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Certified instructor and former tour professional Coach Carolin shares her structured chipping system designed to simplify your short game around the greens. Using just one club, she demonstrates how changing your ball and hand position gives you three distinct shots — from a low bump-and-run to a high, soft flop. If chipping has ever felt inconsistent or unpredictable, this video offers a clear framework to change that.
Coach Carolin – Short Game
Coach Carolin walks through her three-position chipping system using a 56-degree wedge, showing how small adjustments to ball and hand position produce very different results. The system removes the need to rely on feel under pressure, replacing it with a repeatable structure you can trust. It suits golfers at any level who want more confidence and consistency when they miss the green.
Key Takeaways
Three ball positions control trajectory
Three ball positions control trajectory
Playing the ball back (near trail heel) produces a lower, running chip; middle gives more height and less roll; forward (near lead heel) creates the highest, softest shot.
Hand position works in combination with ball position
Hands forward with ball back reduces loft for a bump-and-run, hands in line with ball in the middle adds loft, and hands behind the ball with it forward creates maximum loft for a flop-style shot.
Keep the triangle and eliminate wrist action
Whichever combination you choose, the key is to maintain the Y-shape formed by your arms and club throughout the swing, letting your hands and core drive the motion without hinging or releasing.
Head to the chipping green and work through each of the three combinations in turn — ball back with hands forward, middle-middle, then ball forward with hands in the middle — to find which feels most natural before your next round. This video is ideal for golfers who feel uncertain around the greens and want a structured, repeatable approach they can rely on when the pressure is on.
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