{"id":7611,"date":"2025-09-10T18:33:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/golf-tips-for-seniors-the-chip-and-run\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T18:33:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:33:41","slug":"golf-tips-for-seniors-the-chip-and-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/golf-tips-for-seniors-the-chip-and-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf Tips for Seniors: The Chip and Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"214\"><em data-start=\"198\" data-end=\"212\">By Robin All<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"399\">Over the past few weeks, we&rsquo;ve focused on putting mechanics. Today, let&rsquo;s take those same principles and apply them to one of golf&rsquo;s most reliable short-game shots&mdash;the chip and run.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"401\" data-end=\"718\">This shot can be played with a 6- or 7-iron, or even a lofted fairway wood or hybrid. The key is to keep it simple&mdash;just like putting. There&rsquo;s no need for wrist action to &ldquo;help&rdquo; the ball into the air. Many golfers think that&rsquo;s necessary for loft, but the truth is, the angle of the clubface will do the work for you.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"742\">Here are a few tips:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"909\">\n<li data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"792\">\n<p data-start=\"745\" data-end=\"792\">Place most of your weight on your front foot.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"837\">\n<p data-start=\"795\" data-end=\"837\">Use a firm, wrist-free, sweeping motion.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"838\" data-end=\"909\">\n<p data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"909\">Focus on brushing the grass, trusting the club to provide the loft.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"1043\">Solid chipping makes putting easier&mdash;and often saves strokes. Practice this simple approach, and you&rsquo;ll see improvement in no time.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1045\" data-end=\"1138\">For more help with your golf game, contact <strong data-start=\"1088\" data-end=\"1135\">Robin All, PGA Life Member, at 803-238-1655<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Robin All Over the past few weeks, we&rsquo;ve focused on putting mechanics. Today, let&rsquo;s take those same principles and apply them to one of golf&rsquo;s most reliable short-game shots&mdash;the chip and run. This shot can be played with a 6- or 7-iron, or even a lofted fairway wood or<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/golf-tips-for-seniors-the-chip-and-run\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7612,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[52],"tags":[992,955],"class_list":["entry","author-john-griggs","post-7611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-golf-tips-for-seniors","tag-robin-all"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gpstrianglenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Chip-and-Run_2025_630x350.jpg?fit=630%2C350&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7611\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}