Golf Training Aids

In teaching the students at the VGS Golf Academy, we use many different golf training aids. Depending on the challenge the student is working on, we find that a practice aid while putting chipping or working on the full swing can help them visualize what should happen during the golf motion as well as feel what should happen during the golf motion in which they are working to improve.

The best golf training aids will depend on what you are trying to improve. Here is a quick list of the golf training aids that they like to use the best:

The Putting Arc Deluxe – For our students who want to swing the putter in an arc this is a no-brainer for a practice tool. The Putting Arc Deluxe is easy to set up no matter if you are using this putting training aid indoors or out on the putting green. Using any type of putter, you simply place the heel of the putter on the putting arc and allow your putter to follow the training aid. With repetition, you will quickly engrain the proper feel to your putting stroke.

The Eyeline Chipping Brace – This golf training aid quickly lets our students feel the correct motion through impact. The Eyeline Chipping Brace will not allow you to flip or break your wrists on a chip shot. Breaking your wrists leads to the dreaded chili dips and bladed shots that either move just a couple of feet or go flying over the green.

The Eyeline Practice T – No matter the handicap of the student, when they first begin taking lessons many have trouble with alignment. We quickly lay down the Eyeline Practice T and these students have a correct reference for their alignment. This allows us to begin from a good position without the need to manipulate the golf club to get it to impact.

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I Need The Fundamentals Of Chipping

I need the fundamentals of chipping. I am tired of hitting the ball good enough during my round of golf and then wasting away countless shots trying to chip the golf ball. I would like info on the set up position as well as what I should be doing with the club. I am ready to start from scratch if in the end I will be better at chipping.

We hear you loud and clear! As you go to practice you should be working on the following:

Your set up position should also have your hands closer to the target than the golf ball. In addition, you should have a little more weight on your left side for a right-handed golfer. This is where most golfers start to feel uncomfortable as this tends to feel a little awkward at first.

Now that you have a good chipping set up position, how should the club travel? As you practice place two clubs down aiming at your target line. The two clubs should be parallel to each other, should look like railroad tracks and just wider than the club head of the golf club that you are chipping with. As you practice, your club should not hit either shaft on the ground as your club works back and through.

Most amateurs do not understand how important the finish position is on every golf swing. It is no different while you are chipping. To be in the proper finish position for a chip shot, you need to make sure the shaft of your golf club moves past your target side leg. For right-handed golfers, this means the club must move past your left leg. In addition, you will want to be able to hold it there for a count of three seconds. Finishing in this position insures that you were accelerating the golf club through impact. As you watch the pros on TV, you will see each of them hold their finish position with the club shaft past heir forward leg.

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Beginning Golfers - How To Lower Your Scores Fast

The question that we get the most beginning golfers as well as low-handicapped golfers is “How can I lower my scores the fastest?” If we hear it once a day we hear it a thousand times a day. The answer is very simple. Improve your short game.

Opposed to popular belief and actions, whether you want to learn how to play the game of golf as a beginning golfer or if you have played for a long time and want to lower your handicap, learn how to chip and putt. It may not seem as macho or as sexy to learn all of these little short shots as opposed to standing on the driving range banging out long shots. No matter what your current handicap is, if you want to lower your golf scores learn all aspects of the short game. This will drop your scores faster than standing on a driving range for a long period of time week after week.

Here is a question that may put how important the short game is and can help put it into perspective for you. Once your round is finished, do you want to give your buddy a hard time about the one drive you hit past him/her or do you want to brag about the lower score that you shot? Speaking from experience, the ribbing about how your buddy hit one past you is pretty short-lived as he is paying you for winning the bet of lowest score.

