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Short Game · Technique

Set the ball at your right heel for basic chips

For a basic chip, set your hands a little higher, keep your left (lead) wrist nice and flat, stand in close to the ball, and position the ball at your right heel. It will feel forward - probably like the ball is at your left heel - even though it is at the right heel.

Channel: Dan Grieve

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Try it

  1. Get the hands up a little bit higher for this basic shot
  2. Get your left wrist nice and flat
  3. Come in nice and close
  4. Get that ball position on the right heel

Why this context matters

Coach resetting the setup after diagnosing a ball-way-back, heavy-shaft-lean chipping pattern.