Lesson #9: Don't "Freeze" When You Chip
You are not alone in feeling like you "freeze" when you need to chip. Here are the two things I would check.
1. Your set up posture
Be sure that, at address, you are in the proper posture where you are far enough away from the ball with your feet that you can bow forward from your hips. If you are properly bowing forward from your hips at address you should feel that your chest is over your toes. This will allow your arms to have a postion to hang straight up and down. You may also check to see that your arms do not touch your torso or your legs if you are bowing forward properly.
2. Keep your lead arm moving forward
Your putting motion and your chipping motion are virtually the same from a slighly different set up. Remember when you chip you should be gripping low, stance narrow and your weight should favor your forward foot. When you putt you do not use your wrists, but rather move the triangle formed by your arms and shoulders as a unit. Make this exact same motion when you chip.
Be sure that your lead arm (the arm closer to the target) also continues to move forward toward the target. Your left arm should finish left of your left leg. You can check this by holding your finish. This is a good habit and you can see whether or not you have allowed you lead arm to move forward.
