What is the Best Golf Chipping Method?
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- Should you chip with your hands forward or in the center? Two very different ways to chip and you might be doing everything wrong and not even realize it.
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Finally, a golf lesson I can get on board with, missing the greens. I'm brilliant at this. 👍
I love how you are providing examples of two ways to hit these shots. A lot of other RUclips golfers will only show one method, stating "you have to hit it this way to lower your score". Your true teaching approach is greatly appreciated! Thank you. Cheers
I was taught the hands forward method, but I definitely like the higher softer ball path of the hands center method. Seems like, given some practice, it would give more control and be a bit more forgiving. I need to practice it to get the feel for it. And I’m sure I’m not the only one that can’t miss a green on purpose. But who knows, maybe if I start trying to miss the green more often I might end up on the green, because the opposite strategy doesn’t seem to be working for me. Lol.
I’m loving your chipping instruction. Suffered from the chip yips for years. Your chip and slide method has been a revelation! I used to slide but with my legs which caused me to hit the ground first and chunk every chip. I now rotate a lot more and getting more of the clubs bounce. I’m also hitting my chips much higher. Been practicing in the garden through the UK lockdown even more desperate for our courses to open to test the technique in real play
What I do given the situation:
1) Floaty lie - hands forward square face
2) Perfect lie - hands middle very slightly open face
3) Very tight lie / ball even sitting down a little - Toe Down / Vertical Shaft Raymond Floyd Style chipping with toe of club
What a nice endorsement of the Phil Mickleson hinge and hold method of chipping around the green. Ball back in stance for a low shot and ball near front foot for higher shot. Super easy and accurate.
I'm practicing behind my house there is a Huge Camp Site for a folk festival that isn't happening this year. I gathered about 160 balls and TRY to hit 200 a day.. weather permitting...
I enjoy all your videos and I am becoming a better golfer because of it.
Those are frogs!!! Love it!!!..
Where can I buy one of your hats???
NH opens golf today!!! your loft is high for hands forward... for me, hands forward with 48deg wedge preferred... great role out... middle for when there's a lot of carry... thanks...
I used to be a hands forward guy, but during the lockdown I spent a lot of time in my backyard working on the center hands and rotation. When I finally made it out to play my chipping was great! Almost holes out several times and all chips felt solid. With my hands forward it brought the front edge into play and I would catch at least 1-2 heavy coming up way short. With the neutral hands the bounce of the club keeps that edge from biting so even an in-perfect swing turns out a better average.
I use both methods depending on the situation. Do I need to run it out, do the check'n'release, hit the stock/neutral shot, or flop it? There are shots for all occasions!
Hit'm straight!
Perfect.. I’ll try and miss more greens, at least that’s what I’m going to tell my regular 4-some :-)
I am a hands forward guy and my chipping has been KILLING me! Now I know why I run past every stinking hole... my god the frustration... thank you Mr short game.. I will now be hands center
I am EXTERMELY happy you cleared out the frogs mystery for me. I would've been very confused and anxious if you would'ven't.
I was hands ahead- changed to hands center and have jarred more this year than the three previous golf seasons. Hands center uses the bounce of the club better and allows for a wider margin of mishit errors.
Thanks for the videos....So simple to show and very honest in your demonstration...showing misses as well. This makes the video realistic and trustworthy. A hug from Chile!
I appreciate this video, I have always been a hands forward guy (drives included). Recently I’ve been watching a lot of other golfers and tried the center hands method. It was kind of a disaster. I have never sliced so badly in my life. I will keep looking at the hands center method while realizing I’m not crazy using a hands forward method. I will also keep missing greens to work on my shots 😎
A really good video to show the difference between the 2 approaches to the shots.
Matt, I have subscribed and have watched several videos now. What I really like about your stuff is you are actually on the course showing the lesson. Much appreciated and keep the videos going. I have been chipping and sliding now and it helps. Thanks!
