is minimum airtime with maximum roll, and pitching is maximum airtime with minimum roll”. Regarding distance, we taught to determine from your ball position that if 1/3 of the distance from your ball to the pin would not get you safely to the green, that would determine you to pitch instead of chip; and if 1/3 of the distance from your ball to the pin would provide enough room to get you safely on the green, you would chip. Once you become a better player, this rule would not necessarily apply as there are so many club selections to get you to the hole based on your ability, creativity, green slope and wind.
Thanks for the assist!
@@TopSpeedGolf You bet! I just want you to know I wasn’t trying to override you, but so many folks don’t know the difference between the two shots, much less the technique’s you discussed and covered so well! Very good lesson!
Mr Ballard….this is THE Best instructional on chipping vs pitching. It’s all there. Thank you so much. From Montréal, Canada
Wow, thanks!! 👍
Clay, I am a PGA Class A Instructor in Florida and this is a great lesson to teach the differences in these two techniques. I appreciate the way you break down with simplistic information the action that needs to occur. Few realize the release points of a proper short game shot and by showing them the knee pivot plays a critical role in stopping a "flip" you made a routine lesson go to the next level. Cheers.
Hi Scott, thanks for the kind words. I'll be sure to pass it along to Clay. Glad you liked the video. That means a lot coming from a fellow instructor. Best of luck! ~ Quentin | TSG Instructor
Best of luck to Y'all as well. Clay is probably the best instructor I have seen break down the release and how to use the body as rotational force! I need to come up and take a lesson at your facility!
cheers! thanks!
Could not agree more! For the longest time I have felt the club more with my hands in the short game and I do okay. But that key with the knee pivoting really does control the club dramatically and prevents that stall like you mentioned. It helps the whole action be much more fluid and nobody ever mentions it!
Trying this out next week. My short game needs this improvement. Thank you Sir.
Best of luck!
Excellent video and great all around presentation. Glad I found it. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Clay, I was always taught that a chip shot, always rolled out more than it flew, and a pitch shot, always flew more than it rolls. I was also taught that I wanted to pace off the distance from the pin, to where I would want to land the ball on the green. Then from there back to where my pitch was. That would decide which club that I would use, and what type of shot I would use would depend upon the terrain. For example, I would use a higher trajectory shot to go over an object, such as a greenside bunker. I was also taught, that I could chip with almost every club in the bag. I used to practice chipping with everything from a 60° wedge, to a 5 iron. I really like your videos, and will most definitely continue watching as I have subscribed to your RUclips channel, and look forward to all of your updates.
Thanks for sharing! Sounds like you have a good method.
I'm new to golf and just finished my last in-person lesson with a pro. This video lesson was everything I need to improve my game. Very easy to follow. Excellent instructor.
Great to hear! Play well!
Nice lesson. I think it was Gary Player that said, "putt whenever you can, chip when you can't putt, pitch when you can't chip."
Makes sense. Higher probability of actually getting the ball in the hole with the amount of time the ball is on the ground.
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Hi detonatorjd
I watched this video a few times and practiced in my front yard. Then, I chipped it on on the second hole the next time I played. Thank you!
Great job!
I hadn’t played golf in a little over two years due to back issues. Needless to say my game was pretty rusty. I reviewed this video and liked the simplicity of it. My last outing, which really was only my second on the course, I pretty much stuck to the techniques taught on this video, and chipped and pitched pretty good. I only chunked once and bladed once mainly due to the lies. I think this is a very good video.
Thanks! Nice work!
Thanks to you and others I am playing golf. I love it. But when I am start watching your videos 4 years ago you were the first to help me. Thanks. 🙂👍
I came here after watching (and trying to execute) Phil Mickelson's "Secrets of the Short Game" video section on chipping and pitching - where he insists on the "lock and hold" method for both shots. Frankly, it was a disaster and only after much time working on it was I able to make clean contact. Even then, the results were very lackluster. Mickelson also suggests using a 60 degree wedge for ALL chips and pitches - which means to me having to vary your stroke constantly to get different results with the same club.
