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By Brent Kelley, About.com Guide to Golf

Shorten Backswing, Accelerate for Better Chipping

Wednesday March 30, 2005
Teaching pro Clive Scarff applies the principal of hitting down to the chip shot and explains why many golfers hit their chips fat or thin. It all has to do with hitting up on the ball, rather than hitting down. But Clive has a solution: shorten your backswing and accelerate through the ball for better chipping.
Hit Down, Dammit!
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