How To Hit Chip Shots Around The Green | Easy Technique 

Clay, of all the hundreds of “golf teachers” out there, and I’ve watched them ALL, you are the best. Hands down, the best.

Clay is the best damn golf teacher in the internet hands down - he focuses on the meat - he has helped my game big time

Probably the best video I've seen with regards to chip shots. Can't wait to practice these techniques

I would agree. There is nothing in what you've shown me that I didn't know. I was a tour pro for two years but sadly not good enough or rich enough to keep going. I've had the "jipps" with my short game recently and you have simplified, what is not easy to master. I look forward to tomorrow's match. I would agree with the comment below. You are the RU-vid "coach" that I identify with the most you explain everything exceptionally well and, having learnt every possible way to chip and pitch, you've simplified it for me again. The only RU-vid channel I go to is yours. I found it last week. You are and easy going guy, while you're coaching, and you recognise that many of you subscribers are not as good as you so you really cater to all needs. Keep up the good work Clay! Ben

Quite possibly the best video I’ve watch specifically for what I was looking for as well. I’ve shared with a lot of friends who are starting out in golf. Cheers.

Excellent - greatly improved chipping. This is the first instructor that speaks about the way shots "feel". A groove is a feeling - this instruction is great!!

I just love the quality of your videos. Great sound, excellent video editing. And your instruction is top-notch. You da man Clay. Thanks so much.

Yes fantastic coaching, very calm talking and superb method explaining !!!!!

Best lesson on chipping I've yet seen !

Your videos are great. Improved my ball striking immediately! THANKYOU Clay

Thanks for breaking this down. Very clear. A beginner to golf and this lesson was invaluable.

Great tips...thanks Clay. Really simplifies techniques around the greens.

Great video. Very clear instructions. Can't wait to try this in the morning!

I appreciate your instruction video’s Keep up the good work.

These short games videos are golden. Your the best clay!

Thank you! You are a great teacher!

This is so good Clay. I’m 70 and play in a regular 3x/ week Vets comp. so a huge help

Great video! I was taught this "putting stroke" chipping style at a golf school, but they never told us about the downside (not using a wedge with it, and not for longer chips). Thanks👍🏻

So understandable for those of us who struggle with these shots. Thank you.

I am re-building my game after many years off and/or playing very occasionally and without any real intention of shooting scores below 90. This little set of tips literally shaved more strokes off my game than any swing changes or course management ideas. I have already recorded two personal bests at my local course after coming to the realization that for the mid- and high handicapper, the elimination of low percentage hero shots is the secret to scoring. Another presenter calls them mini-van shots versus high performance sports car shots, which I have also put into my mental golf bag. Thanks.

Im very happy that you are crushing Chuck with your geniune style approach instead of smug.

Thanks for this video, it will help with my chipping game

Great video. Thank you. I loved your closed eyes practice swings. Winter is a good time to practice these tips, which I will.

Best chipping video ever!

Your videos have been amazing for my game. I sent them to my buddy to help him with his!!! Love the channel

Thanks for these very useful tips Clay, I have always been fairly good around the greens but you can always keep on leaning from the Pro's.

Thanks Greg. Glad you adopted by advice

Great tips clay taught in a simple easy to understand language.

Great video. Thanks Clay!🤙🏼

This bloke is a genius. Really talks about golf from an average-Joe player perspective, rather than golf-pro jargon. Best on the internet.

One of the best chipping videos I've seen! Great Job!

Been working hard lately to get back to tournament level of play and all your videos have really given me a great refresh on the basics! Thanks for the help! Also GO BIG BLUE

Just awesome Clay. Thank you.

i love the "free things up" aspect. it has literally helped in every aspect of my game. Trusting myself to know i am athletic enough to make the shot is 1. Making myself loose enough to not care, so to speak, is part 2. let your body take over and get your brain out of the way

After seeing your short game, I reduced my practice result by -5. That's a really good tip. thank you

#1 coach love this guy!!!!!!!

Great video Clay..its so important to chip correctly..your score come down pretty quickly..when you can get up and down to save par..thanks!

So far....u r the best.....keep it up

I tried these instructions. Very helpful. Thanks alot

Great video! The setup, club selection for different shots and the description of the feel of the shots were great. Have you ever considered doing these from unfavorable lies around the green i.e. in a small hole, bald spot with no grass, etc. :) here in the spring before the grass has fully grown in tons of bald spots around the green and little holes where the ball partially sits in often.

