James Ridyard explains that chunked chip shots result from failures in three areas: technique, skill, and performance. He demonstrates how to move the club's low point forward by maintaining height and uses a coin drill to sharpen impact precision before applying pressure-based practice goals.
Chunking often happens when the swing's low point is too far behind the ball or too deep into the ground.
Losing height (dipping your knees or chest) during the chipping motion is a primary technical cause of heavy strikes.
Use a coin to train the 'skill' of striking a specific spot on the turf ahead of the ball.
Technique often fails under pressure; recreate this by setting strict proximity goals in practice that require restarts if missed.
If you are highly skilled, your technique doesn't have to be perfect to achieve a good result.