{"id":759632,"date":"2026-06-25T15:49:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/759632\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:49:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:49:31","slug":"cross-handed-chipping-pga-pro-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/759632\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross-Handed Chipping: PGA Pro Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matt Fitzpatrick<\/a> is a Major Champion and a 5-time PGA Tour winner, but he also has the best short game on the planet in 2026.<\/p>\n

The Englishman ranks 1st for Strokes Gained: Around The Green over the past twelve months and he uses a very interesting method to achieve that success – cross-handed chipping<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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So, if the world’s best is blazing a trail with this lesser-seen technique, surely it can help you to sharpen up around the greens, right?<\/p>\n

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According to PGA pro Ged Walters, who has more than three decades of experience coaching golfers of all abilities, many amateur golfers would benefit from trying cross-handed chipping.<\/p>\n

Improving your short game<\/a> is a key way to shoot lower scores<\/a> and cut your handicap in 2026<\/a>, so Ged has broken down the technique and provided a simple to follow guide which can help you follow in Fitzpatrick’s footsteps.<\/p>\n

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I even tried cross-handed chipping for myself, which you can see in the video below, and I loved the results…<\/p>\n

Cross-Handed Chipping: PGA Pro Guide<\/p>\n

Cross-handed chipping is a great way to prevent the trail hand taking over, which is a common amateur fault that leads to a scoopy action when using a conventional grip.<\/p>\n

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Many golfers try to help the ball in the air when chipping, but the reality is the club is designed to do all the hard work for you.<\/p>\n

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\"Ged\n<\/p>\n

Cross-handed chipping is a technique that could help amateurs who struggle with consistency around the greens<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Kevin Murray)<\/p>\n

In the image here, I’m having to chip over a bunker to the green and this would scare some club golfers into stabbing at the ball to get it airborne.<\/p>\n

But the cross-handed chipping method helps to keep everything connected and stable throughout the swing, often leading to better results for players who struggle with their short game<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Matt Fitzpatrick uses the cross-handed chipping technique… and he has 5 PGA Tour wins to his name!<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

To try cross-handed chipping, place your left hand below your right on the grip and stand closer to the ball<\/a>, with the shaft more upright and your stance fairly narrow.<\/p>\n

Place 70% of your weight onto your lead foot at address and keep it there throughout the swing.<\/p>\n

Take the club away on what feels like a straight line, even though there will be a natural arc to it, and deliver it back on the same line in the downswing.<\/p>\n

Allow a small amount of chest rotation throughout the downswing, maintaining connection between arms and chest as you move into impact and through to the finish.<\/p>\n

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Setting up correctly for cross-handed chipping is crucial to give yourself the best chance of success<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Kevin Murray)<\/p>\n

A great drill when practising cross-handed chipping is to use your shirt to maintain connection. Tuck it under your lead armpit at address and focus on maintaining pressure there throughout the swing.<\/p>\n

If you release your shirt from under your arm, you have lost connection and increased the risk of topping or thinning your chips.<\/p>\n

You could also use a headcover or glove in practice, which can give you instant visual feedback, as the training aid<\/a> will drop to the ground if you lose connection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Matt Fitzpatrick is a Major Champion and a 5-time PGA Tour winner, but he also has the best…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":759633,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":["post-759632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=759632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759632\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/759633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=759632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=759632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=759632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}