Want to reduce your golf handicap dramatically?

Learn to chip accurately—especially from just off the green. Chipping accurately helps you score low by turning three shots into two. It also increases your ability to get up and down from difficult lies and to make birdies and pars. To increase accuracy, rehearse the shot. Rehearsing provides key information that lets you knock it close.
Here's a five-step routine to use before chipping:

* Inspect the lie carefully
* Take two practice sweeps
* Adjust your grip
* Step up and take your stance
* Visualize the shot and hit

The most important part of the short chip shot is to make sure you lead with the hips. This will help you avoid the embarrassing "chilli dip" " duff where the ball travels about 12 inutes and you have to hit the SAME shot again.

You must determine three things when chipping from just off the grass: How far to hit the ball. How high to hit it. And how much roll you want. Rehearsing helps you decide these things by letting you accurately assess the situation. First, look at your lie. Is the ball is above or below the grass? The higher the ball sits on the grass, the higher it launches and the more backspin it has. The lower the ball sits on the grass, the lower it launches and the more forward spin it has. Now, take your stance. After settling in, make two downward sweeping practice swings. Do this as close to the ball as possible. The swings tell you how the grass will react to a downward sweeping motion through the ball. Note how the clubhead slides through the grass. If it grabs the clubface, tighten your grip. If it lets the clubface slide through easily, maintain a "soft grip." The two sweeps also tell you if you're chipping from an uphill, a downhill, or a sidehill lie. You can't always tell by looking. And don' try scooping the ball. That almost never works. Instead, visualize the shot and trust your stroke. The club's loft will launch the ball.Chipping accurately from just off the green turns three strokes into two. It can help cut your scores and golf handicap dramatically.

*** AGAIN *** The most important part of the short chip shot is to make sure you lead with the hips. This will help you avoid the embarrassing "chilli dip" " duff where the ball travels about 12 inutes and you have to hit the SAME shot again