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THE BEST PLAYERS ARE NEVER THE BEST TEACHERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Phil has a great short game, one of the best, Pelz was his teacher..........

that being said, they never teach feel mechanics
Pelz was more of a consultant to Phil. Phil had the best short game in the world, long before that clown Pelz ever showed up.
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Because he was a lousy ball striker!!!!!!!!!!! Thank God He did. Never got over Pelz standing 6 ft from him allowing him to hit a ball over his head with his 6 ft 4 frame. Surely a clown act.
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Pelz was more of a consultant to Phil. Phil had the best short game in the world, long before that clown Pelz ever showed up.
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THE BEST PLAYERS ARE NEVER THE BEST TEACHERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Phil has a great short game, one of the best, Pelz was his teacher..........

that being said, they never teach feel mechanics
This is true in every sport. The fact that you can do it does not mean that you can teach it.

BTW, SHIBUMI, I really appreciate your tips and topics.
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Chipping was the hardest shot for me to learn playing on FL courses. Up north I was used to having a cushion of grass under the ball so I could hit down on it without worrying about chunking it everytime. Here, with so little cushion you have to sweep the ball more.
My best chips are when I keep my left arm straight and, most importantly, do not break my wrists.
Everyone is different.
My wrists are not as strong as most others. I have to rely on body turn and arms. Different strokes for different folks.
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Practice, practice, practice....there is no other way....different lies, lofts, back-swing and follow through. Do it from unusual lies just to see how the ball reacts. It's an art form if done right...but that depends on the day....
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Practice, practice, practice....there is no other way....different lies, lofts, back-swing and follow through. Do it from unusual lies just to see how the ball reacts. It's an art form if done right...but that depends on the day....
I can remember when I first started playing golf 15 years ago. . I drove it fine on one hole (Lucky shot), hit an approach just off the green (another lucky shot), and then could chip and putt for par! (Like a dream come true in my first year or so!) and as I stood over the ball, i had no idea how hard to hit the ball. . . (Hole 3, Pakachoag 9 hole course)

practice, practice, practice for muscle memory as well as to ingrain your individual best technique is the only known answer. .

and then repeat after each shot:
I am still an amateur, they make it look too easy on TV
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The best thing I ever did to improve my chipping was to buy a chipper. You use it like a putter, but it has a loft. And, you can use it either right-handed or left-handed.
If it's actually a two way chipper then it is an illegal golf club. It can't be used in competition, any of The Villages golf tournaments, and most groups that play for money would have an issue with it.

And no, you can't just count it as two clubs and carry 13 to make it legal. It is deemed an iron and cannot have two striking surfaces.
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If you are a confident chipper great, a lot of people are. But from what I have seen so far there are not that many required chip shots on the few villages courses I have played.

There are quite a few short pitches needed to clear bunkers or come up an embankment. But the aprons are fairly closely mown. You can easily putt though them, or chip-putt, or use a putting motion with the toe of a mid iron. The ball rolls fairly true, it doesn't really sink hopelessly into the Bermuda like most courses. The greens are so slow that the ball doesn't really roll out. I played Shallow Creek yesterday and didn't have one real chip shot.
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If it's actually a two way chipper then it is an illegal golf club. It can't be used in competition, any of The Villages golf tournaments, and most groups that play for money would have an issue with it.

And no, you can't just count it as two clubs and carry 13 to make it legal. It is deemed an iron and cannot have two striking surfaces.
One-way chippers are perfectly legal. And take it from the world's worst golfer -- the best thing you can do to improve your chip shots is to buy the right tool for the job. It saves you from having to develop a special swing for one special kind of shot. The only downside is your pride. I used to use a 6-iron for chip shots, but it's a poor substitute because the shaft angle and length is all wrong.

On my good days, I've hit the hole from 40 yards with my chipper (twice, actually!). On bad days.. well, nothing helps. But at least with my chipper, I can keep both arms straight and swing like a pendulum, same as putting, instead of trying to choke up on a wedge curl it with my wrist just right --- just so I look like a real golfer when I duff it.
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If it's actually a two way chipper then it is an illegal golf club. It can't be used in competition, any of The Villages golf tournaments, and most groups that play for money would have an issue with it.

And no, you can't just count it as two clubs and carry 13 to make it legal. It is deemed an iron and cannot have two striking surfaces.
You are correct. I didn't know it. I will probably replace mine with a one-way chipper. Still a must have club for me.
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