One last thought about the short game for you is to make sure you arrive early enough to spend some time on the putting green putting and chipping before your round. You do not need to spend thirty minutes there. You just need to hit enough putts and chip shots to get a good feeling going prior to your round. This is important for beginning golfers as well as low-handicap golfers.
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Chip Shot Fundamentals

I need help with my chipping. When I miss a green, I have no idea what I am doing and it shows in how I hit the next shot! Haha I would like to know the chipping fundamentals that you recommend.

Thanks for your email and keep laughing. A great attitude is a big part of it. Here are the chipping fundamentals that I would give to you:

Weight placement - As you take your address to hit your chip shot, you should have more weight on your leg closer to the hole. For right-handed golfers, this simply means that you will have more weight on your left foot or left leg. The question of how much will vary from player to player. With that being said, it will probably end up somewhere between 70-75% on your forward foot. Think about it. Any good golf shot that is struck has more weight on the forward foot than the back. The same is true with the chipping stroke.

Ball position - As we are trying to keep the golf ball low while chipping, we will want to de-loft or to take loft of the golf club when we are chipping. This will be easy to do as we point our back foot directly at the ball. This will be the right foot for right-handed players. In addition, it is important that your hands are closer to the target than your zipper. Remember we are attempting to take loft off of the club face.

Finish Position - Once you have made your chipping stroke, the grip of the club should be past your front leg. Most amateurs get in trouble because they flip or pop at a chip shot and the grip or handle of the club never gets past their leg. This means that they have hit the putt on the bottom of the club face more than likely. This is troubling, as controlling distance will be a big challenge for someone who cannot hit a chip shot in the center of the club face.

An easy way to monitor this is to count to three very slowly once you have reached the finish position. This will give you time to evaluate your finish and improve it quickly. To be a consistent chipper, you must learn to make contact on the same spot on the club face.

These chipping fundamentals will help you. Keep in touch and let us know how it goes!

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Where Should I Land My Short Game Shots

I am having a lot of trouble executing my short game shots from around the green such as a pitch shot and a chip shot. I need a process to determine where to land the ball and to determine which club I should use fo rthe shot. Can you give me some advice?

First you need to look at the lie you have. The lie of the golf ball is the condition that the ball is in which you have to play the next shot from. Is the golf ball in the short grass of the fringe or down in the greenside rough? What you are trying to determine is how much grass is going to between your wedge and the golf ball at impact during the short game shot. The amount of grass will affect how the ball reacts once it hits the putting green.

After you determine your lie, you will now go about picking out a spot for the ball to land. Many teachers will use ratios in discussing short game shots such as if you use an 8 iron you should carry the ball one third of the way to the hole and let it roll the other two thirds. You should first determine if there is a flat spot where you can feasibly land the ball. As simple as this may sound, finding a flat spot to land the golf ball is often overlooked.

When executing a short game shot, it is easier to determine how the ball is going to react once it hits the green if it lands on a flat spot. It is much more difficult to determine what your ball will do if you are hitting into an upslope or landing on a down slope. Obviously, you cannot always find a flat or level spot but if you can, your short game shot will be easier.

Now that you have determined what kind of lie that you have and where you need to land the short game shot, the type of shot has been determined for you. This will allow you to visualize the shot that you need to execute. Remember, who cares what we call it as long as it goes in the hole or ends up close.

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Should I Chip Or Pitch The Golf Ball?

Most golfers think that chipping and pitching close to the green are what makes up the short game. The short game articles provided at www.virtualgolfswing.com cover all aspects of chipping and pitching the golf ball. In addition, we will consider any golf shot within 100 yards of the hole as part of the short game.

By definition, chipping is a shot that has maximum airtime and minimum ground time. In other words, a chip shot is on the ground longer than it is in the air. You will want to place more weight on your target side to ensure a downward angle of attack. You will also have your hands farther forward to de-loft the clubface and this will you to hit the ball higher on the clubface and more inline with the center of gravity.

