Chipping Yips- worse than putting yips

[EdZ]

I have struggled greatly with chipping, to the extent I've even chipped one handed. It's starting to get better and I'm including a slight wrist cock on the backswing. It's coming, but it's slow, I also have to really work at relaxing and not putting too much tension into the arms and hands. When I squeeze the club, bad things happen...

Also, it can be helpful to feel your knees just a 'bit' while chipping. You want stability and structure, but not 'stiffness'.

The overall motion is very similar to tossing a ball underhanded (but with a bent trail wrist because lowpoint is under the ground in front of the ball).

Learning to hit chips left hand only (or letting go with the right through impact if you need to use both), can give you a great feel for pressure point #2. Right hand only, pressure point #3.

Learn to keep the left arm and shaft 'in line' and to hit downward.

Keep your weight on your lead foot.

And just like in putting, 'looking' is a dangerous thing to do, feel your hands pass your head as you straighten your right arm, but not your right wrist.

[12 piece bucket]

Learning to hit chips left hand only (or letting go with the right through impact if you need to use both), can give you a great feel for pressure point #2. Right hand only, pressure point #3.

Learn to keep the left arm and shaft 'in line' and to hit downward.

Try hitting one-handed lefties WITHOUT THE INDEX FINGER ON THE GRIP. You'll feel PP2 big time.