Practice Like a Pro – Day #5 – 1 Leg Chipping

Practice like a PGA Pro…no, not Tiger Woods.  Me…Brandon Evans…a local PGA Pro with a fun job which occupies 8-12 hours of energy per day, 2 kids and a beautiful wife at home who I love spending time with, an affinity for landscaping, and too little time to practice golf. 

Day #4 – One Leg Chipping

Focus:  Chipping  – Mental

Description:  Set-up 5-10 feet from the edge of the chipping green and select a target hole approximately 20 – 30 feet onto the green.  Chip golf balls with your right foot (for right handed players) raised and behind you so 95% of your weight rests on your forward leg.  The purpose of this drill is to encourage a decending angle of approach into the golf ball and stablize your lower body while chipping.  Hit as many golf balls as necessary to hole 2 chip shots.  This will create ‘pressure’ in your practice session to mimic playing conditions…meaning, on the course, your focus should be on making chip shot, not merely getting them on the green.

Objective:  Hit shots until you make 2.  

Time:  Took me about 40 shots and about 12 minutes to accomplish the task.

Practice Like a Pro – Day #4 – One Arm Chipping

Practice like a PGA Pro…no, not Tiger Woods.  Me…Brandon Evans…a local PGA Pro with a fun job which occupies 8-12 hours of energy per day, 2 kids and a beautiful wife at home who I love spending time with, an affinity for landscaping, and too little time to practice golf. 

Day #4 – One Arm Chipping

Focus:  Chipping  – Mental

Description:  Set-up 5-10 feet from the edge of the chipping green and select a target hole approximately 20 – 30 feet onto the green.  Chip golf balls with your right hand only (for right handed players).  The purpose of this drill is to identify potential ‘flipping’ of the wrists when chipping and develop a downward angle of approach into the ball when swinging.  If your right arm does not continue moving down and through the impact zone, the club will pass your hands, resulting in a ‘flip’ of the wrists.  Hit as many golf balls as necessary to hole 2 chip shots.  This will create ‘pressure’ in your practice session to mimic playing conditions…meaning, on the course, your focus should be on making chip shot, not merely getting them on the green.

Objective:  Hit shots until you make 2.  

Time:  Took me about 35-40 shots and about 10 minutes to accomplish the task.