Of All the Chipping Tips, This is the Simplest One to Practice

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01-07-2025

Of All the Chipping Tips, This is the Simplest One to Practice originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
When it comes to sharing chipping tips, I'm a sucker for listening to anyone who can help my short game shots. After all, when you can master shots near the green, you often score much lower.
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While most amateur golfers only focus on putting practice to shave strokes off their scorecards, they're really not doing themselves any favors — since having to sink a long-distance putt to save par puts added pressure on them — which is where a masterful short game comes into play.
So what's an easy way to practice chipping without buying some crazy training aid or fidgeting with your technique over and over? The Rainmakers Golf crew asked top-ranked golf coach Brian Mogg, who shared one of the easiest chipping tips you'll ever see.
This Chipping Tip Will Transform Your Short Game
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When you either chunk or skull a chip in golf — and everyone reading this no doubt has — there are a few different reasons why it might happen.
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Whether you came in too steep with your club, transferred your weight wrong, decelerated on the downswing, or just totally botched the setup, these are all recipes for disaster — and they aren't easy to just quickly clean up.
But Mogg offers up a simple chipping tip that can help reset your mind and feels around the green: One-handed chipping!
In the video above, Mogg shares why, of all the chipping tips, practicing with just one hand is the one you should commit to using most.
'In modern golf, chipping is a lot different than 30 or 40 years ago,' Mogg explains. 'You've got so many different clubhead designs, so now when you release it, it's no longer a hit and hold to grab the grip through.'
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So what's the preferred and more modernized way of chipping? Mogg says that it's more of a release of the clubhead.
'You want to be able to thump the [bounce of the club] off of the ground,' he adds.
This is where one-handed chipping practice comes into play.
'A good drill to practice this is one-handed chipping,' Mogg shares. 'This teaches you how to release the clubhead, with the grip at impact almost going backwards as the club goes forward.
'Too many amateurs try to pull and drag that club forward, which produces very inconsistent results.'
While there are hundreds of different chipping tips out there, Mogg's one-handed tip feels like a cheat code that can lead to softer short-game shots that sit closer to the flagstick. So give it a try during your next golf practice session.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 16, 2025, where it first appeared.