[Yoda]

My questions are:

What exactly is the path followed by my hands, the clubshaft, etc.?

Is this a straight back and straight forward motion, or should there be a small arc?

Should I be using any pivot at all for a short chip just off the green?

Where should the ball position be?

How close together should my feet be?

Should my stance be square or open?

In more general terms, should a beginning swinger think of chips as a long putt with a lofted club, or a shorter version of a full swing?

What would be a good swing thought for a beginning chipper?

Well, Teach... all righty then!

I count eight actual questions and a couple of hundred more if we choose to meanander through hill and dale as we answer them.

Sounds like a video is in order. I'll do a short piece in Orlando this week that will supply the answers you need. Meanwhile...

Get your Hands ahead of the Ball and 'drag your wet mop' through Impact.