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John Howells

You Might Not Even Know You Are Doing This... But It's Killing Your Short Game

John Howells demonstrating a position he described as being 'ball locked' where you hunch over the ball and pay too much attention to it without focusing on landing area.

Learning how to chip in golf is a fundamental component for progress in the sport, leading the way to understanding how to spin the golf ball and how to master different styles of shot like the chip and run.

It's important to give your short game some love and attention, however, as bad habits lurk for those who neglect it. Without the right amount of practice, and time spent on the best chipping drills, it's easy to allow common faults to eek into your short game.

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