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Stop Chunking & Skulling Chips: Kevin Kisner’s Proven Chipping Tips

I came across a reddit post today where someone mentioned a YouTube chipping video that multiple people responded as finding extremely helpful. After checking it out, I agree this is a keeper. Here is the video followed by a summary of the key points. Let me know your thoughts in the comments!

How to Fix Your Chipping: Pro Tips from Kevin Kisner

Tip #1:  Slow it down. (Don’t rush your tempo).

Tip #2:  Butt of your grip and the center of your chest have to move at the same rate all the time.

Tip #3:  Practice with one arm. It will help with body movement to get through the ball and make solid contact.

Tip #4:  Keep your elbow tucked into your side to help with the movement of your chest and pelvis through the ball.

Tip #5: Hit the ground under the ball.

Tip #6:  Always tuck your elbows into your body. On all chips!

Tip #7:  The wedge is supposed to hit the ground.

Tip #8: (similar to #2) Your grip and your chest need to move at the same rate so you don’t skull it.

Tip #9: To go higher open the face.

Tip #10:  It’s not how much faster you can swing it. It’s how much bigger you can turn it all together at the same rate.

Tip #11:  Don’t use hands, use your body!

Most important tip:

Make the zipper of the jacket and the butt of the grip move at the same speed

During the video, he also talked about imagining there is a heavy weight behind the shaft, and imagine using your body muscles to push that weight back with the shaft. Interestingly, he talked about for full swing imagining swinging a heavy kettle bell – I’m wondering if this was before Dr. Kwon became popular with his great kettlebell routines.

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