Chipping - #3 Accumulator
 

I was looking for thoughts on zeroing the #3 accumulator when chipping...been trying it, seems to make distance control easier, feels a bit weird though!

No love???

Homer's Chipping Stroke
 

Homer Kelley recommended the Zero #3 procedure for Chipping, i.e., putting the Club in-line (horizontally) from Left Shoulder to Clubhead.

In January 1982, I snapped a down-the-line photo of him in the converted garage outside his home in Seattle. There were no automobiles in this garage...at least not in this half.. it had long since become his dedicated Golfing Laboratory. In the photo, Homer is standing inside his Inclined Plane -- the same one in the book -- and is clearly gripping the Club in the cup of the Left Hand, one of three ways to Zero the #3 Accumulator.

I'll see if I can't dig that photo out, scan it in and put it up for all to see.

Meanwhile, experiment with using the Reverse Overlap Grip (10-1-C) to get this job done. You may find that the extended Left Forefinger makes it a bit easier to locate the Club in the lifeline of the Left Hand. It may also feel more secure (especially until the necessary hand strength and grip pressures have been developed).

For the record, Homer used the standard Overlapping Basic Grip (10-1-A) in the Strong Single Action Variation (10-2-B). Why didn't he use the Reverse Overlap?

"What do I need with another grip? One is hard enough to learn!"

i think it works pretty well but not as an "all the time" procedure.

I have used a variation of this (chipping with a putting setup) - shaft more vertical than lie (club resting on toe). Ball comes off softly with much less backspin allowing one to make a longer / firmer stroke without the ball jumping off the clubface. The hard part is knowing when to change the method back to basic stroke.

Bruce

IYO, when would not be a good time Jim?

Very short chip shots were it makes more sense to chip it with zero'd out #3, open face, and firm stroke instead of trying to keep the #3 and play some kind of cut/lob/flop type shot.

Also works well out of heavy rough.

As a matter of interest,have u ever used a chipping stroke on putter ,I use it if there are longish mounds just in front of greens.Deadly accurate and u dont need to hit it hard

One variation I use is zero#3 ,closed face (because heel is off the ground).
This is great for just off the fringe when you want the ball to release.Comes off very low and rolls out .Just be smooth and keep the hands moving.

Basic, Basic Motion
 

Basic Motion in a nutshell :salut: with 3-F-5-A.