I was a low handicap golfer until 12 years ago when the chipping yips hit. Spent 3 years trying to fix it at top name clinics and relentless daily effort to the point where i even went left handed chipping in the belief that because I am naturally left handed but play golf right handed that must be it. Pretty much gave up on the game until a year ago. Thank you for doing what I ask people in work - explain something complicated that you know really well in 5 minutes to help me understand. Well your videos are it - thank you. To all other yippers out there, don't give up. I really believe it's a technique problem that becomes a mental problem . Now I am back to enjoying the game even though I still suffer because I now have a few tools in my bag to work with and it's getting better.

Love your content

Great advice and Practical ,well done guys 👍

Great lesson Clay this is my weakest area so will get some confidence, relax and give it a go. Many thanks!

Really great tips - thanks

Thanks Clay, I’ve had the yips for 3 years with chips, I’ve got so mechanical lost my rhythm, love fact you mention relax the wrists and get legs moving. I know I do is throw the knees forward drop and head moves forward I then compensate by speeding hands up and hitting it thin or fat. Gary Player said once you have the yips you never get ride of it, I’m determined to conquer it with this great help, loved the combo of your videos, best instructor out there thanks Clay

Great video !

The technique for finding the ball position at time 15:00 or so is magic. I use it for every shot off the turf, not just for chips. It is part of my pre-shot routine - a couple of mini swings to find the "brush point". Since you can't move the ball on the course, you have to do it away from the ball, observe where the brush point is relative to your feet, then move to the ball. It works for every club, automatically compensating for uneven stances on ground that is not flat. Standing on a tilt changes your weight distribution which changes the brush point. You don't have to think to compensate, just find the brush point from the stance you have, move to the ball, and trust it. The "trust it" part is the hardest to learn. Very often when I am teaching this technique, the student will set up to the correct place, then just before they start the swing they will shuffle their feet so the ball is right back in the place they are used to seeing. They rarely realize that they have done that little shuffle move; it is just instinctual.Then when they are back in the correct position, they will freeze up and make a panic-y swing. Ingrained patterns do not change easily.

Clay , a great video , thank you , could you ever do one with the chipping 12 rule , I don’t get it , you explain everything so much better, love your key move lock legs n lift heel

Another great video thanks Clay. Question do you ever recommend the hinge and hold method? Thanks

Hi, excellent videos. I have a question about which club to use while pitching. I'm using a 56 wedge, but I believe that you mentioned a 9 iron?

I get so excited watching these videos only to disappoint myself severely on the course

Hi Clay, in one of your Videos you talked about your right arm being straight (for Right Handed Golfers) during the chip. Was it in this video? Am I taking that to literal? Not sure if it was in this video and I missed it or it was another one. Thank you!

Superb content!

So, if I understand correctly, when the required shot goes from a chip (more roll than carry) to a pitch (more carry than roll) = make a more fluid stroke.

Great stuff

I like your “eyes closed” method to determine the ground contact position.

Nice and simple explanation,

well done...

Thanks for the video, I really enjoyed it and passed it along to friends. I get a little confused when trying to use the bounce AND use forward shaft lean? Could you clear that up for me if possible. Thanks in advance and for all your helpful videoes.

Looks like a good video. I have a very good chipping wedge. I have a Hummingbird wedge that I just received and I have to spend time to get used to it. I have not played golf in 20+ years ago and I just played 5 rounds and I am now have a 8.6 handicap. I had a 5 handicap 20+ years ago. I believe it will take me a year before I have a 5 handicap.

I absolutely love the instructions and tips. And I am a member of TSG. But I am not diggin the beard at all brother! I am actually moving to Tampa this week so looking forward to being able to play golf year round. With your tips of course I have finally broken 85.

I haven’t been able to play golf in a while because I have coronavirus. I’ll have to rewatch all of your videos until I get better

Thanks for the tips Clay, i will put that into practice tomorrow and hopefully do better around the greens. I am a 14 handicap who can't chip for sh$%.

1:10 bump n run 5:10 knee flow 7:28 spin balls, 40 yards

Tanks a lot

Love it before trying! Just kidding. Just need more practice before polishing it. Best and concised chipping technique ever! Thanks.

If only I could find someplace to play! I'd love to go out and make mistakes that I can work on.

Maybe after this I will be playing great golf

Clay, how do you start and finish your back stroke?

