Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced player, improving your short game is key to lowering your scores and playing better golf overall. In this video, we’ll break down the “3 Bounce Rule,” a simple yet effective technique that will transform the way you approach chips and short shots around the green.
Chipping can be one of the most frustrating parts of golf, but with the right strategy, you can eliminate those dreaded bad chips and start landing your shots closer to the pin. By mastering the 3 Bounce Rule, you’ll learn how to control your trajectory, improve your spin, and gain more consistency with your chipping technique.
In this golf tutorial, we cover everything from the basic setup to advanced tips on how to use this rule to enhance your short game skills. Stop hitting chunky chips or blading shots across the green—watch now and take your chipping game to the next level!
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21 Comments
Hi.
3 bounce rule… great explanation. Can't wait to practice this!
Curious why you would deloft or add loft to the club, when you can just change the club and keep the swing the same?
Good ideas. The heel up is a good one in situations. I'll use that on some closer shots and try to make them. Toe hit comes off softer and tends to roll straight. I've seen some use a hybrid around the greens with success also. Would take some practice as the ball comes off quick. They just putt it that way. Stay warm! It is cold here again in Iowa. I did play golf Sunday!
If I were hitting that shot, just off the green, maybe a 7 or 8 iron just choke up and use a putting stroke. Just put the ball on the green and let it roll, just like a putt.
Very useful. Hannah you are a natural teacher…
Simple, but very effective
Great tips and advice around the green Hannah. Looking forward to trying out some of these chipping techniques.
Cool video that will surely help some high-handicappers improve their short game. The nice weather looks to be holding up.
Great delivery, H! Keep the content coming.
great advise hannah
Short game is so much about feel, any tips for coping with less golf over the winter to maintain feel so it's not lost before the new season (let's say 1st weekend in April)
Pitch and roll distances using the three bounce principle are 58 & 54 = 75:25, PW & 50 = 50:50, and 7-9 = 25:75. Very helpful
What about a chipper ?
Your video shows how important practicing those short shots is. Knowing how the lie will affect the type of shot you can play is key, and the only way to really get comfortable is to practice them again and again.
Great vid! ❤👍🏽⛳️
The last shot you demonsrated, Danny Maud called it "Putting with loft". Good example. Thanks Hannah.
Hi Hannah. Do you find it easier to use less bounce in winter conditions for chipping clubs? I sometimes struggle with the wet ground that often surrounds the greens in my area during winter. This often leads to hitting it fat or chunking the ball only a short distance. During the warmer months, my wedges typically have around 10 degrees of bounce. But I was curious if switching out to a lower bounce wedge, at least for chipping, would help eliminate these types of shots.
Excellent Hannah, thank you. Got plenty of winter work to do now on the practice ground.
I like the look of the toe-down solutions to the shots you demonstrated. Something to practise…
3-bounces? Never knew that – every day is a school day even at my age!
Cheers
Thanks Hannah, off to the chipping area to try these. You have given us all lots to perfect and learn on your channel. Good work. <<Don’t forget to subscribe people>>
Hannah, have you given any thought to setting up a Patreon? I'm sure a good number of your students would be interested in supporting you in that manner…