Although
you will see many professional's using pitch shots to spectacular
effect,
they will almost always prefer to play a chip shot or even a putt from
just off the edge of the green if conditions allow. This is
because putting will give them more consistent results over
chipping and
chipping will give them more consistent results over pitching!
So
the best time to play a golf chip shot is firstly, when putting is no
longer an option because of unpredictable terrain, long grass or other
such obstacles standing in the way, and secondly, until you reach a
situation where you have no other option but to pitch, because you are
too far away from the green or have to fly over a bunker, etc.
The
point i'm making here is very simple, the chip shot should be you
bread and butter shot when around the greens, and if you
learn the right golf chipping techiniques and practice hard
enough, then there is no reason why you should ever fear these shots.
Too many golfers think that
golf chipping
is purely about having great touch and feel, and although having these
special traits can be of a huge advantage, being able to chip
consistently well doesn't just boil down to how you can skillfully
manipulate a sand wedge or pitching wedge, there is a lot more to golf
chipping than that!
Always remember that you have a
full set of clubs
in your bag and all of these clubs have a wide range of lofts and
capabilities! Use them to your advantage and let them do the work
for you, you don't need to take the risk of either thinning or fatting
a sand wedge to the pin, when you can quite easily run a 7 iron up
the pin with no problems!
If you are serious about improving your golf chips shots and looking for some inspirational advice on how to
take your short game and golf chipping to the next level, then i
would recommend that you get a copy of
Phil Mickelson's
excellent golf instructional book called
'Secrets Of The Short Game'More Golf Chipping Instruction:
