Golf Digest Best International Teacher Shauheen Nakhjavani, says this shot is best suited “specifically to high level golfers”, but become a master of it, and it could be your new specialty weapon around the greens.
To be a great chipper, you must first commit to a system. Do you prefer to use one club and make different swings depending on the situation, or are you more comfortable making one swing but using different clubs to produce a variety of shots?
When I decide I’m going to send one deep, the first thing I do is tee the ball a little higher. It’s an old-school trick and something I’ve used for pretty much my whole career.
Amateur golfers should putt more boldly than pros. In fact, I think you should never lag a putt – you should try to sink every putt you face. For several reasons.