1 WHEN faced with a chip shot around the green, your first priority is to get the ball rolling as soon as possible when it hits the putting surface, so select a club with the least amount of loft possible.

Never take the aerial route unless you are forced to do so by a bunker or any other hazard. Always remember that judging the pace of the ball is far easier than its flight. Visualize the desired flight and roll of the chip shot by imagining you are bowling a ball to the hole under arm. Pick a definite spot just three to four feet onto the green and select a club that will comfortably elevate the ball over the fringe grass.

After lining up the shot, concentrate solely on your selected spot. If you are working to a point that is closer to you, in theory it must be easier to judge. Commit to the shot and allow the ball to roll out to the hole.

2 STRIKING your chip shots precisely requires sound technique and a deft touch. Using a light grip pressure, allow the arms and club to swing gently back as the weight of the clubhead produces a very subtle hinging of the right wrist. Focus on the angle formed between the back of the right hand and right wrist and try maintaining that angle all the way through impact as your chest turns gently through towards the target. Think "cock and lock" the right wrist.

3 SETTING this angle on the backswing, maintaining it all the way through impact and to a finish will guarantee a crisp contact, which will help to judge the flight, spin and roll of the ball consistently.