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GAME IMPROVEMENT
OB SPORTS GOLF & LEISURE
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FALL 2014
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SHORT GAME
HOW TO CHIP IT CLOSE
A PROPER ADDRESS IS THE KEY BY martin chuck
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ack Nicklaus said that 90 percent of the success of a golf
shot is determined by your address position. That is no
different with chipping. In the video above, you will learn
how to create great structure at address so you can deliver
the club perfectly on short shots around the green. Through
great mechanics, you'll develop exceptional touch and build
confidence to hit these shots when the chips are down.
› Martin Chuck is a PGA pro who operates the Tour Striker
Golf Academy at The Raven Golf Club – Phoenix in Arizona.
G
olf demands a lot
from the body.
A good swing re-
quires great coordination
throughout a sequence of
muscular contractions. This
sequence results in an effi-
cient transfer of energy to a
small club face at the end
of a long shaft that im-
pacts a small ball and
propels it toward a
designated target.
Without the body's abil-
ity to generate, transfer, and
stabilize energy during the
swing, hitting the ball would
be virtually impossible.
Preparing and identifying
how our body works, feels,
bends, rotates, and reacts can
help us enjoy the game – and
daily life – a lot more.
However, every time I go
to the golf course I am
shocked at how many play-
ers I see go straight to the
driving range and start hit-
ting balls without doing any-
thing close to a proper warm
up to prepare their body for
the task at hand.
So, why must we perform
a proper warm up? The truth
can be told in a very com-
mon rubber band analogy:
It you take a rubber band
and place it in the freezer for
a few minutes it will lose its
pliability. This is similar to
what happens to the connec-
tive and muscular tissue
throughout our body when
we are sedentary or inactive.
Now, if we were to take
that same rubber band and
rub it between our hands for
a minute, heating it up, it
would be a lot more pliable.
Same goes for the tissues
throughout our body. If we
warm up our core tempera-
ture, and circulate oxy-
genated blood throughout
our body, we will be able to
move more freely, efficiently
and effectively.
› Adam Huycke is the Director
of Performance at the OB Sports
Performance Club.
WARM UP
WHY IT'S VITAL TO GET LOOSE
PROPERLY PREPARE THE BODY FOR THE TASK AT HAND BY aDam huYckE
CLICK
HERE FOR 5
MUST-DO
WARM-UP
MOVES!
