As a beginner in golf, when you have poor results on the golf course, you simply can’t blame the game itself. There is definitely a reason behind its existence and that you must know of from the very start. With this, you can easily avoid them the next time around;
Staying at a Very Far Distance From the Ball
When you take your body at a huge distance away from the ball, you need to stick your arms out toward the ball. When you feel you are trying to extend your arms “out” towards the direction of the ball, you are on the wrong track. This will lead you to a feeling of tension which you don’t want to happen.
By feeling tension, you are blocked from feeling the weight of the clubhead. Having a good sense of the clubhead is very essential to having good touch on your chip shots.
One more reason why you don’t want to stay away far from the ball is that the moment you move the clubhead, it will swing right away to the inside and beyond the target line. When chipping, of course, you want to have the club move straight back and through along the target line.
When the club is moving in or out the target line, you will definitely have a big trouble on keeping clean contact as well as having the shot on line.
Making Use of a Club With Extreme Loft
A chip shot is also a running shot. Whatever you do in your setup is created to push the ball forward at a low trajectory. If you always end up short of your target, then you have to make use of less- lofted clubs.
Failure to Keep Your Weight on Your Lead Leg
In order to make the downward strike smoother, you have to place at least 60% of your weight on your lead leg. When you have this done, for sure your strike will improve a lot.
Playing The Ball Much Forward In Your Position
Finally, this tip is what beginner golfers almost forget always. Getting the ball much forward in your position will be an assurance that you are going to catch the ball when the club is swinging upward rather than down.
When this occurs, the thing which is most likely to happen is that you are going to catch the central portion of the ball with the lead edge of the clubface. Check if you are always blading your chip shots acroos the green, take a closer look at your ball position. It must be in the middle of the stance. It might have been the main reason why.
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This post was written by admin on September 7, 2010
