6-B-1-D and Chipping
 

"This action of Extensor force can be substituded for Downstroke Acceleration of the Arms and Hands – in part or wholly – for “less than full Power” shots calling for the precision execution of a heavy, constant Hand Speed through Release and Impact. Lag Pressure then can be the artificial pressure of a tight right forefinger grip – which, actually, can serve the same function for Backstroke guidance (6-C-1)."

This is a FANTASTIC way to chip! 2 chip ins saturday plus 2 on the practice green before sticking the peg in the ground. EC showed this to me. I kind of forgot until fooling around in the house trying to hit my wife's cat without breaking his nose.

You set up your elbow in a Punch or Push position. Then add a little pinching squeeze between the right thumb and forefinger. It is amazing how precise you can be HITTING chips like this. The coolest thing is you can go ahead and HIT the ball and shots still come off soft.

Concentrate on keeping your Bent Right Wrist and your Right Forearm Flying Wedge. I chip like this with one arm too. Just practicing keeping the wrist bent. I'm not sure I can't chip better with one hand than two.

Pretty good practice for tracing the plane line too. If you're having trouble controlling distances on your chips, you gotta try this.

6-B-1-D + #3pp = successful stroke.

Lynn also explained that thrust control not just the length of stroke produces accurate chips and pitches. Think like an outfielder, not like a clock.

Since we are on the topic, lets keep it going:

Since you have figured out how to use PP#3 for chipping let me tell you how to use it for BIG OPEN FACE chips or flops.

This only applies to the technique where you take your grip with a square face and rotate the face open with your hands on the club. Not the typical "open the face then take your grip" tour style.

NOW

If you do it the non-tour style way what you will notice is that PP#3 is not really on the aft side of the shaft anymore and you are danderously close to lagging the hosel and not the sweetspot. So once you are done opening the face and opening your stance to compensate for the open face you are going to need to look and move your right fore finger to the "new" aft side of the shaft.

This will make flop shots and very touchy/feely greenside shots MUCH easier.

Cool. How exactly are you doing this "opening the face?" Do you set up and kind of bend/cup your left wrist and get pp3 underneath? Also, what elbow position do you use? Punch or Push? Assuming you're Hitting these shots?

Look forward to your reply!

Thanks man!

Richard

I simply rotate my hands to the right and this bends my left wrist which will open the face. But remember i take my neutral grip with a square face THEN open. A lot of guys on tour do the opposite where they set the face open how much they want and then take their grip.

LOL....little embarrassed but i don't know the different elbow positions :oops:

On ALL my shots I tuck my right elbow in towards me just a little and yes i use a hitting motion with no no left arm action at all unless i'm trying to execute a HUGE open face tight lie flop which is RARE. Then i use a hitting backstroke and a left arm karate chop swingers downstroke

I'm not sure I follow the trigger finger in the 'new' location? This strikes me as basically a weak single action grip? Fairly "Hogan" in nature? Is that what you mean Jim?

Thanks - EdZ

Ed did you get a chance to watch Brian's M video when he was in the mud bunker with his 7 iron?

Then he showed how he took his grip THEN opened the club and THEN opened his stance?

When you open the club A LOT this way it feels to me, at least, that pp#3 is really moved to far behind the shaft and you are almost in the position to lag the hosel. So i simply just move my index finger to "new" aft side of the shaft.

This is only for very open faced flops though where you are rotating the face over 45*

12 piece bucket - your punch or push stroke uses standard extensor action? I'm pretty sure you are using a stright left arm and a bent right one.