I always try to decide if I want to lob it in with my 60. Or run it up with a pitching wedge. Depends on the green and how much room I have and if its uphill or downhill. Shot a 78 today at my cities toughest course. I don't usually break 80 but today I was making most putts within 10'. Also wasn't duffing any chip shots around the green! Feels great cant wait to go again on Friday!!
Depends on the distance and whether there is a bunker to go over or not. Mostly hands slightly forward with a 52. You have to have a good judge of where to land the chip to get it close though.
Great vid! Love you style of talking about the options (hands center vs hands forward) rather than staying hands center is best because that's how you play.
I'm hands center, personally but tha k's for explaining both and what happens to the face of the club when you lean your hands forward!
Keep up the great work!
You also debugged a problem I have had with delofting the face to try and get more distance.
I used the hands forward method with short shots close to the green with some green to work with. This is where people tend to use a 7 or something, but I like delofting a 56 or 60 with the hands forward method. It feels like a little putt. I do better that way than putting from off the green. It’s not a good method when you have to throw it further with less green to work with or if you’re gonna end up on a down slope. It does work nicely on an up hill lie and/or to an up hill green.
Love the options of both. Started to play in the center which I prefer knowing I have more landing & bounce coming into the ball. Practicing with feel now for distance each shot. Thank you .... love the video
Thank you so much I’m playing 9 holes in 5 hours and this will definitely help.
After watching this video and practicing what you talked about its greatly helped my chipping and iam more confident when around the greens. Thanks alot
Love it!
Been practicing 1 to 2 hours a day chipping 4 days a week!
Love hands forward! I definitely have to compensate for the miss left. This is where practice pays off. However 1 big huge thing (I think anyway ) is this helps ME keep my legs from moving so much. I tend to go heavy on the lead (for me left foot) . Sometimes I think too much weight on the left. But since practicing so much I play with a little bit of ball positions. Back foot inside heel for bump and run, middle of stance is about as far forward as I go for loft. And yes I even sometimes go as far forward as front left heel but I need to keep practicing that one cause it can get ugly. Love all your videos keep them up they are awesome!
Ps 52 degree for me
And I just bought a Cleveland chipper with smart sole. It's about a 7 iron in loft .
I started calling it the cheater club
But have since called it the Chutter. Love it!!!
hands forward when green with slope, else hands center, controling the rotation (arc&speed) for distance & hight
Courses reopened in San Diego. I am coming up short of the green while I get my swing and speed back but doing a lot more bump with and run with the PW than I ever had before. It's actually better than getting out the 54 degree and popping it up. However, your "low spinner" technique has also helped me when I need it.
I use all the methods you’re showing depending on the lie ,distance and weather conditions. How ever being a 22 hc also makes decision making (which method to choose) another handicap and I sometimes wonder if one method per round would save me more strokes. When I first discovered the hands forward method I realized quite rapidly that chipping the ball firmer made the ball spin much higher and the ball would check and gun for the hole more often than not. My point being that a 20 hc player is near the green because of ability not choice so the mind then chooses the next method of saving a stroke ie. 3 foot circle.
Phil Mickelson's "Secrets of the Short Game" on youtube. Hands down the best info on chipping, pitching, putting etc. Even shows how to properly execute the flop shot, and bonus footage.
Great video. I've been using both methods depending on the shot. I like the hands forward when in the taller grass to get a steeper angle. I'm using the 56 the most and only using the 60 when I need to. If I have room for the ball to roll, I really like to get the PW in my hands.
good showing of hands forward is only good for distance chipping and not for delicate chips but how many amateur golfers leave chipping short ? so sometimes that extra roll is needed
Thanks for this vid. Ive always been told by everybody hands forward for chipping(everyone wanting that bite on the ball idea) But, I'm normally a hands neutral guy for irons and driver. Interesting point about consistency throughout all clubs as far as hand position anyway.
Thanks for the advice!
Don’t need to miss em on purpose Matt. I use both methods depending on how I see the shot. Good vid thanks.
