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Short Game · Technique

Raise the tabletop to play the same shot as a chip

To use the tabletop for chipping instead of pitching, raise the imaginary tabletop higher (for pitching it points just above the navel). Raising it takes hinge out of the wrists; you tip forward, end up much closer to the ball, come down the shaft, and your wrists stay much straighter.

Channel: Danny Maude

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Try it

  1. Raise the tabletop so it's much higher
  2. Keep less hinge in those wrists
  3. Tip forward and come down the shaft
  4. Keep your wrists much straighter

Why this context matters

Adapts the pitching tabletop concept to a shorter chip.