The Insider Secrets To Winning Golf Tournaments

The short game is where most golf tournaments are won - so how can you improve yours?

A major factor in hitting consistent chip shots is for the hands to lead the clubface through impact. The vast majority of thinned or fluffed chip shots occur when the clubhead overtakes the hands and does not deliver that descending blow at impact.

To achieve this blow the first thing to do at set up is to move the majority of your weight (approx.70-30) onto the front foot. The ball is played towards the back of the stance, and the hands go ahead of the ball. The chip shot can now be played with the correct downward strike.

You should NOT be trying to slide the clubface under the ball, or scoop the ball into the air. The key now is to make sure that you keep the hands ahead of the ball and not allow your wrists to dominate the shot. Players who get "wristy" at impact run the risk of thinning it clean through the green or chunking it a few inches.

Here is another useful golf chipping tip that can be used if your ball has a good lie, and is only a few feet of the green. It is essentially a putting stroke with a lofted club that lofts the ball a few feet in the air.

The chip putt uses the same set-up as that of the putting stroke. The putter is simply swapped for a short-iron, or a mid-iron gripped down the shaft. the ball is positioned in the center of the stance.

The club should be taken back just like a putter, with no wrist hinge. Make a pendulum swing through the impact area, keeping your head still, and your eyes firmly fixed on the spot. The club should follow through the same distance as it was taken back. This is a great golf chipping tip for chips from just off the green that could be thinned, or duffed in high pressure situations.

Two good tips if you are wanting to achieve more consistency from the sand,are: 

1. Keep the clubhead moving at a smooth and rhythmic pace. Many amateurs, who normally have a decent flowing swing, revert to a short and quick swing as soon as are faced with a bunker shot. There is a psychological problem, as the golfer's mind set is "let's get this ball out of here quick!". 

2. The angle of attack . Most golfers quickly learn that to get out of a greenside bunker the sand should be contacted before the ball. This knowledge in itself causes problems, as the average amateur player swings on way too steep a swing plane and digs too deeply into the sand. For consistency the club head should enter the sand on a shallow angle of attack.

Improving your short game is one of the fastest ways to become a better golfer and start winning golf tournaments.

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