Every shot in golf is important but if you can’t hit your greens in regulation, you better be a good chipper. Golf Magazine feels that chipping is the quickest way to lower your scores. You don’t need strength to make this shot so anyone can become an excellent chipper. That’s the primary reason why so many aging golfers can often beat those younger long ball hitters. A skilled chipper can hit it close for a one-putt green. Young or old, we can all learn to be great chippers if we just spend more time honing our skill with a number of different lofted clubs.
A chip shot is a short-game stroke where the ball rolls more than it carries in the air. The stroke is directly related to putting, and actually looks a lot like a putting stroke when executed properly. Because the chipping stroke is short, it’s also very simple to execute.
The proper setup for chipping will lead to consistent contact and also make distance control simple. Because a chipping stroke is a weaker motion than a full golf swing, you only need to adjust your setup to allow for a shorter backswing and follow through up your target line.
Chipping Setup
• Slide your hands down to the bottom of grip (forcing you to bend more at your waist).
• Your stance should be 6 inches apart at your heels to limit the power in your swing.
• Your weight and sternum should be forward relative to the golf ball throughout the entire stroke. Drop your leading shoulder and allow the shaft of your club to lean slightly forward. This position helps you finish your swing up your target line without releasing your wrists.
• The loft of the club will do all of the lifting so you need to choose a lofted club that will allow your ball to clear the rough or the fringe and roll out to the hole.
Make your practice swing like a putting stroke and repeat the same stroke with enough speed to reach your planned landing spot.
Why should I get fitted for a golf ball?
It’s a fair question and one most golfers likely don’t spend enough time pondering. The myriad answers start to get at what is a very simple and, at times, nuanced situation.
The most basic and applicable thinking is that the ball is the only piece of equipment you use on every shot.
More detailed fittings might involve specific-use cases, such as 7-iron peak height, player-preferred spin around the greens, long-iron descent angle … Those sorts of situations.
Moreover, the decision point between two balls with relatively equal performance is highly individualized and often has less to do with driver distance.
It hasn't been a good run for Brooks Koepka. At times his body has been out of sorts. At times his swing has been out of sorts. Can a 12-hole match with his rival be just what he needs?
Well, 2021 has been far from boring for Bryson DeChambeau. He's had some good moments and some not-so-good moments. We look back at the best and worst.
No major surprises on the 2022 broadcast schedule that commences a new television contract and with it, hopefully noticeable improvements on the streaming side now that a majority of production is to be under one umbrella. CBS has 20 events to NBC’s 12, with ESPN+ taking over from NBC Sports.
Details remain at a premium but we did get confirmation of four daily streams fed to ESPN+ starting with the American Express in La Quinta.
For Immediate Release:
PGA TOUR announces broadcast schedule for media partners NBC Sports, CBS Sports and ESPN+ for 2022
CBS Sports to feature 20 events and kicks off 2022 network coverage with the Farmers Insurance Open featuring the first scheduled Saturday finish on the PGA TOUR since 1996
To keep a man continually asking ‘How far is it?’ is to make the game at once more difficult for him than by any other method. If, on the other hand, you supply him with a belt of clearly defined bunkers leading to the green, opening up the passage, he sees precisely what he has to do without the trouble of further thought. TOM SIMPSON
To keep a man continually asking ‘How far is it?’ is to make the game at once more difficult for him than by any other method. If, on the other hand, you supply him with a belt of clearly defined bunkers leading to the green, opening up the passage, he sees precisely what he has to do without the trouble of further thought. TOM SIMPSON
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David A. Fahrenthold, Jonathan O'Connell, Josh Dawsey and Shayna Jacobs report that New York state Attorney General Letitia James is considering a lawsuit or convening a grand jury to hold the Trump Organization accountable for wildly different property valuations.
Because Donald Trump was a resident of New York, James is able to investigate the valuation of Trump National Los Angeles, a.k.a. the-better-than-Pebble Beach-because-it’s-on-an-ocean course Trump purchased. And the shaky cliffs of the old Ocean Trails just keep on causing headaches, this time with regard to homesites overlooking the Palos Verdes course.
In 2012, Trump’s “Statement of Financial Condition”— a document that is typically used to demonstrate value to potential lenders — said the course had “52 home sites available for sale,” indicating a potential source of future cash flow.
At the time, however, the club had only received approvals for 36 home sites and six of them had already been sold, according to public records.
In May — after Reuters published an article on the club’s fluctuating valuations — investigators from James’s office contacted the city of Rancho Palos Verdes. They asked for hundreds of thousands of pages of documents, covering the history of the club’s efforts to get home lots approved, according to an email exchange released by the city’s lawyers.
