05-31-2010, 01:30 PM
Striking chip shots around the green becomes very difficult, when you find your ball sitting down in an old divot or what we call in the trade a 'cuppy lie.'
The normal advice from a more experienced player would be to position the ball in your stance a little further back than normal so you have more chance to pop it forward with a more descending angle of attack. But this can make the ball squirt out fairly low and be difficult to control
Another way to play this shot is get the ball running on to the green like a putt. It demands a change of grip, ball position and some imagination.In practice, choose the golf clubs you would normally use for a standard chip shot - anything from pitching wedge to 8-iron - but hold the club down the grip where the handle meets the shaft metal.
The normal advice from a more experienced player would be to position the ball in your stance a little further back than normal so you have more chance to pop it forward with a more descending angle of attack. But this can make the ball squirt out fairly low and be difficult to control
Another way to play this shot is get the ball running on to the green like a putt. It demands a change of grip, ball position and some imagination.In practice, choose the golf clubs you would normally use for a standard chip shot - anything from pitching wedge to 8-iron - but hold the club down the grip where the handle meets the shaft metal.