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PGA PRo:FoRMANCE
pRO:tips
cOnsistency cRisis
by Reggie Millage, PGA of Canada member
Reggie Millage, head provincial coach for the Golf Association of ontario,
recognizes
what every weekend hacker knows in the back of their mind: that they
can't consistently chip and it is costing them shots. Maybe they could crack 90 if only
that chip wasn't bladed across the green or dumped into a bunker. For all those seeking
a short game that yields lower scores, Millage offers some accessible suggestions to improve your chipping.
For almost all shots around the green you want to have more weight on the lead leg than the trail leg.
The key is to keep it there. So to master the chip shot and get more consistent contact, try this simple
"Lead Leg drill."
Get into your normal
chipping stance and put
all your weight onto your
lead leg (the one closest to
the hole). en pull back your
trail leg so only the toe of your
shoe is touching the ground.
From here all you have to do is lean the
sha forward and turn your arms and
shoulders back and through. Make
sure you maintain the sha angle and hit
down as this will eliminate the tendency to
move weight to the back leg and the tendency
to try to scoop the ball.
Keep the action
simple by putting
your weight for-
ward, hit down on the
ball and remember to keep
the sha leaning forward.
1 2 3
SHAFT LEANS
FORWARD
WEIGHT ON
YOUR FRONT
FOOT
TRAIL LEG
DROPS BACK
