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Originally Posted by
Beachcomber 
Here is another video practicing a shot that I learned as a kid called the Belly Chip. It is often used when the ball is up against the collar or rough. Where you really can't take a putting stroke or the putter will get hung up in the longer grass directly behind the ball. Well, I'm using the same stroke - but on a tight lie - from above the hole. I made this little video to simply show how easy the shot is, and a great way to get up and down from around the green when you have little green to work with.
Belly Chip (~ 8ft Downhill using 54* Wedge)
- Use Putting Grip
- Forward shaft lean (Hands pressed forward)
- Do not sole the club - let it hoover above the turf
- Hit the Equator of the Ball using a putting like stroke
Usage Note: Easier than putting from the fringe as the putter can often grab the turf in the fringe and cause poor roll - especially the initial roll will bounce using a putter more severely. The Belly Chip - this prevents the club from snagging the turf and ensures clean contact.
I'm telling the club pro that you were chipping on the green!
Good video. I like that shot a lot. I also have experimented with two others that work pretty well for me on various short, delicate chips.
1. If there is a substantial lip and the ball is nestled right against it where I cannot get the putter behind the ball, I would sometimes use the toe of my putter. (This shot is useless to those of you with mallets, I know) With a blade putter (I have a ping pal 2) when you turn that thing sideways, there is no way its getting caught in that grass ... it cuts through like a knife. The downside is, if you miss even a little bit, the ball will shoot off at a 30* angle or something, so you have to be pretty precise. And it's hard to judge speed like that, so its not really useful on anything longer than, say, 10 feet or so. I've rarely actually hit this shot while playing, but it's nice to have on the rare occasion that it becomes necessary.
2. The other shot I'll use on short chips when there is a lot of rough that might mess with the club going through, is to stand really close to the ball so the club is very upright (almost vertical like a putt) and thus the only part of the club on the ground is the toe end of the leading edge. I grip it like a normal chip, but you certainly could grip it like a putt as well because I basically take a putting stroke. It minimizes the chance of getting stuck in that grass and flubbing it 6 inches forward.
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