High-Handicappers... Chunking Chip Shots Is Totally Avoidable (With This Expert Solution)

Alex Buckner demonstrating the incorrect hunched set up position which leads to chunking chip shots, highlighted by a red circle with a black line through it, with two images of Alex Buckner demonstrating the correct chipping technique which are surrounded by green circles to signify correct technique.

Chunking chip shots... we've all been there. You step up to the golf ball with a clear plan in your head, but the same soul-destroying fault strikes again. Your ball has travelled a matter of feet, if you're lucky, and your pride has taken a bit of a beating.

Improving your short game is a great way to cut your handicap in 2026, so let's start with this common mistake that plagues the game of high-handicap golfers.