AboutEddie Kilthau Expertise I am a PGA golf professional specializing in teaching the game.
Experience I played collegiately at Arizona State University, then turned professional in 1981. I became the shortest player to ever play in the United States Open at Oakmont Country Club in Pittsburgh & missed my PGA Tour card by 2 shots in 1986 at PGA West, La Quinta, California. I have been teaching for 26 years in Phoenix, Arizona & I am currently the Director of Instruction at the Vistal Club in Phoenix and owner of Victory Golfworks.
Business Administration, Arizona State University. PGA Business School I - 1986, PGA Business School II - 1992, PGA Advanced Business School III - 1995. Certified PING Clubfitter - 1999. PGA Teaching & Clubfitting Seminar - 1992. Numerous Southwest Section PGA educational seminars.
Question what is the stroke basics for a CHIPPER IRON.
Answer Dennis:
I am not sure what a chipper iron is, however, years ago, they had an iron specifically designed for chipping. I will assume that is what you have. It looks like a putter with quite a bit of loft on it, right? If so, make the stroke like a putt. I would play the ball back just inside my back foot (right foot for right handed golfers), have the handle slightly forward and then hit it like a putt. The design of the chipping iron is for exactly that. People have had so much trouble chipping, many people think that club makes it so much easier. I will agree, but the one drawback I have with it is you can only use that club for that purpose. Your other irons offer so much more versatility, but for the purposes of making your life easier when chipping, I say let it rip Dennis.
