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Golf Tips: A simple drill to avoid thinning chip shots

published: May 16, 2016

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updated: Oct 3, 2023

Golf Tips: A simple drill to avoid thinning chip shots

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Here’s a simple drill to cure the dreaded thinned chip shot…

Golf Tips: A simple drill to avoid thinning chip shots

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  • second hand shorts 25: thinning your shots
  • second hand shorts 24: improve your strike

Scott Oxley is the head teaching professional at Moor Allerton Golf club in Leeds. Here he shows us a very simple drill to help you avoid thinning chip shots around the green.

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Scott places a ball a grips length in front of a club in order to make sure you hit down on the ball. This promotes a high to low swing path rather than a low to high path which results in thinning the ball.

Adopting this technique when approaching chip shots will result in much better results around the green. Give it a go the next time you are at the range.

Second Hand Shorts 27: Controlling the ball flight

Second Hand Shorts 25: Thinning your shots

Read full article - Second Hand Shorts 25: Thinning your shots
Second Hand Shorts 27: Controlling the ball flight

Second Hand Shorts 24: Improve your strike

Read full article - Second Hand Shorts 24: Improve your strike

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