CHIPPING - HITTING YOUR SPOT EXERSIZE
 

An important part of chipping is being able to visualize where you want the ball to land, whether that is 2 feet or 20 yards in front of you, and then to be able to actually land the ball on that spot.

There are a number of ways to practice landing the ball where you want, but one that I like is to get yourself a half-dozen carpet squares (1 x 1 foot). Set them out at 2 pace intervals (roughly 5 or 6 feet apart), starting 2 paces in front of where your going to chip from. Start with the closest carpet square and chip until you land a ball on the square on the fly, then chip until you land a ball on the second square. Work your way out until you have successfully landed a ball on all the squares, then work your way back to the first square again.

I happen to like carpet squares because they are very visual and easy to focus your attention on, but you can use any similar type object like small pieces of fabric, pie tins, etc..

The object of this exercise is to learn to control the distance you are flying the shot through the air. As you become better at landing the ball where you want, you will begin to see marked improvement in your ability to visual shots and control the overall distance.

If you want to add to your arsenal of shots (never a bad thing), practice this same exercise with a variety of different lofted clubs, maybe from the 6 iron through the wedges.

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