Fix - To fix the dreaded thinned golf shot, the golfer needs to apply slightly more weight favouring the leading side when striking the golf ball, to impart a slightly more downward blow into the golf ball when chipping. The first thing that needs changing is the set up position as this can have a huge influence on the impact with the golf ball. When setting up to a chip shot, make sure the first thing you have correct is the ball position in relation to your feet. To maximize the best level of contact, the golf ball wants to be placed in the middle of the stance or slightly forward of the middle.

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Fault - A player when faced with a short chip shot can often have the tendency to try and create height by increasing the dynamic loft by leaning back and scooping. The problem with this type of movement is that it leaves the leading edge of the golf club very exposed to the golf ball. This linked in with a chip shot hit on the way up equals a recipe for a thinned golf shot.

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It is often the case that getting back to the basics of your golf game will allow you to break away from mistakes that keep popping up over and over again. That is certainly true when it comes to chipping. If you have been having trouble lately with thin chip shots, one of the best things you can do is to work on the basic fundamentals of your chipping technique.

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One of the keys to keeping your handicap down is turning those missed greens into pars instead of bogeys. Using only two shots to get down from off the side of the green – instead of three – can go a long way toward improving your average score. Of course, there are two pieces of the up and down puzzle to consider. First, you need to hit a quality chip shot, which is the main topic we are addressing in this article. Then, once the chip shot is completed, you'll need to knock in the putt. At the end of this article, we are going to add a few short putting tips to help you finish off your up and down efforts as often as possible.

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As soon as you start having trouble with thin chip shots, your first course of action should be to return to the fundamentals of your technique. Work on the basics during practice, including the points listed above. There is a good chance that simply working on your fundamentals will solve this problem, without any further action being necessary.

Once you get into a pattern of hitting thin chip shots, it can be hard to stop. As you stand over the ball preparing to chip, you'll feel like each shot is going to be hit thin – and most of the time, you'll be right. Confidence is critical in the short game, but it is going to be in short supply if you have recently hit a couple of thin chips or pitches.

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It is entirely possible that the reasons for your thin chip shots are not represented on the list above. However, these three points are some of the leading issues that lead to thin chips, so they are a good place to start your search. Think about chip shots you have hit thin recently to see if you can assign blame to any of the potential causes above. Once you figure out why you are prone to thin chips, you'll be that much closer to a solution.

All of the content below is written from the perspective of a right-handed golfer. If you happen to play left-handed, please reverse the directions as necessary.

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So, what causes you to hit your chip shots thin? Before you can solve the problem, it helps to fully understand what the problem is and where it comes from. With the points below, we hope to bring some clarity to this issue.

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In order to chip the ball close to the hole, you need to be able to make clean contact. Even though chip shots are played with small swings, it can be quite difficult to make solid contact at impact. If you hit the ball thin or fat, it is almost inevitable that your distance control will be off the mark. While fat shots are a major problem in the short game for many amateur golfers, this article is going to be focused on eliminating thin shots. Hitting a thin chip shot is extremely frustrating, as you'll know that the ball is likely to go too far as soon as it leaves the club. In fact, not only is the ball likely to race past the hole, it may even continue on until it leaves the other side of the green. Or, if you were trying to carry an obstacle like a bunker before reaching the green, a thin shot may fail to even make it to the putting surface in the first place. Whatever the case, the lesson here is simple – you need to avoid thin contact if you want to hit great chip shots.

From this point, address the golf ball with a fairly narrow stance to minimize lateral movement. Place your body weight slightly favouring the front leg (55%-60%) and keep the weight in the same place throughout the swing as this will help to create a slightly downward blow to guarantee a good strike. Once you have set up as above, focus on the swing and what should be used to strike the golf ball correctly. Work on minimizing the temptation to use the wrists too much during the swing. Aim to use very little wrist hinge during the backswing. Work on no wrist hinge on the way through. If you focus on brushing the surface with the bottom of the wedge, the ball will pop up into the air and will land softly on to the green.

A thinned chip shot can have devastating effects on your score and your confidence when chipping on to the green. A thinned shot is one where the golf ball has hit the leading edge of the golf club, therefore producing no height at all and because of this the golf ball shoots forward rather than upwards. All the power that would have created loft now just creates forward momentum sending the golf ball across the green. This tip is designed to help you to create a cleaner strike with more accuracy and precision on short chip shots.

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