How to hit a chip shot and how to break a window, according to a pro golfer
Thomas Bjorn's chip shot goes a little right during an instructional video.
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Thomas Bjorn provided a window into how to play like a professional golfer.
Now he needs a new one.
As part of the Callaway Golf Tour Tips series, the longtime pro and 2018 European Ryder Cup captain broke down a chipping drill on a video earlier this week. He set up a green mat inside his home in London, plopped down a few balls and opened the glass doors into his patio to demonstrate.
His lesson focused on using one arm to chip. It helps with body movement in the stroke. It takes away wrist movement.
Ideally.
Bjorn’s first shot rocketed through one of the windows next to his patio door.
“When you try and film a @CallawayGolfEU Tour Tip but you haven’t picked up a club since Feb!” he tweeted.
His fellow pros broke down after his breakdown. Even the Callaway company.
It tweeted a picture of orange practice balls – which are softer.
“Hi @thomasbjorngolf, Your recently ordered package of practice balls are on their way to you! Many thanks, #TeamCallaway” the company tweeted.
On a video released Saturday, Bjorn gave the full instruction. And he hit three balls through the opening. Without a scratch.
“So hitting pitch shots, one of the great exercises you can do is to hit them with one arm because it enables you to be able to turn the body instead of just using your arms,” he said. “If you only use your arms, then your hands will break down because of the weight of the club. So what I try and do is I stand up with one arm and try and turn, which is now the camera, and to the ball and through.”
Good stuff.
One Twitter user liked the initial lesson more.
“This one is so much more boring without windows being broke…” tweeted @delaney_rob
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