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Chipping Drills That Transfer
Chipping is a low-point, contact, and trajectory problem. These drills fix all three with scored reps you can actually grade.
Drills for this practice plan
Chipping & Pitching
The Bunker Salvage
From a greenside bunker, hit 10 shots aiming at a single landing spot 6 feet onto the green. Open face, accelerate through the sand, finish ...
Chipping & Pitching
The Lob Lab
Open the face of your 60° wedge. Hit 10 high-soft shots over an imagined obstacle (a bag, a flag, anything visual). The shot must clear the ...
Chipping & Pitching
The Landing Zone
Lay a towel as a target landing area. Hit 10 chips with three different clubs — same landing zone, different rollouts. Notice how a 9-iron r...
Chipping & Pitching
The Saver
Play 5 "holes" of chip-and-putt. Drop a ball anywhere off the green, chip on, then putt out. Score it like a real hole. Total your strokes f...
Chipping & Pitching
The Caddy's Challenge
Have a partner call your club AND your target. You must execute. 12 shots. If alone, write 12 random shot prescriptions on slips of paper an...
Chipping & Pitching
Up & Down Championship
10 chip shots from varied lies. Score "up and down" if you would two-putt to the hole. Track your percentage. This is the single skill that ...
Chipping & Pitching
Indoor Chip Pad
On a chip pad or short turf, hit 20 chips at a single 15-foot landing target. Use one club (56° or PW). The goal is a repeatable strike, not...
Chipping & Pitching
The Two-Pin Test
From one spot, pick two pins: one short (10-12 paces away) and one long (20-25 paces). Same wedge for both. Hit 5 chips at the short pin, 5 ...