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Step 1
Use the right club. Use a club with a lot of loft, such as the pitching wedge, if you are just off of the green. Use clubs with progressively less loft as you move back farther from the green. You can use 8 irons and 9 irons if you are within several feet of the green or, if you are farther, use a 6 iron or 7 iron for chipping.
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Step 2
Aim for a spot about one third of the way to the hole. You'll want to hit the chip shot so it flies about one third of the way and then rolls the other two thirds of the way to the whole. If the ball travels more than a third of the way to the whole in the air, you risk overshooting the green.
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Step 3
Stand with your feet close together and your arms close to your body. When chipping you need to have a compacted stance. A left-handed golfer should place most of his weight on his right foot. Stand with your left foot aligned with the golf ball.
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Step 4
Swing the upper half of your body and arms to make the shot. During the swing, the lower half of your body must remain still.
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Step 5
Keep your wrists firm. Unlike other golf shots, when chipping you should not break your wrists.
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Step 6
Make a triangle with your swing. The proper chipping swing is to swing your arms back and forward to form a triangle. For a left-handed golf swing, half your motion should occur behind your left foot and half should occur in front of your left foot. Increase the size of the triangle to make the ball go farther or decrease it to make it travel a shorter distance.
