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Short Game · Technique

Set up narrow, open, weight left for chip shots

For a chip, the instructor says to stand super narrow - about a club head's width between the feet - and slightly open, roughly 5 to 10 degrees left of the target. Weight favors the left foot, about 60% left and 40% right.

Channel: Golf with Aimee

Watch official source at 0:29

Try it

  1. stand super narrow, so maybe a club head will fit between your feet
  2. stand slightly open to the target, maybe 5 to 10 degrees left of the target
  3. weight 60% in the left and 40% on the right