The shot I am going to demonstrate today to you is a very common shot for Links Golf. It is called the Chip and Run. It is ideal for Links. The greens tend to be very firm, and so to get the ball running as soon as you can is ideal.
We are here at the 18th green at King’s Barns. We are just off the fringe and a bit quite a long way to the pin. We have also got a slope here. Rather than choosing a 99 wedge or something like that, that gets the ball up and then lose a bit control, I would like to get the ball running. So, I have chosen the 5-iron here. The idea is I am just going to put it on the green, maybe a meter or two, and the let the ball run out. So, I am going to lead it like a puck. The pin, as you can see, is down the right hand side. This green all tends to run a little bit from left to right. So, I will look for an aiming point that I am going to aim at, which will probably be 15 feet or so, left to the pin. Aiming at that point, and then I am just going to chip to that point.
The position I am looking at for chipping is maybe down the grip—maybe a couple of inches, that sort of position, and I am going to swing the club similar to your pocking action. So, it is a “shoulder and arms” movement there. That sort of feeling there.
I will always do that. Perform to hit the chip as well, just to get the feeling of what I am trying to do. It is not this action here. It just charges now, it is more of a pendulum—that sort of the feel there.
So, I will wind up behind, I will try and get my spot—15 feet left to the hole, get a club pointing at that point. I am going to grip a little bit for control and then just swing short of an arm.
As you can see, it is just starting to brake. It will work quite well, I hope. I am way to the left. That is first time, honestly, and I have put it about six feet or so. So, I am hoping to make my par from there.
Hopefully that has been of help to you. Good luck!
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