Fred couples reveal the technique for high and soft shots

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Maintaining money around the greens is about a comprehensive group of shooting. While it is great to have a shot with a wedge in hand, the situation will not always require just one technique. That is why it is important to learn a variety of types of shot around the greens.

If you look at the good, you will see this mastery of a wide variety of shooting every round. Take Fred’s couplesFor example. As winners in Augusta NationalHe had some fast tricks on the sleeve when he came up up and down.

Back in 1994, couples joined Golf To explain how to hit one of those shots: high and soft height. Check below.

High pairs of couples, lying down

Most short game instructors will show you the best way to play your chip shooting is relatively low and running, using a fairly straight iron. The idea is to carry the ball in the air quite far away, in order to sit in the green, then rolls the rest of the road to the hole as well as a blow.

For many years, I had difficulty visualizing and executing that low type of chip shooting. But with the help of teacher Paul Marchnd, I have mastered it a lot, and I use it when I deal with some difficult lies, or in situations when it is better to “feed” the ball into the hole. In such preaches, I play the ball again in my attitude, with my hands in front of him. I put 60 to 70 percent of my weight on my left foot, and I left it there throughout the action to provide a sharp descending blow to the impact. This is a useful shot, however the truth is, I prefer to hit the shots with lofted chips that land somewhat further away over the green, then roll the shortest distance left in the hole.

Here is an analogy that can help you better see the difference between the two styles. The jogging ipip can almost be compared to the action of a player in releasing the ball below the lane. Once he drops the ball from his hand, he is in the air only for a partial distance before contacting the lane and roll the rest of the road to the target.

On the contrary, I like to imagine playing most of the chips more gentle through the air. A useful image is to think about lobbying a softball towards a four -year -old child from 10 meters away. You want to make it easier for the baby to grab the ball, so you throw it at a very high angle to give the baby time to react. Of course, you do not want to throw a big “pop up” that the baby will have to appreciate as a short step, – just a beautiful, soft, soft blow.

Why this shot is useful

I will go to the execution of this type of chip hook soon. But first, let me explain why I think it is so useful, especially in modern -day golf courses.

Many modern courses exhibit greens that are more rounded and steep than the case could be 20 years ago. Say you have a chip kick that will cover 60 meters of green. If you plan to lower the ball only on the placement surface, you may need to read two or three different vacations perfectly in order to chop it near the hole.

However, say you decide to play more a lobby -style chip, so you keep the ball 30 meters above the green and let the other 30 feet roll. In this case, you just have to read the green from the point where the ball will go down into the hole. So you reduce the number of calculations you need to make and simplify your shot planning process.

Generally, I hit most of the chips with the top-9-huquri clubs, wedge, sand wedge and lobe wedge. Work with these clubs from different positions about green, getting used to the transfer and roll each. Supporting four clubs instead of six or seven will also simplify your club selection process.

Now that you know my basic philosophy about the fragmentation, let’s discuss the mechanics of this note stroke.

How to hit the top shooting, raised in pitch

I try to play my chips shooting similarly to the way I swing the club on my full shootings, and I recommend doing the same. The time -honored tips of the cutting hit are to be a relatively short, firm -backed action, in which you assume an address position with your hands far in front of the ball, your weight mainly on your left foot, and the ball positioned again in your stay. All of these address adjustments promote a sloping descending movement, in which the club strikes the ball in a bare position so that the ball remains low on the ground. As I said earlier, there are certain situations when a firm’s hand -made approach is desirable, even necessary. But I don’t believe it’s the best approach all the time.

Instead, consider adopting my most natural method, using the following points:

Equilibrium weight evenly

For most chop shoots, my weight is evenly divided between the legs; If anything, I can put a more weight touch on my right foot, just like me with the longest shooting.

The ball positioned slightly in front of the center

Assuming you have a reasonable good lie, try playing the ball in the center or slightly in front of the center in a very tight stay. It is a good idea in short chips to keep your stay (and your body) slightly open about your target. This will help you see the target more clearly while you are settling on the shot.

Hands even with the ball

Instead of getting your address with your hands very much in front of the ball, try moving them back to level with the ball. This will help you hit the ball clean at the end of your hit. Your can put the whole club in the ball this way, compared to the action of “blocking” between the main edge of the club and the ball that promotes the position of the hands. Hitting the ball with the club center provides you with a much better feeling and better control of your distance.

Right hand checks back

Start your back by taking the club again smoothly from the ball with your right hand by checking the movement. At the top of your back, let your right arm depend a bit than to try to make a fierce stroke. I think you will find out that these backward actions further improve your feeling.

You will notice that by using a touch of ankle action on your shredded blow, the club will move in a used bow, raising well from the ground at the top of the back. Do not try to keep the club unnaturally low by keeping your ultra -stable hand wrists. I think this produces a wooden type of wood that reduces the sensation of the club you will get by leaving the right handle to hang naturally.

The longer the chip, the higher it will rise to the ground. With practice, you will get exactly the feeling of how you will keep the ball with different clubs and different stroke lengths on your back. There is no replacement for the development of this consciousness and feeling for distance. In the long run, this will be well -spent practical time as you will develop the ability to closely control the total distance – the combined carriage and roll – you hit the chips. And, distance control is the most important factor in pieces. You are much more likely to run a chip shot 10 meters away from the hole or leave a 10 meters short than to hit a 10m offline.

Release the club freely through the ball

You have to feel that you are leaving the club freely falling with your right hand, so the club club describes the same U -shaped arch, as it did again. As you get in touch, the club will move on the very shallow road that I advocate, instead of shredding.

You may notice that many players’ players practically have no follow-up in their trend strike-a result of their hand-hit, falling, in which the tracking is stunned by contact with the ground. In contrast, my right hand releases the club’s head through influence in order to describe an image of the mirror image in tracking that of the back. You can imagine that your blow is painting the ball towards the target with a large spoonful of soup.

As in full activity, I do not force my left hand to lead the past influence of the club. I think this is an unnecessary action unnatural. Believe in the release of your natural hands to flatten the club on your target in the Impact, and you will achieve a soft, controlled flight that is the basis for improved cutting results.

As I said, my tendency method will require some practice. Strike should not be difficult to master because it is so natural. Indeed, the only thing you have to do is discover your old method built with rigidity. This should not be too difficult. However, you will need to adjust your goal visualization in order to learn to choose the right landing place (closer to the hole) that your weaker club and lobby style will seek to stop the solid ball in the cup-or inside!