Matt,
Great new sound track! Groov'in golf!!! I love it!!!
I do hands middle but vary club and style of chip depending on what the course is giving me. I do about 50% of bump and runs with a 7/8/9 iron, or I get the sand wedge out.
Agree with you, hands center for me. Can see me trying to miss the green to practice and end up on the green 😂. Hope to get out in a few weeks as Scotland still in lockdown. Great video 👍
Hands centered without a doubt!!! Feel way more consistent when controlling the shot with the rotation of my torso. Great vid. Now I just need to get to where I can miss the greens on purpose!
Both for me depends on the shot elevation of the greens up hill or down hill 🤔⛳🏌️♀️🏌️
I am like you. Hands middle. I love chipping!!
I am able to get out some days at lunch and do about an hour of practice. I alway played the ball back when chipping. I have started to use your method of center and more around my body. I am starting to find my distance and roll out are more predictable with your technique. I also tried that low check shot you had in one of you other videos I have messed it up but the other day I had to play over a bunker from about 30 yards and I did that and it worked text book . The ball actually backed up. My buddy's were clapping LOL
I prefer hands forward. Get the balling rolling as soon as possible and with practice you can get feel for distance. I can never determine amount of spin/roll out when I go hands center. I also love the make-shift par 5.
I typically use the hands forward style on most of my chipping shots that require a little more travel. I like to use the toe of the club for better control and use it like a putter. The exception being when I have a tight lie with a small landing area (over a bunker). Next to my putting, it's usually the best shot I have. I ractice it all the time in my backyard.
Hands forward to keep club’s loft. With hands center, I hit off back foot losing forward weighting. Don’t rotate hips. My issue, as your video showed, the ball run out as club moves
Sure liked your background music as well as the tips... I had to use Shazam to find the song because i had never heard it before.
Good stuff Matt. John 3:16
hands forward for me center only when higher shot needed good video..
Hands forward 9 times out of 10 (unless height required). Amongst golfers over 8 handicap, a ton more reliable and accurate. Also totally transferable between tight lies (links) and fluffy - because you always hit ball pre turf
Hey Matt, great video as always. My longer iron shots to the green usually go left therefore I would choose the hands center method. However I like to use my 54 degree wedge to bump and run which is more hands forward sometimes I will hood the club face to get the ball rolling better. You have a magnet personality the butterflies and the frogs come out to meet you much like the rooster. Stay safe my friend, sanitize up!
Center.......watched your other videos on 40 yard and 60 yard shots. Had several kick ins from 40-60 I hit some good shots with no actual practice! No ranges are open. using primarily 50 degree 10 bounce easy to hit
Love the energy man! Thank you!
Method 2 (hands forward) I call a chip because it rolls out farther than it flies in the air. Method 1 (hands middle) I call a pitch because it flies further than it rolls out. I'm using the bounce here. Both methods clearly have their uses.
Hands center,. It just seems like you have more control of what the ball is going to do. Although there are times that hands forward would prove the be the better shot, ie long uphill green to work with.
Try the compromise - hands just a bit in front and opposite your left high.Stick to one set up, keeping it simple, and that'll be more consistent than changing on every shot.
I was always a hands forward guy, learned it early on. But now I use both methods depending on the lie, the flight I want, etc.
Genius way to practice.
This video improved my game instantly, just realized I was missing greens on purpose. ;)
The object of a chip is to get the ball closer to the hole. No 1 assess the lie, 2 pick club, 3 decide high or low, 4 pick spot to land ball depending on terrain. Imagine you are throwing the ball to that spot, high or low that is your swing. Tight lies weight forward, fluffy lies weight in Centre. Personally I play a 60 wedge and prefer to play a high shot landing closer to the hole. This uses the trajectory to stop the ball more than spin which is not always guaranteed. I always aim for top of flag, it’s more aggressive.
Hands center seems to be more easily repeated, for consistency. However, I wonder if hands forward might work to deloft and uphill chip.
Great video. Nice to see the titleist driver back in the bag.