This presentation, on the other hand, is very easy to understand, to execute, and it feels much more natural and intuitive - especially when chipping (even longer chips). By varying club selection on the chips (depending on the shape of the chip you want) you can use very much the same repeatable swing. You have a new subscriber!
I watched this video and applied this on the range for practice. Maybe I was ignorant in the past but for the first time in my life, I feel confident when, and more importantly ‘how’, to chip or pitch. Played a round today and made a huge difference!
One of the best videos I’ve watched so far! Can’t wait to try out these tips.
Glad it was helpful!
13:19 Definitely saving this one, Clay. Getting back into the game after a multi-year hiatus and this definitely helps, Thanks
You're welcome! Best of luck.
This dude is a great teacher
Thanks!
That was by far the best example of a chip and pitch shots I’ve encountered
The addition of club selection for each movement was great and the information we all can use
Thanks!
Lol... This makes so much sense.. I just started playing again after not playing for 15+ years and I've been trying to chip with a 56 degree. I didn't even think of using a 9,8,7, etc.. If it's up close I right away went to my sand or lob wedge..
Hi, thanks for sharing. Glad the video helped. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instruction
It looks easy, these 2 techniques must be practiced continuously to get precise calibration, great tutorial
What if the grass is a little taller/rougher, or the lay is different? Some courses dont have such big skirts and I'm "pitching" from deeper stuff. I use a 56 with weight heavily on my back leg and ball back of stance. It works for me most of the time, but not as well off the skirt. I'll give these methods a go.
If the ball is deep in the rough then you will need to chop down on it because if you come in shallow then the grass will just eat it up. Use the same technique as in the video but move it a little back in the stance. Play around with it if you can during some practice. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
@@TopSpeedGolf Thanks will do. I broke 100 for the first time today and I used the chip method a few times. Glad to have a new stroke to use!
I started this great game just 1year ago. I think big advnce to me to hit the ball well was just after watching this video. anybody who want to swing well should play this video again again and give it a chance enough to feel to hit the ball with your body and specially bellybutton. trying using sand wedge hit the ball streight and change to high lofted clubs step by step. it will help you to feel throwing your club dead streight. this video enlighten me. thanks alot.
Forgot to say I love your videos
Thanks!
Great stuff! Straight to the point without all the manure.
Thanks!
Good tips. My biggest problem with the short game is choosing to pitch when I should be chipping. I make the game harder by picking the tougher shot 🤦♂️. I need to chip more. When I chip I role the ball out to far so I go with pitching, even though it’s easier to chip .
It just takes some practice to make the right decision for you. Hope the video helps.
Good comparison and explanation. Interesting to hear pitching is about applying spin. Chipping is about no spin. Very helpful for this beginner. I'll be checking your site out.
Thanks!
Clay, this might be one of my favorite videos of yours. I love how you simplify the setup and break down the nuances between each shot.
Question about setup: how do you feel about moving the ball forward or back in your stance, depending on which shot you’re going for?
Excellent video on the differences between each shot without speaking down to the viewer.
A+. Easy to understand and very helpful. No fluff. Awesome instruction.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have always had one major problem area in my golf game...chipping! This video may well be a problem solver big time. Well done for explaining how to chip with regards to using your knees and the follow through with chest open, etc, ball position with reference to using the width of the club-head and all of it. Very clear and when it stops raining and feeling like its minus 10 down under here in sunless Geelong, Victoria, I'll definitely head to the course and practice your advice Clay. Could be a game changer I'm thinking. Big Thankyou!!!
Hi Peter, thanks for the comment and kind words. Hope the video helped. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
good jab .
bravo .
its very good.
Thank you very much!
Clay Ballard. Your lessons have positively impacted my game/handicap. Thank you!
I wish New Zealand had instructors as clear and easy to understand as you.
Thanks Tim!
Great skills, thanks for sharing, could I use the 56 degree wedge for both pitching and chipping? or i need to have different angle club for each? thanks.
Clay, if I would start out using the same club for both chipping and pitching, would you prefer the 52 or 56?
Just had my first golf session today. And I am amazed to see your golf training material on RUclips after following your tennis content for years! Thank a lot! Your content really helped me becoming serious player.
