The 160-yard chip...

[wicker1000]

With a 5-iron, that is...

With my layman's knowledge of The Golfing Machine, coupled with Tomasello's "hit" video sequence, I am now able to punch low trajectory "chips" with scary accuracy. At most it's a 60-70% effort motion - simply curling the right arm, slight lead wrist cock, incidental shoulder turn, slight counter-rotation of club face, and simply transporting the flying wedges via body pivot, thinking "down and out" with trail arm thrust. Feeling is that the body leads and the hands lag behind. Low finish. Pure striking.

Now what? I'm leaving a lot on the table with only 70% effort. I certainly can take a 5-iron further than 160. But if I conciously try to increase shoulder turn, increase backswing height, hit harder, etc. - it all falls apart. I feel throw-away and I physically see and feel the lead wrist collapse, and the clubhead whips in front of my body and yuck.

Can a fellow hitter out there tell me how to amp it up a notch without losing it all? I feel I'm close...

First post - great forum fellas.

wicker1000