nickbayley on April 1st, 2009

A pitch shot differs from a chip shot in a few major ways. The first is that you SHOULD cock your wrists when swinging. And the second is that your setup is a lot more like you should setup for a long shot.
Also, the characteristics of a pitch shot over a chip shot differ. A [...]

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nickbayley on March 30th, 2009

Next, after putting, chipping is the easiest motion in golf. And the reason for this is because a chip shot has the least moving parts after putting.
And I teach something called chip-putting but before I explain that I need to give you the definition of a chip shot. Because you’ve probably heard a variety of [...]

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nickbayley on March 23rd, 2009

The short game is one of the most important parts of the game of golf.
Why?
Because it’s been discovered that 60 to 65% of all golf shots are from inside 100 yards of the hole. Naturally a big part of those statistics comprises of putting (which is not the short game) but the fact is….about 80% [...]

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