By definition, a pitch shot is a shot that has maximum air time and minimum ground time. In other words, it is in the air longer than it is on the ground. For this shot your weight will be more even at address and the handle or grip of the club will be more in line with the all at address as well as impact. You will want o make contact closer to the second or third grove to put the all up in the air. This will allow the center of gravity to help you get the ball up into the air.
Many amateurs become bogged down and stressed out before they hit a short game shot because they think they need to call it a pitch or a chip shot. In result, they either blade it or hit behind the golf ball.

Currently, the some of the best known teachers of the short game are Dave Pelz, Stan Utley and Rob Akin. Once a year, the golf magazine Golf Digest publishes its own Top 100 Teachers List in the US.

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Stan Utley, Dave Pelz and Rob Akin - Short Game Books

Once a year, the golf magazine Golf Digest publishes its own Top 100 Teachers List in the US. Currently, the some of the best known teachers of the short game are Dave Pelz, Stan Utley and Rob Akin. As everything else in our world is seemingly becoming more and more specialized, teaching the game of golf is no different. These three teachers have created a niche for themselves and are known as the current "short game gurus."

Dave Pelz, a former NASA scientist, utilizes his background to scientifically break down what is important in the short game by using statistical data. Pelz developed his theories after endlessly collecting data on all aspects of the short game; putting, chipping and pitching. After analyzing the data, Pelz determined that the golf club should move on a path that would go straight back and straight through. Dave Pelz has written three notable books which include Putt Like The Pros, The Short Game Bible and The Putting Bible.

After playing the PGA Tour for years, Stan Utley developed his short game theory of swinging the golf club in an arc for your short game swings. Stan Utley has written two notable books, The Art of Putting and The Art of The Short Game and has taught players such as Peter Jacobson, Jay Haas, Craig Stadler and Roland Thatcher.

Rob Akin breaks down the short game into very simple drills in his book, The Red Zone Challenge. Depending on your skill level and time commitment, The Red Zone Challenge allows you to choose the best plan for you that will lower your scores based on your current skill level and available time through putting drills, chipping drills and pitching drills. Rob Akin students include David Toms, winner of the 2001 PGA Championship that was held at The Atlanta Athletic Club.

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Short Game Books - Utley, Pelz and Akin

Are you like most golfers who think that the short game is any shot played form just off of the green? Most golfers think that chipping and pitching close to the green are what makes up the short game. This simply is not true and and imprortant part of teh game is being left out. The short game articles provided at VGS Golf cover all aspects of chipping and pitching the golf ball and in addition, we will consider any golf shot within 100 yards of the hole as part of the short game.

By definition, chipping is a shot that has maximum airtime and minimum ground time. In other words, a chip shot is on the ground longer than it is in the air. You will want to place more weight on your target side to ensure a downward angle of attack. You will also have your hands farther forward to de-loft the clubface and this will you to hit the ball higher on the clubface and more inline with the center of gravity.

By definition, a pitch shot is a shot that has maximum air time and minimum ground time. In other words, it is in the air longer than it is on the ground. For this shot your weight will be more even at address and the handle or grip of the club will be more in line with the all at address as well as impact. You will want o make contact closer to the second or third grove to put the all up in the air. This will allow the center of gravity to help you get the ball up into the air.

Currently, the some of the best known teachers of the short game are Dave Pelz, Stan Utley and Rob Akin. Once a year, the golf magazine Golf Digest publishes its own Top 100 Teachers List in the US.

Dave Pelz uses his background as a NASA scientist. Pelz came to his theories after collecting endless data on putting, chipping and pitching. Dave Pelz has determined that the proper motion for a golf club is to go straight back and straight through. Dave Pelz has written three notable books which include Putt Like The Pros, The Short Game Bible and The Putting Bible.

In his book, The Red Zone Challenge, Rob Akin breaks down the short game into very simple drills. Depending on your skill level and time commitment, you choose the best plan for you that will lower your scores.