For sure center is my preferred
I really like your short game video keeping you arms connected to your chest with the ball and hands in the middle sliding the face under the ball without hearing you clicking the ball as you did in this video you were hitting the ball first .
I used to play hands center but I changed my golf stroke at the beginning of this year because I was having trouble with hitting the ball first. I hit the ball first now on my irons but I useally screw up my chipping because my hands are forward and duff the ball. I miss my hands center while chipping because I was accurate but if I try and do that now I mess up my stroke
For all the excellent SHORTGame tapes/lessons, I do not see any STOP SHANKING the pitch and chip shots! Any advice or techniques or drills? Thanks.
I don't have to try and miss greens. But that is a great excuse.
I like the shaft to be straight up and down but the ball a bit forward
Hands forward does not take advantage of the bounce. I use hands center method in most cases but on very short close lies hands forward is needed to avoid thinning it.
This one tip from you totally changed my short game: “keep your hands quiet through the impact zone.” Oh my. I used to drag the handle back and through on a wide arc. VERY inconsistent. Now, I hit beautiful soft, high, STRAIGHT chips. I LOVE being just off the green now! Thank you, brother!!
Hands forward, weight forward. Ball position just back of centre on medium to long chips. On very short chips, ball behind back ankle or it's fat or thin torture. The secret is where to look at impact....
Miss the green? I’m still looking for the green..... Great Vid thank you
Nice video bro, as always
Hands Centre! Thanks Matt!
Are use both of them when I’m playing it depends on how soft I want the ball to calm down with the Hansford yes you’ve got to laugh off but you stayed closer to the ground and more role but you don’t have to hear it the same way you will do as Hansina I wouldn’t use has forward if I was going to hit Downhill
I like your hands centered (arms glued to sides) shot. BTW...your drives seem to be an iteration of the hands centered swing (huge rotational swing with no hands release). Could you comment on that please....Thanks👍🏻
I miss every green on purpose too!!! 😉😉
Chip and Slide really works.
Forwards all day long for me. At set up and through impact, old school.
From now on I will miss on purpose and maybe, just maybe, I will be able to hit the darn green!
Reverse psychology, good move.
Thanks, that was a Great Video. I play hands forward, and find that I get a low, running ball flight if I play the ball off my back foot. If I play it off my front foot with the face a little more open, I get a higher flight with less run. Chipping is so much fun, as there are lots of different ways to obtain the same result....some choices are just harder to play!
Are you suggesting that if one uses hands center for short game, he should also hands center for 150 yard iron play?
Do you ever pick a spot for your first bounce on your chips it might be helpful I’m sure it’ll improve your feel
I ALWAYS miss greens! On purpose for wedge practice, obviously! 😆
I like hands center with a hint and hold..a little Phil style!!
Someone should put like a piece of bright cloth on that stick...make it easier to see.
Requires alot of practice to adjust and perform at acceptable levels
Do a video on the runyan method
I tried a few..... For me center work best.. I get more control and trust myself more
Forgot to mention that for me the hands forward method is more accurate for 50ft or less not because of the carry distance or height but because of the amount of backspin (assuming the head was squared at impact).
Love your videos I’m new into golf and I was wondering if there was any good simulators to track the ball
Please add the yardage for more accuracy. Thank you.
What about sidehill lie, ball above or below your feet. How do you approach that?
Hands forward with a 9 iron for chipping is perfect for me
I do both depending on the shot at hand. But my hands are not as forward as yours.
Just thinking Matt, if there’s a stick in the hole why not a flag? I know flags are not being used so we shouldn’t use anything, right?
Good video. Unrelated question - what kind of remote cart are you using?
That course looks amazing. Where is it
Hands forward 🙌
Chip hands forward to keep it down. Pitch/flop hands center 🙌 👍
Yeah, I miss the greens on purpose so I can practice my chipping, yeah, that's the ticket! Love your videos.
Hey Matt, is there a in between point with hands center and hands forward that can be successful??