Thanks Clay, Great Video and Instruction. I also enjoy your polls, how about asking us about your beard Yay or Nay? I say NAY! ;-)

You are a very good instructor. My issue which starts in chips and of course carries on throughout the bag but really hurts on my chips is that my club face is shut and gets behind at waist high. Any thoughts

very well explained, but it does seem like the foot and ball position in the additional video is different than that in the original video. In the last video, your feet are in more of an iron shot stance and the ball is closer to the middle of your stance, but it in the original video your feet are closer and turned slightly toward the target with the ball more in the back of your stance. So at what point (or distance) would you let widen your feet and move the ball forward?

Another great instructional vid.. Now I know why my chips rocket across the green, practice practice. One Q....why do you always hit your club head against your shoe?

Great call. Putting chip torpedoed my short game. I used to slice badly, I was all short game. Now I hit it straight or draw it a bit but I'm starting over with short game. I think I just came to take it for granted. Lost both feel and technique.

Hi Clay. In terms of feel, do you feel a balance between your hands or does one hand dominate the feel (i.e. right hand palm feel versus left back of hand feel etc)?

The short chip shot is out of Paul Runyan's playbook. He chipped all his shots like they were puts using different clubs. Eager to see how you chip balls further away from the hole.

I do the same thing but have good results with a pitching wedge hands high toe down works really good but u must practice before u go play

Should the grip be the same as a putting grip or a grip you’d use when swinging a full swing w/ a longer length club?

for the chip shots around the green (not putting stroke), what degree wedge and bounce are you using there?

This 45 degree stuff is pure cheat codes, love it thanks for the tip

Dear clay should i keep my hands rigid while chiping or flexible

Clay, I love these tips; however, I do not have a problem with the chip shots from a clean lie such as those that you are showing. Anywhere from a few feet off the putting surface to 40-60 yards, I am fine hitting accurate chip or pitch shots. However, here is where I really have problems: On several of the golf courses that I play regularly, the rough is very deep (up to about 3”) and thick, and it runs right up to the edges of the greens. Hitting any kind of a decent chip or pitch shot from that stuff proves to be very problematic for me. The other thing that some of the golf courses in my area do is to leave an area of this thick rough right in the middle of the fairway that extends from 40 to 75 yards in front of the green all the way to the front fringe. I find it near impossible to pitch the ball accurately from these areas, and end up costing myself several strokes when I hit my ball into these areas. I’m a relatively long hitter, and when there is an area of thick, deep rough in front of the green like this, I often hit a good drive that ends up in this junk, only to walk away with a bogey (or worse), and almost nothing is as frustrating at that!

Do you use the sole (bounce) to glide through under the ball rather than using the leading edge ? It is not easy for me to put the leading edge just between ball and grass consistently.

Joined the TSG program 2 weeks ago- I've improved my swing /game so ... thanks. As for your beard, I think you are channeling your "inner (Dave) Peltz" :-)

Hi I find the most difficult shot is a bunker shot over 30-40 yards. How do you do that......? I´m a big fan off your lessons......

please be informed using the club what is each pitching and chipp distance

Oh God that slowmo at 11:40 looks so familiar. I face palmed and started laughing because that's me. When that happens I stare at the ball and ask it what the hell it's doing

Just a few question Clay..i run with a 62.. 58..53..and 48 pitching wedge .. The question I tend to us the 62 from around the green and about 40 to 50 yards out.50 to 90 with the 58.. 90 to 110 with the 53.. Should I be using say a 58 from 30 to 60 yards out to get more consistency..thanks

I have a lob wedge but not sure when to use it. I use my pitching wedge or sand wedge primarily. When is the best situation to use it or is it just taking up space in my bag. Can you or someone comment?

Should I still be following through all the way or just as much as I pulled back. if for example I pull back let's say a foot and a half two feet, maybe my judgement is off, so it may be 3 feet. Do I follow through 2-3 feet or all the way throughor will it vary

What do you recommed for those of us that can pull this off regularly at the range or in the backyard, but when actually playing, end up with shots short of target? Invariably, I'll stare down a 24 yard pitch shot, and hit it 16... costs me strokes all day. For the record, my available resources to fix this likely do not include psychotherapy fees (-:

What factors do you take in when deciding which wedge to chip or pitch with?

My short game is laughable thankyou for the help

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I've been using your cheat method of chipping, with feet turned 45 degrees. It works well. Occasionally everything starts going low and right. Either thin or clunky. What happens when it goes from working well to not?

Great video but even I can hit good shots from short grass , my problem is in the rough and digging leading edge into rough , knowing ball has to go high to land soft. 😠

Just moved to Fl. and I’m in need of a good shade hat. I like the hat that he has on, does anyone know the style name of this Nike hat.

I'm very new to golf. My only question is what club are you using when making these chip shots?

Which club used on the chips further back?