What Should the Movement of Arms be During Chip Shots - Golf Tip (Video) - by Pete Styles
What Should the Movement of Arms be During Chip Shots - Golf Tip (Video) - by Pete Styles

So in this little tip I’m going to help you analyze the movements of your chip shots and particularly the movement of your arms within your chipping technique. So as I set up to the golf ball here I’m going to play a standard chip shot, I’m just going to play the ball middle or slide into the back third of my stance. Got a nice lofted wedge here gripping down on the club narrowing the stance positioning your body weight about 60% into the front leg. And none of that should come you necessarily as a surprise that’s a pretty standard chipping pitching technique.

And then from here, if you look at the shape that I’m able to create with my arms. Both arms are relatively extended they are not necessarily locked out, but they are relatively straight, but not necessarily tense. My hands and arms are quite relaxed here. Then as I make my back swing, my left shoulder is going to be the driving force here. My left shoulder is going to do most of the work and that pushes my hands and arms back. And if I am playing a standard chip shot, I would generally be keeping the club below my hips. And if it’s below my hips both arms are actually still straight. My left arm would normally stay straight in a golf swing but above hip level, the right arm would start to bend encouraging a wrist hinge, encouraging more power. The difference in a chip shot is I’m never going to really get above my hips; therefore my right arm can stay quite straight. Why isn’t that pushing through, I'm not going to go above my hips therefore my left arm would stay quite straight. Normally in a fuller swing, left arm would be breaking down as I turn though. But a standard chip shot, arms straight, arms straight. And a really nice feeling for this shot to keep your arms in that position is that the hands they’re directly in front of the buttons on your shirt. If I can keep the hands directly in front to the buttons on my shirt, I turn my buttons to the right, I turn my buttons to the left and the hands and arms are nice and passive. If you are chipping and pitching by just moving your hands and arms, not moving your chest, the hands never really stay in front of the buttons likewise on this side that’s going to cause a few problems. So a nice set up, little pitching stance, keeping the hand and arms nice and passive in front of the buttons and just clipping one away arms are straight on both sides and if you keep your arms in that position, your chipping and pitching will definitely improve. 2014-03-14

So in this little tip I’m going to help you analyze the movements of your chip shots and particularly the movement of your arms within your chipping technique. So as I set up to the golf ball here I’m going to play a standard chip shot, I’m just going to play the ball middle or slide into the back third of my stance. Got a nice lofted wedge here gripping down on the club narrowing the stance positioning your body weight about 60% into the front leg. And none of that should come you necessarily as a surprise that’s a pretty standard chipping pitching technique.

And then from here, if you look at the shape that I’m able to create with my arms. Both arms are relatively extended they are not necessarily locked out, but they are relatively straight, but not necessarily tense. My hands and arms are quite relaxed here. Then as I make my back swing, my left shoulder is going to be the driving force here. My left shoulder is going to do most of the work and that pushes my hands and arms back. And if I am playing a standard chip shot, I would generally be keeping the club below my hips. And if it’s below my hips both arms are actually still straight. My left arm would normally stay straight in a golf swing but above hip level, the right arm would start to bend encouraging a wrist hinge, encouraging more power. The difference in a chip shot is I’m never going to really get above my hips; therefore my right arm can stay quite straight. Why isn’t that pushing through, I'm not going to go above my hips therefore my left arm would stay quite straight.

Normally in a fuller swing, left arm would be breaking down as I turn though. But a standard chip shot, arms straight, arms straight. And a really nice feeling for this shot to keep your arms in that position is that the hands they’re directly in front of the buttons on your shirt. If I can keep the hands directly in front to the buttons on my shirt, I turn my buttons to the right, I turn my buttons to the left and the hands and arms are nice and passive. If you are chipping and pitching by just moving your hands and arms, not moving your chest, the hands never really stay in front of the buttons likewise on this side that’s going to cause a few problems. So a nice set up, little pitching stance, keeping the hand and arms nice and passive in front of the buttons and just clipping one away arms are straight on both sides and if you keep your arms in that position, your chipping and pitching will definitely improve.