Cack-handed chipping... | Golf Monthly
But one thing that sticks with me is that if you have a problem with a shot that creates anxiety then you have to get over that - you simply cannot play golf when anxious or having negative thoughts. Either don't play the shot, for example a flop shot, chip and run, fade, draw etc. Just manage those times and play a 'safe' shot OR learn the shot to a degree that inspires confidence.
You won't ever master something to the point you eliminate all bad shots, but if you can find a level of confidence to the point you believe you can play the next shot well, or acceptably, then this will allow you to play the game without that anxiety.
Whether you can get a lesson, or read a book and then go and lay down 50 balls every day for the next week. and learn to play the shot to the level that you know the next shot is going to be a good one. Obviously on the course you can't play multiple shots in a row, but if you can get that confidence in practice it will at least give you a chance to play a good shot on the course.
I know it's easy to say... get a lesson, but if you are struggling to that extent, then £40 will be money well spent to get you on the right path. Take the club straight back, as if you are playing up against a wall and follow through twice as far as you have swung back.
I'd reckon that chipping cack handed is unlikely to yield better results in the medium to long term, and after a few bad shots the anxiety will return and you'll try some other technique.