Great to hear!
Hands down the best instructional videos I've watched. I'm an exclusive Top Speed Golf student now. Keep em coming Clay, you've got a great talent for teaching, not to mention striping the hell out of those drives!
Thanks 👍
I'm a newb and have been getting slightly better at my short game. Now you've given me the knowledge on ball spin and pitch/chip shots to get even better. Thanks.
hello teacher what is the benchmark for determining the direction when chiping ... tks
Isn't it incredible how much reason and logic and effort goes into hitting a small, non-moving target?
Haha...yep
As a beginner in golf I do appreciate this video introducing me to chip and pitch.
Great speaker and camera presence without being gimicky or click baity
Agree. I get more from his instructional videos than about anyone's.
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Great video on chipping and pitching mechanics. I really liked the slow motion video. What I learned is how much body rotation is used in these shots and not the hands so much. The pitching swing is just a bit longer, with more wrist hinge on the backswing. I've been struggling with my short game and look forward to working on this. The pitching swing looks like a mini full swing and the chipping swing is more like a putting stroke - simpler and more pendulum. I am using to my hands and arms and need to get my body turning more and opening up after impact on these shots.
Glad it helped!
1.2 million views! Short and simple, very helpful! Thanks
I learn more from Clay than any other videos on you tube. He makes it very simple and easy to take to the range.
Straightforward and clear, thanks for the clarity of both shots
One of the best short game videos I’ve ever seen.
Thanks for a great explanation on the difference between the two shots.
My pleasure!
Great lesson Clay! Put this into place on the course, shot my first sub 80 for 10 years; just gave me a plan, up and down from 20-25 yards 4 times in the round, saved me the shots. Phil . UK.
I have been struggling with the technique on these shots and this is a simple, well though out, demo that is easy to remember.
Thanks!
Thank you for a great lesson, the first time anyone has explained how to get back spin from the club, can’t wait to get on the golf course and give it a try!
I'm interested in what's the bounce on the wedges you use?
Very informative video. Really thorough. Thanks mate
My pleasure!
Clay, your videos are excellent! I'm not surprised to see over 2.5 million views. One of your videos mentioned the 7:30, 9 and 10:30 swing. Where can I learn more about that in your videos? Thank you for all you do to help us improve our short game.
p.s. Try head slightly behind the ball like u would a putt and as u move forward on the downswing, then move body forward as u clip the grass/ball etc...it helps u clip/hit the ball better too...
Hi Peter, thanks for sharing. Hope you're playing great! Quentin | TSG Instructor
Interesting differences in your video, Clay, compared to one Phil Mickelson did a few years ago. Phil taught that the ball must be on either the front foot or back foot, depending on how high you want to hit the ball. (Talking about chipping). Phil said the big mistake most amateurs make is centering the ball between their feet.
Hi, thanks for sharing. To each their own. If you put the ball too far back then you're going to come down too steep into the ball and if you put it too far forward then it will be more difficult to get ball first contact. Whatever he does definitely works really well for him. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
Excellent
Thanks
Great play sir
Thanks!
I am a beginner in 🏌️♂️ golf, feel free to visit my country , there are great golf courses in the state I live ie J&K . It would be an honour to play with you.
Good tips bro, like the way you explain good technique.
Very clear. Highlights differences will. Thanks!
Thanks!
Great video, Clay. I started watching your videos last week. One problem I have is shanking my chips and I have no idea why that happens sometimes. Thanks.
This guy is amazing. Thumbs up for days
I appreciate the kind words. Play well!
As an older golfer who's had very few lessons in the past, thanks for breaking down the differences between a chip and a pitch and how to do them. You make me want to practice more and to play more. Again, thanks!
Thanks Clay
Very welcome
Thank you very much...you video really helpful and to be honest with you this lesson improved my game.
My pleasure Kassim!
like someone else below said, you are an excellent instructor
Thanks Robert!
Thank You! Very well done and easy to understand!
You are welcome!
Very good!
Thanks!
