Most golfers are aware of the fact that most of the shots taken during a round of golf are within say 50 yards of the green. If you are interested in golf tips on chipping then you probably already know that a great way to shave strokes off your game is to improve your chipping.
Quickly for any new golfers a chip shot is a short shot, taken anywhere from right off the edge of the green to maybe 40 or 50 yards away, where the ball travels a short distance in the air then rolls the rest of the way to the pin. If you have ever watched the British Open you have no doubt seen some remarkable chips from well out on the fairway.
If you have not read Try This Golf Swing Tip For Solid Iron Shots it would be a good idea for you to do so as an excellent chipping drill was suggested as a way to learn what the proper impact position should feel like on a full iron shot.
Other than perhaps choking down on the grip to have a little more control over the club, there is not a lot more to discuss as far as chipping technique.
What does need to be discussed is club selection. What is the proper club to chip with? If you are just starting out the 7 iron is probably your best bet. Once you get comfortable with that club you may want to think about using either your 6 iron or 8 iron depending on the situation.
When playing shots near the green conventional wisdom says to keep the ball on the ground as much as possible. The more you send the ball up in the air the greater the chance of a mishit or a poorly judged shot.
Assuming you are facing a level shot, an 8 iron chip will travel roughly half the distance in the air and half on the ground whereas a 6 iron chip will travel only 1/3 of the distance in the air and the remaining 2/3 on the ground. So what this means is that if you are close to the green and there is quite a bit of green to work with you are better off using a 6 iron because you have room to let the ball run along the ground most of the way. If however, you are a little further away from the green or do not have as much green to work with then the 8 iron would be a better selection since you will need the ball to stop a little sooner.
When practicing chipping a great tip is to make sure to pick out a spot on the green say 1/3 or halfway to the pin where you want the ball to land. This will really help you to dial in your distances, leave yourself shorter putts and shave some strokes off your game.