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    2 Most Common Causes Of Penalty Strokes

    Aside from knocking your ball into a hazard or out-of-bounds area, the two ways most commonly found to pile up the penalty strokes are from lost balls and unplayable lies.

    When you hit the ball in a wooded area on the side of the fairway, and the location is not considered to be out-of-bounds, you can dig around and try your best to find the ball. In doing so, one of the following three things is bound to happen:

    1. You may find the ball and then attempt to hit it onto the fairway.

    2. The ball might be located in an unplayable lie, which means that there is no chance to make a shot. You're only two options are to pick up the ball and move over by two club lengths or hit the ball again from where you originally took your last shot. Either way, you pick up a one-stroke penalty.

    3. The ball may not be easy enough to find, and can be declared lost. This means that you have to go back to the area where you hit your last shot, shoot over, and take a penalty stroke.

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    4 Most Common Chip Shot Mistakes (And How To Fix Them)

    By Foursome

    Poor results on the golf course don’t just happen on their own. When you skull a chip shot that goes running across the green, or stub a shot, it usually happens for one of the following reasons, and knowing them will help you avoid them:

    Standing Too Far Away From the Ball

    If you get your body too far away from the ball you have to stick your arms out toward the ball. Any time you feel you are extending your arms “out” toward the ball, you’re in trouble. This is going to create tension and you don’t want that.

    Tension will block you from feeling the weight of the clubhead, and having a good sense of the clubhead is vital to having good touch on your chip shots.

    Another reason you don’t want to stand too far away from the ball is that the second you move the clubhead it will swing immediately to the inside and off the target line. When you are chipping you want the club to move straight back and through along the target line.

    When the club moves inside (or outside) the target line, you’re going to have trouble making clean contact and keeping the shot on line.

    Using A Club With Too Much Loft

    A chip shot is a running shot. Everything you do in your setup is designed to push the ball forward at a low trajectory. If you consistently come up short of your target, try using less-lofted clubs.Opening Your Shoulders In Relation To The Target Line

    If you remember proper form on most chip shots you should be opening up your feet and hips, but most importantly – keep your shoulders square. If you open your shoulders too, you’ll probably yank the chip to the left of your target.

    Playing The Ball Too Forward In Your Stance

    This final tip is a killer, and also the most common mistake golfers make on the course. Getting the ball too far forward in your stance almost guarantees that you’re going to catch the ball when the club is swinging up rather than down.

    And when you hit the ball when the club is swinging up, chances are you’re going to catch the middle portion of the ball with the lead edge of the clubface. So if you’re consistently blading your chip shots across the green, check your ball position. It’s the most likely culprit.

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