Stan Utley played the PGA Tour for years and developed his theory of swinging the golf club in an arc. Utley has taught players such as Peter Jacobson, Jay Haas, Craig Stadler and Roland Thatcher. Stan Utley has written two notable books, The Art of Putting and The Art of The Short Game.

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Golf Training Aid - Putting and Chipping Brace

The Putting and Chipping Brace from Eyeline Golf is a helpful golf training aid. The changable strap allows the putting and chipping brace to fit all golfers. The putting and chipping brace goes on your leading wrist and it will keep your forearms at a consistent distance from each other, keeping you in "one piece." Improve your short game with this golf training aid today!

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Short Game - Chip Shot - Get The Ball Close

Are you ready to improve your short game with better distance control? Here is a quick short game drill:

1. In the practice area at your golf course, hit multiple chip shots. Notice the amount of tension that you have in your shoulders, arms and hands during a couple of your good chip shots.


2. Prior to you hitting your next chip shot, feel the same muscle tension as in the previous good swings. In addition, make the stroke at the same rate as well.


3. Now hit your next chip shot while reproducing the same rate and muscle tensions that you had in your shoulders, arms and hands in your good swings. The difference on this shot is you will close your eyes at impact of your chip shot.


4. Keep your eyes closed until the ball stops rolling. Before opening your eyes, create a picture of the putting cup and estimate where you think your golf ball stopped.


5. Open your eyes and compare the pictures. Were you close?

The more you can do this quick and easy short game drill the better you will become with your distance control and improve your chipping or pitching and in turn lower your scorces.

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Chipping Pitching Putting - Where To Spend Your Practice Time

Why is watching golf on Sunday soooo much better than watching golf on any other day? Every week, someone in contention will hit a loose shot and not be able to get the golf ball up and down. You have heard it said a million times that the quickest way to lower your scores is to improve your short game. You can witness it at any golf club. Count the number of people on the range and count the people around the short game area and/or putting green. Most golfers are only interested in trying to strike the perfect drive and as fun as that is, this will not lower your scores as fast as some work on your chipping or putting.

Administer some research during your next round by watching your playing partners. Mentally keep track of how many strokes they lose because of poor chipping, pitching and putting. It simply does not take that much time to improve these areas of your game.

Believe it or not, many of the top teachers think that you should spend twice as much time on your short game as you do on your long game. Translating this into English, if you put in 20 minutes on your long game you will spend 40 minutes on your short game. If you are a typical amateur, you are not spending any time on your short game at all. Try splitting your time between your long and short game. This small change in your habits will build confidence in your short game and in turn lead to lower scores.

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Chipping Got Kanada On The PGA Tour in '07

Looking at the current PGA Tour money list, Craig Kanada checks in at number 127. Only the top 125 are exempt to play the PGA Tour in 2008. Some would say "the pressure is on." However, Kanada is not stranger to this type of pressure.

This week, Kanada is chasing the lead and is currently T9. Playing pressure golf is nothing new to Kanada. Last year, he played with an exemption on the Nationwide Tour. By chipping in on the 72nd hole, Kanada not only won the tournament but also secured his 2007 PGA tour card.


I love this time of year as these guys literally play for their livelihood. I think that hte PGA Tour's Qualifing School is the best Reality TV available every year. Actually playing for your job or being paid for performance is a concept other athletes like A-Rod, Steve Francis and Chad Johnson (Ocho Cinco) know nothing about. This is what sets watching golf apart from all other sports. Just look a the Nationwide Tour and how many of those guys have won on the PGA Tour! What do you think?

Boot Camp for Chip Shots

The quickest way to improve your handicap is to improve your short game. If your chipping has been struggling with hitting a shot fat and leave it in front of you and then send one over the putting green after hitting a chip shot thin. You need to go to a Boot Camp For Chip Shots.

You are in luck! Here is a free Boot Camp For Chip Shots for you to read. Boot Camp For Chip Shots will help you improve your chipping and lower your golf scores and golf handicap.