Fix Your Contact Around the Greens

🛑 Stop Flipping Your Short Game Shots – Try This Drill Instead

If you chunk or blade your chips and feel like your hands are doing all the work, you’re not alone—and this video is for you.

Let’s break down why so many golfers struggle with short game contact, what causes the dreaded flip, and how a simple (yet effective) drill can instantly clean up your motion.

Let’s dive in 👇

Watch the video breakdown here!

🤯 Are you a “Hang Backer”?

It’s that player who:

• Keeps their weight back through the shot

• Relies on hands and arms instead of your pivot

• Flips the club at the bottom—leading to chunks or skulls

If that sounds like your short game, don’t worry—we’ve seen it before! You need to rethink how your body leads the shot.

🧠 Why This Happens

Most players who flip the club don’t realize their center of mass is behind the ball. Even with a decent setup, the moment they take the club back, the weight shifts backward… and never comes forward.

The result? A poor motion where the arms dominate and the body stays quiet. That leads to the club bottoming out early and your wrists breaking down.

🔁 The Fix: Cross-Handed Rehearsals

One of the most powerful ways to train a proper pivot and wrist structure?

Chip cross-handed.

By flipping your grip during practice swings:

• You naturally set the trail wrist into extension

• Your lead arm gets in a stronger position

• The pivot leads the motion—not your hands

From there, go back to your regular grip and focus on three things:

1. Pressure on your lead side ✅

2. Upper body initiating the downswing ✅

3. Trail wrist maintaining extension ✅

This exaggerated feel makes it easier to sequence properly, stay forward, and strike your chips with more consistency.

🎯 Key Takeaways

• Don’t just use arms and hands—your chest should start the downswing.

• Keep pressure forward through the finish.

• Cross-handed drills train better wrist conditions and body-led motion.

• Extension in the trail wrist is a great checkpoint after impact.

• If you want less wrist action, your pivot has to do more work.

About Ralph Bauer

Ralph Bauer has coached on the PGA Tour since 2009. He’s worked at all four majors, the Olympics, and has helped two of his players win major championships. His students have earned over $400 million in PGA Tour earnings. He’s coached on five continents and at every level of the game—and he co-created the Tour Read system to make green reading easier for every golfer.

🎥 Watch the Full Breakdown

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Let me know if you have any questions—I’d love to hear how it’s working for you.