Why Amateurs Can't Get Up and Down (6 Rules Pros Actually Use) l The Game Plan l Golf Digest

Most amateur golfers make the same chipping mistake — and it has nothing to do with technique. It's strategy. And it's costing you strokes every round.

In this episode of The Game Plan, Luke Kerr-Dineen breaks down 6 chipping and pitching strategy rules the pros use to avoid double bogeys, get up-and-down, and save par around the greens. He interviewed pros at the Masters, spoke with top short-game coaches, dug into the Golf Digest archive, and consulted academic research - including interrupting Edoardo Molinari's Ryder Cup scouting trip to get answers.

Here's what he found.

Whether you're trying to save par, avoid a double bogey, or just get more consistent with your wedge and chip shots around the greens to lower your score, these rules apply to every level.

⛳ Featured pros & insights:
• Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Jason Day, Justin Rose, Edoardo Molinari
• Short-game coach Chad Darby's amateur testing data
• Arccos performance data
• Gary Player's chipping system
• Dr. Andy Hoffer's research from the World Scientific Congress of Golf

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:35 The big chipping mistake
03:55 Rule 1: Low and slow
04:21 Rule 2: Use your putter
05:24 Rule 3: The hybrid chip
07:12 Rule 4: Roll it out
09:39 Rule 5: Don't be a hero
13:53 Rule 6: The "easier" putts trap

Have you tried any of these chipping strategies? Drop your questions and ideas for future episodes in the comments.

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Host: Luke Kerr-Dineen
Producers: Ben Walton & Jamie Kennedy
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