Short Game · Mental Model

Bounce brushing the ground at impact is correct, not fat

When you use the bounce correctly, the instructor says the ball meets the club face at almost the same moment the bounce hits the ground. Many golfers feel that ground contact and think it is a fat ('back ground') shot and dislike it, but he says that is the right chip, not a mistake. Because the bounce is dropped onto the ground, even a small error still lets the head pass through with a decent result, and since it is not a lifting technique, topping does not appear.