A woman at the Oliva Nova Golf Course in Valencia, Spain takes a few practice swings before she attempts her chip shot onto the green. A chip shot can be one of the most difficult in the game of golf and requires a great deal of practice.A chip is a low trajectory shot that rolls further than it flies and you must choose the right golf club that can carry the ball just onto the green.Your stance is a fair bit different from your drives, fairways and putting shots. Feet must be close together and the golf ball position is back of the center off the trail foot toe. Your hands are ahead of the golf ball and more weight should be placed on your lead foot. Your stroke should be a pendulum motion that requires no wrist action.Depending on the lay of the golf ball, your chip shot may require a few alterations especially on the strength of your follow through. Once you have played a few rounds of golf at the Oliva Nova Golf Course in Valencia, your chip shot will start to become more fluent. ... continue below the picture...
... If nothing seems to make your chip shot better, you can take a few golf lessons at the Oliva Nova Golf Course in Valencia, Spain. A golf pro can figure out which techniques you should be changing or adding to make your chip shot more manageable.Woman chipping at the Oliva Nova Golf Course, Club de Golf Oliva Nova, an 18 hole golf Course in the town of Oliva Nova, Costa Blanca, Valencia, Spain, Europe. Model Released.
Technical Information:
I photographed this photo with the digital SLR camera model Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, aperture of f/6.3, exposure time of 1/250 sec. on ISO 100, as always I used a original Canon Lens, the focus lenght for this picture was 250mm.