Awesome videos Clay. Do you have any wisdom you are willing to disseminate regarding pitching adjacent to the green on very very hard ground... which I seriously struggle with? This issue costs me 5 strokes per round, regularly.
Here is a video that has some tips on how to approach deadpan: ruclips.net/video/_Uthkkctsx8/видео.html Best of luck! Nate | TSG Instructor
My tip for pitching is in your backswing, imagine your club head as a door. When you go back you open the door, and when you go forward, you close the door. Then try and swing down and then there you go.
Hi Bayken, thanks for sharing. That's a great tip. Hope you're playing great! Quentin | TSG Instructor
Thank you
You're welcome
I got more good short game from your lessons. Thank you so much.
My pleasure!
I actually learn something every time I watch your lesson, Simple and easy.
Thanks for sharing!
Great video. This came up in my suggested videos to watch and I am glad it did. Probably the best tutorial I have seen on RUclips and answered many questions I was asking myself.
Thanks Daniel!
Best video on chip and pitch
Thanks, glad you think so!
One thing no youtube golfer has ever taught properly is into the grain chip shots. Usually because they havent cracked the code perfectly yet. Do you think you can put up a video for an into the grain chip shot lesson?
There are three fundamental golf swings: mashing (standard golf swing), chipping and putting. Pitching is a fractional mash, i.e., just like mashing only smaller in scale, being controlled by the leading arm and hand. Chipping is virtually a vertical swing, controlled by the forearms and trailing hand. The vertical motion of the club head produces backspin, which induces the ball to check up.
Hi Noel, thank you for sharing. I haven't ever heard that before. Hope you're playing great! ~ Quentin | TSG Instructor
That looks delicious! I like mine with the rice & beans too.
Clear and concise. Thank you
My pleasure!
Thanks for confirming my beliefs about wrist set in the pitch backswing. Finally have my pitches working as a mini full shot 👍
I watch this video every time I need a refresher on this. this video instruction as changed my game. Clay is awesome. He really does a thorough job and makes it easy to follow.
Hi Gus, thanks for sharing. Glad to hear the videos help. Keep up the good shootin'! Quentin | TSG Instructor
Thanks for the video, really helped on technique and confidence improved my short game.
Glad it helped!
Thanks for the free lesson.
You are welcome!
GreatVideo. You make these tactics very easy to grasp
Glad you like them!
I been working that. I love it.
Thanks Clay, great to have the split screen illustrating what you're talking about, I will be watching more of your videos :-)
Thanks Laurie!
Very good speaker, easy to understand instructions. I've been fighting the chipping *ips for years - I think this technique will help me! Well done. Thank you.
Thanks!
Great video and thanks. I've been playing 4 wedges for the last few years and it's been great for gapping fuller shots, but it's also given me a little uncertainty about which shot to play when I'm say, 5 to 30m from the green. This will help a lot - for years I've tried so hard to get below 4, bouncing up and down between 4 and 8. Perhaps this will help with some certainty - a very necessary ingredient! Cheers and thanks from Aust - Dave
Well explained as usual, excellent!
Thanks!
just what i needed for pitching and chippin!been strugglin with my short game??
Hope it helps!
Very clear. Thank you.
You are welcome!
Landing a beauty pitch is one of the best feelings ever. When you see it flying high and then it just stomps on the brakes when it hits the ground ahahaha I fucking love it.
Agree 100%. Honestly, no better feeling then bombing a drive then hitting a one hop and stop wedge in there for a tap in birdie. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
You are the man. Your videos have helped my golf game
A key that people don't pay enough attention to is the need to use some upper body and hip rotation to ensure there isn't a breakdown in wrist involvement. You can see this in this video; there is no "flipping" of the club with the wrists.
Hi Bobby, thanks for the comment. You are 100% correct. You gotta keep the hips moving through the ball or you may flip it. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
5:10 talking about wrist
6:48 pivoting knees
8:50 pitching
Chipping is the best part of my mediocre golf game. I usually use my 4 hybrid and it works remarkably well.
Hi Kevin, thanks for sharing. Chipping with the hybrid is usually more consistent in the right situation. Keep up the hard work! ~ Quentin | TSG Instructor
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