CHIPPING GOLF INSTRUCTIONS

Requiring the utmost authority in golf is a shot that is also one of the shortest in golf. Golf instruction chipping without authority can be thin, fat or even shanked shots. You name what can go wrong and it will. However hitting your chip shots like you mean it, you are more likely to be tapping your next shot in for birdie.

A few things lead to poor or bad chipping and a lack of authority, they are fear, lack of strength, and indecision. Think about your golfclub like a horse.(weird analogy but stay with me ) If your not confident, it has this uncanny knack of recognizing your concern and plays up. When you show it who's boss, who's in charge, the results are far more satisfactory.

Repetition is the best way to ensure authority. Bring authority back to your short game, take on these two strength drills now.                                           
Drill 1; Hold the club horizontally in front of your body and cock the wrists. These simple exercises will gradually build strength and flexibility into those wrists, repeat each drill for 10 repetitions.

Drill 2; Hold your arms outstretched with a weight (a couple of golf clubs or 440gm cans are fine if you don’t have hand weights) and lift up and down with your wrists.

How strong is your Wrist
It can be difficult to hit a shot with authority if the club feels heavy in your hand. A pitch is a firm wristed action so the wrist must secure the club to ensure you’re in control of your swing. It does'nt hurt any golfer to spend some time on these drills, especially beginners who may have weak wrists which can be a problem.

Be Decisive
You will find any number of articles covering club selection and what type of chip shot for particular situations. Convincing yourself that you have chosen the correct shot, whatever decision you have made, eliminate any doubt.
Go to the practice green and spend time repeating the same shot over and over.
Got some room in your backyard, set up a bucket or basket and practice chipping the ball into it, if you have time. If you consistently hit your target, that means you're decisive and have strong wrists, and you are on the right path to hitting plenty of chip shots close.

Learn the proper chipping set-up; weight on lead side, ball slightly back of centre in your stance, eyes and hands closer to the target than the ball is at address.
During the backswing use your favoured hand (left for left handed) and hinge the club slightly.
Hold this position post impact, in the follow through. That is, don't let your clubhead pass under the lead hand before impact. At impact the back of that hand should be closer to the target than the ball is. After reaching impact, you may release the club a little.
Relax. Trying to scoop up a chip shot into the air is the amateures no.1 problem, they get to wristy.

Golf Instruction Chipping Tip- Bet on the percentages

Fancy high loft greenside chip shots, might look fancy in the air, but there is a higher risk of error. Extra loft reduces the margin for error at the impact and decreases the size of the landing zone on the green.
One of the hardest shots in golf is the second bounce check-up, it's best left to them for now.
For amateur golfers I suggest going for more roll and less air time, always remembering to land on the green.. This means using less-lofted clubs and relying on a simple formula when faced with a chip around the green. Of course, primary to this for any golf shot is some on course management. As is a brush up on the finer points of golf instruction for a balanced posture

Golf Instruction Chipping - The Method
Focusing on your landing spot as your target, and not the flag when chipping. The condition of the green and the loft of your golfclub will vary in each circumstance. Start with a five iron, and increase the loft depending on  the amount of green available, using the following ratios.

• 5 IRON

20 percent flight, 80 percent bounce and roll. ?

• 8 IRON

33 percent flight, 67 percent bounce and roll

• WEDGE

50 percent bounce and 50 percent roll.

Chip with an 8 iron until you master the bump and run,then learn to use a wedge.

Here is a great golf instruction chipping tip I learned a while ago, try this. In your normal stance for a chip shot, grab a ball and throw it underarm at your target to gain a feel for how hard you will need to swing the club.
Use this method to imagine how much strength is needed to fly the ball onto the green and roll up to the hole, throw the ball two thirds of the way onto the green back to the cup. This is a great technique to get a feel for the shot.

I hope these few golf instruction tips will help you to improve your short game and reduce the number of shots in your round the next time you go out on the course.