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Widen and drop the right foot back to shallow the chip

The instructor widens the stance and drops the trail (right) foot back, almost into a slight draw setup. A narrow stance encourages too much hands and arms; dropping the foot back gets you rotating more so the ball comes out softer.

Channel: Dan Grieve

Watch official source at 20:04

Try it

  1. Go wider, much wider with the right foot
  2. Drop the right foot behind you a bit, almost a bit of a draw