Side-saddle chipping?

[lastings]

Just read this article in GOLF magazine, and I'm pretty interested.   Though, I particularly am too handsy of a chipper and occasionally have a tendency to blade balls when I get nervous.   nothing worse than that, so I might be more intrigued with a new method than others.  

anyways..  do you think there is anything to this?  

http://www.golf.com/instruction/2017/03/29/new-way-chip-turn-bogeys-to-pars-birdies

[dennyjones]

I read the same article.    It may help somebody that has the yips.   I've tried it on the practice green, I can see the relevance but it's not for me.  

[RH31]

I can see where it would help someone who struggles with mishits around the greens. I know a few players who should give it a shot.

I know opening my stance (around 45*) and facing the target more helps me with my pitching and chipping around the greens. I don't take the club back and thru like the video though. I cut across it and swing closer to my stance alignment versus straight back and through.

 

[saevel25]

I sometimes use this technique for very steep downhill chip shots. Much easier to stay balanced then try to take a wide stance and match the shoulders to the ground angle. 

[Buckeyebowman]

I read the same article and tried it at the chipping green of a local golf course. Overall, it seemed to work pretty well, However, you can still "look up" and screw up the shot! There doesn't seem to be a cure for that! Well, except for keeping your eye on the ball!

[iceman777]

I tried this method yesterday at the practice range . Surprised at how well it worked . I have a tendency to skull it , and this prevented  most bad shots . Playing today .Will try on the course . The only thing I noticed was it seemed to really bother my bad back and left hip .

[Buckeyebowman]

I would guess that it's because you're already "twisted around" when you're in the address position. I would also guess that this would bother you more when practicing, since you are assuming that position over and over.

During regular play it probably wouldn't be so bad. Or maybe try that 30* "closed" stance they also talked about in the article. Not so much twisting in that stance.

[Hacker James]

similar to side saddle putting which some adopted in regards to the permitted uses of the Long Putter/anchoring discussion.

[Dave2512]

If it works for someone why not. He's kind of oversimplified why certain players sweat that shot. A better player is near the green in two on par 5's and trying to get up and down after missing GIR on a par 4. Higher handicap players are usually faced with that shot after hitting more than one previous bad shot trying to save bogey or worse. Something worse than yippy chipping got them there, the nerves are from trying to minimize the damage. If I was a couple feet from the green in two on a par 5 I am nothing but confident.

[todgot]

On ‎6‎/‎22‎/‎2017 at 7:45 AM, lastings said:

  nothing worse than that

actually... double hit chips would be worse... and that's my nemesis. 

[tristanhilton85]

I've used this technique before, and actually have found it fairly effective.

[Jack Watson]

Meh,  there's no trick to hitting shorts shots except practice.

Sometimes I setup open sometimes not.  I go by feel.

[Buckeyebowman]

Well, that's you. And now, for everybody else!

[saevel25]

Set up matters with the short game. With proper technique the set up will dictate the type of shot.  I don't want to be setting up the same all the time and try to manipulate the club through impact. 

3 minutes ago, Buckeyebowman said:

Well, that's you. And now, for everybody else!

How about adding a bit more than just meaningless combative comments?

[RH31]

16 hours ago, todgot said:

actually... double hit chips would be worse... and that's my nemesis. 

I've double hit a few myself.  My solution is to make sure the club face is not following directly behind (and then up and into) the path of the shot. So, I cut across the path a little and the clubface finishes left of the path. No more double hits.