When chipping, which drill helps create the appropriate amount of extension through impact?

When chipping, which drill helps create the appropriate amount of extension through impact?

• A. Line Drill
• B. Hold the Finish Drill
• C. Feet Together Drill
• D. Practice assignment

Answer: (B)

In chipping, you want to keep the arms and hands extended through impact so the club continues on a forward path and you don’t flip the wrists early. The Hold the Finish Drill specifically trains this by forcing a full, extended finish—arms straight, club up toward the target, weight and body rotated through. This builds the feel of maintaining that forward shaft lean and the proper release, leading to crisp contact and solid distance control on short shots around the green. Line Drill focuses on path and alignment, not the extension through impact. Feet Together Drill emphasizes balance and tempo more than keeping the arms extended through impact. A general practice assignment isn’t targeting the extension feel specifically, so it’s not as effective for this particular goal.

In chipping, you want to keep the arms and hands extended through impact so the club continues on a forward path and you don’t flip the wrists early. The Hold the Finish Drill specifically trains this by forcing a full, extended finish—arms straight, club up toward the target, weight and body rotated through. This builds the feel of maintaining that forward shaft lean and the proper release, leading to crisp contact and solid distance control on short shots around the green.

Line Drill focuses on path and alignment, not the extension through impact. Feet Together Drill emphasizes balance and tempo more than keeping the arms extended through impact. A general practice assignment isn’t targeting the extension feel specifically, so it’s not as effective for this particular goal.