How Tiger Woods hits a ‘draw chip’ after what Raymond Floyd taught him as a youngster

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Tiger Woods has dished out plenty of golf tips over the years but when it comes to the short-game, he’s always worth taking note of.

Woods has produced some of the most creative and brilliant shots we’ve ever seen in golf down the years.

Memorable efforts at Augusta National and more top the memory bank and it goes without saying that he has all the shots in his locker if needed.

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However, when it comes to simply hitting a little chip from the edge of the green and putting some draw spin on the ball, Woods keeps it simple.

So simple, in fact, that he has previously explained how he still sticks to the principles instilled in him by legendary golfer, Raymond Floyd.

Tiger Woods’ tip for amateur golfers on how to hit a chip with draw spin

As mentioned, Tiger has produced some mesmerising shots around the greens over the years.

However, when it comes to simply getting the ball moving across the putting surface with a bit of right to left spin on it, Woods says it’s not too complicated.

Indeed, looking at an old tips video he did alongside Fred Couples back in 2024, Woods explained what he learnt from Raymond Floyd that we can all take heart from.

“I’m going to hit a little draw chipper here. When I try and hit a draw, for me, there’s a couple of things,” Woods explained.

“If I’m going to hit a higher draw, I’ll have the face open but what I’ll try to do is close it up at impact. For this one, because it’s a low runner, I’ll put my toe to the ground, hands high, aim right and swing right. So wherever I want the ball to start out at, that’s where I’m swinging.

“I don’t want the ball to get higher. I want to get it as low to the ground as I can. I was taught by Raymond Floyd and he’d always say ‘always land it within a yard of the green, and let it do the rest of the work’. And what I have found that works best for me, whatever length of shot I have, I try and imagine the club to being the same stroke I’d use with the putter.”

What Seve Ballesteros taught Tiger Woods about chipping the golf ball

It’s widely known in golf that Seve Ballesteros is the ultimate short game master and anyone who has had the chance to learn from him, has probably improved.

Nevertheless, that doesn’t mean that even the best weren’t a touch confused by the Spaniard at times.

Speaking on a past video for TaylorMade, Woods explained how Ballesteros had perplexed him a touch with some advice.

“Seve, Ollie [Jose Maria Olazabal]. They were always trying to do something with it,” Woods said in response to a comment from Collin Morikawa on making the golf ball move.

“Seve was always trying to teach me how to make the ball roll straight every single time. And then he would choose to make it roll right or left, but the ball should roll every time like a putt, no matter what shot you’re hitting, no matter how high you’re hitting it, which kind of freaked me out in my head.”

Here, then, we have some simple advice from Woods, coupled with some more complex work from Ballesteros.

Regardless, if you can try and incorporate these into your game, then your chipping should improve.