The golf architect’s endeavor should be to instill in the golfer the spirit of conquest by presenting him with definite objectives upon which he must concentrate. The golfer, in meeting nature thus fashioned to his pleasure, is again face to face with life in the raw. It is for him to gain the good in it by the virtue of his courage and skill. It is for him to stamp his law upon it. Therefore, it is not for the architect, by the dictation of his hazards, to lay down the law to the golfer. His duty is merely to assist nature by rendering, in greater contrast, the interest which she, in the first place, affords. MAX BEHR
Approved by a board earlier this month, the PGA Tour has decided to raise purses even higher in five of its biggest events, with two FedEx Cup playoff events now offering $15 million.
Nov. 22, 2021
Lafayette native and Chico State alum Brandon Harkins can call himself a Pebble Beach champion.
On Sunday, the 35-year-old Harkins, who honed his game competing in NCGA tournaments and was profiled in the 2018 Fall issue of NCGA Golf Magazine, carded a final round 6-under 66 that included a back-nine 28 at Pebble Beach Golf Links to win the 50th annual TaylorMade Pebble Beach Invitational. The Invitational is the world’s only tournament that pits players from the PGA, LPGA, PGA Tour Champions and Korn Ferry Tours against each other.
Harkins would finish the 72-hole event, held at The Links at Spanish Bay, Spyglass Hill and Pebble Beach, with a total of 21-under 267 to edge co-runners-up Harry Hall and Alex Cejka by two strokes.
NCGA alums Justin Suh, a former No.1-world ranked amateur, and Isaiah Salinda, the 2018 Pacific Coast Amateur champion, finished 4th and T-5, respectively.
The Tommy Armour 845 is the latest offering for the DICK’s house brand.The 845 MAX lineup offers forgiveness at a price well below the industry leaders.Available now
As the house brand of DICK’S Sporting Goods, Tommy Armour doesn’t give off quite the same lovable “little guy” vibes as direct-to-consumer brands like Sub 70 and New Level but its business model isn’t wildly different: Provide consumers with a good product at prices well below industry averages.
It’s that simple.
That’s been the case since DICK’S scooped up the Tommy Armour brand as part of its acquisition of Sports Authority.
The first iterations of the Tommy Armour brand under the DICK’s umbrella featured bold designs. The idea was to let you know that Tommy was back. As the line has matured and become more familiar to golfers, DICK’s doesn’t feel the need to scream quite as loudly. So, while perhaps a bit more understated than the TA1 or Atomic lines, a more refined and streamlined Tommy Armour 845 MAX shouldn’t suggest that performance has been compromised.
The new Tommy Armour 845 MAX irons and hybrids may just force you to answer some uncomfortable questions. To wit:
Can DICK’S house brand really stand toe-to-toe with the big OEMs? (Hint: our Most Wanted Testing suggests it can.)As much as golfers complain about big OEM pricing, can you take a sub-$500 house-brand iron set seriously?And here’s the biggie: if you can’t see yourself gaming them, does it mean you’re hopelessly brandwashed?For the record, this scribe answered Yes, Yes and Perhaps. That last one did require some painful introspection.
The new-age Tommy Armour line is a frontal assault on preconceived notions. We all remember the classic 845s irons. And we also all remember the decade-plus it spent as an embarrassingly low-end Sports Authority offering. But give DICK’S credit for upsetting the apple cart a bit by infusing an unexpected level of quality, performance and, most importantly, value into Tommy Armour.
And if you’re a Super Game Improvement golfer, the new Tommy Armour 845 MAX irons and hybrids might force you to do some soul searching before wallet-reaching.
Let’s get this on the table right away: the new Tommy Armour 845 MAX irons list for $499.99 with steel shafts. It’s also $499.99 with graphite shafts. And right now, both DICK’S and Golf Galaxy have the 845 MAX irons on sale for $449.98.
The golf architect’s endeavor should be to instill in the golfer the spirit of conquest by presenting him with definite objectives upon which he must concentrate. The golfer, in meeting nature thus fashioned to his pleasure, is again face to face with life in the raw. It is for him to gain the good in it by the virtue of his courage and skill. It is for him to stamp his law upon it. Therefore, it is not for the architect, by the dictation of his hazards, to lay down the law to the golfer. His duty is merely to assist nature by rendering, in greater contrast, the interest which she, in the first place, affords. MAX BEHR
Jin Young Ko delivered a performance that was close to perfect Sunday to win the CME Group Tour Championship and overtake Nelly Korda for LPGA player of the year.
Talor Gooch tied the RSM Classic record of 22-under 260 set by Kevin Kisner in 2014. He became the seventh player in the 12-year history of the event to make the RSM Classic his first victory.
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