Green Grass Golf Shop

Hello friends, it’s Chippin’ Chewsday, innit? We all miss a lot of greens, some more than others, but nobody, even the best in the world, can avoid hitting a few chip shots. One thing a lot of golf courses have in common is slope, especially around the green that we have to contend with when we’re hitting those chips and pitches. A lot more often than not, you’re chipping on an upslope. Not a lot of greens that I’ve seen are in a big bowl surrounded by higher elevation. Most are around the same level or higher than the fairway and the rest of the course leading up to it. So we have to know how to set up and hit those shots. The most important part, as always, is the setup. The ground isn’t going to come into play nearly as early as your striking zone, I’m going to move the ball a little forward in my stance, from the back to the middle, but still, if anything, behind center. I’m going to match my shoulders here to the slope as much as I can. If you’re on a cliff, you don’t need to point your shoulders 90 degrees up, just as close as you can while still maintaining that weight on your front foot. Then for the swing, up the slope on your follow through, trying to chase the club up the hill, matching the angle of your shoulders to your swing path. Just like our other short game shots, you don’t need to help this ball in the air. Hands forward, the slope’s going to do plenty of the work for you. Be sure to like and subscribe for the next tip next Chewsday. We’ll see you on the course.