When your chipping begins to let you down, try toeing the club face down to the ground. Sometimes in our golfing experiences, we all have trouble with short chip shots around the greens.
A great tip to use when chipping from within ten yards off the green is to set up with the toe of the club face lower to the ground than the heel of the club. This position at address will allow you and the club to perform well when chipping to the pin. to be consistent with chipping, the club face must strike the ball squarely or slightly closed at impact.
To chip with the toe down, first, at address, with sixty percent of your weight on your front foot, slightly turn the toe of the club down and make sure the heel of the club is of the ground. Second, play the ball off the inside of your back foot with your hands a little upright and forward from the ball. You can use a putting grip, if you like, but it's not necessary to make this shot perform well.
Finally, wing the club straight back and straight through, making sure your downswing has a slight descending action to the ball and your hands stay ahead of the club head at impact. You will be amazed at how simple and effective this toe down style chipping can help you get close to the hole and shave lots of strokes off your score. So, remember, when your chips are down, toe it down.
John Nelson is the South Florida PGA Hall of Fame Class A Teaching Professional who is the Director of Instruction at the Golf Academy located at the County Club of Coral Springs, Coral Springs, Fl. 954-752-4500 x 204, email: jnelson@ccofcs.com, Web page: www.ccofcs.com.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
To Achieve Consistency - Seek Proper Fitting
The club never lies. Proper club fitting is important. Whatever lie your club is at impact will be the direction the ball will travel.
Golfers need to understand the importance of having correct club lie angle at impact. The influence of ball flight and the direction the ball will travel are due to club face and club path at impact. The technical description of correct club lie is defined as the angle of the centerline of the shaft with the ground; when the club is soled, the center of the club face will be in the middle of the club. In simple terms, when the club is soled, the center of the club head is level with the ground. The lie angle has static and dynamic lie components. Static lie angle is measured when the club is at rest. The dynamic lie angle is measured when you swing the club through impact. If the lie angle is correct through impact, the ball will fly straight and accurate. This is what all golfers are trying to do for consistency. As players, we must understand that there are two principal ways of adjusting clubs to create the correct lie angle at impact. First, make sure at address that the club is properly soled to the ground. Second, make sure you have the correct club length. Club length affects the lie at impact. By increasing the length of your shaft, you will make your club head more upright or toe up. Decreasing the length of your shaft, you will make the club head flatter or toe down. It’s important to know that a few degrees too flat or too upright will make the ball flight very inconsistent, resulting in off-center hits and loss of distance and direction. There are several factors that are needed for proper club fitting, but correct lie angle is a large contributing factor in ball flight control and consistency. Looking at your club face wear can give you some important and beneficial information. If you find you are not wearing out the middle of the club face, make some lie changes and see what happens. For properly fitted equipment, it is best to seek P.G.A. professional club fitters who are certified to fit you correctly.
John Nelson is the South Florida PGA Hall of Fame Class A Teaching Professional who is the Director of Instruction at the Golf Academy located at the County Club of Coral Springs, Coral Springs, Fl. 954-752-4500 x 204, email: jnelson@ccofcs.com, Web page: www.ccofcs.com.
Golfers need to understand the importance of having correct club lie angle at impact. The influence of ball flight and the direction the ball will travel are due to club face and club path at impact. The technical description of correct club lie is defined as the angle of the centerline of the shaft with the ground; when the club is soled, the center of the club face will be in the middle of the club. In simple terms, when the club is soled, the center of the club head is level with the ground. The lie angle has static and dynamic lie components. Static lie angle is measured when the club is at rest. The dynamic lie angle is measured when you swing the club through impact. If the lie angle is correct through impact, the ball will fly straight and accurate. This is what all golfers are trying to do for consistency. As players, we must understand that there are two principal ways of adjusting clubs to create the correct lie angle at impact. First, make sure at address that the club is properly soled to the ground. Second, make sure you have the correct club length. Club length affects the lie at impact. By increasing the length of your shaft, you will make your club head more upright or toe up. Decreasing the length of your shaft, you will make the club head flatter or toe down. It’s important to know that a few degrees too flat or too upright will make the ball flight very inconsistent, resulting in off-center hits and loss of distance and direction. There are several factors that are needed for proper club fitting, but correct lie angle is a large contributing factor in ball flight control and consistency. Looking at your club face wear can give you some important and beneficial information. If you find you are not wearing out the middle of the club face, make some lie changes and see what happens. For properly fitted equipment, it is best to seek P.G.A. professional club fitters who are certified to fit you correctly.
John Nelson is the South Florida PGA Hall of Fame Class A Teaching Professional who is the Director of Instruction at the Golf Academy located at the County Club of Coral Springs, Coral Springs, Fl. 954-752-4500 x 204, email: jnelson@ccofcs.com, Web page: www.ccofcs.com.
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