Day 39: Chipping, Chipping and More Chipping

Today I went to Balboa after work and worked on chipping.
I am not a big fan of chipping at Balboa as the grass around the green is thick and the ball sits down most of the time and when it isn't sitting down, there is a big cushion of grass under the ball making it easier to pop up and out.
I want to find a place with tight lies which more closely mimics the actual golf course.
All in all, I believe I have gotten the 'yips' out of me with chipping and my sand wedge - however, now I need to practice on my accuracy and getting all my chips close to the hole.

I practiced for about 45 minutes chipping - every now and again a shank would come out, but all I did was stop and take a couple inside-to-out swings to get my swing plane back on its correct path. It's funny - last week when that came out, I would go into an utter panic. Now, a week later, I understand the problem and address it calmly. Funny how much different you approach something when you know the root of it and the remedy for it.

Here is a fun video taken that shows a fella with a case of the shanks.

If you take a look in the comments section, you will see a comment by me showing the drill I learned to get rid of the dreaded shank.