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garyinderry

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If a chipper improved their up and down successes by two shots a round it would be well worth its place in the bag.

The excuse given why you don't need a chipper is that another club can do the same job. same could be said for a 4iron for example. step on a 5, hit a soft or cut 3 or clip your hybrid. hey presto, room for that chipper that 'could' quite conceivably save you strokes.
 

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It's a putting motion Gary.
I had one years ago and seemed to do "ok" with it, but gave up on it once I became adept with my PW around the greens.
But in my quest to get to single figures, I think I'll stick with this one (dependent on my results this afternoon)
Rob

Can we have advance warning if chippers are going to be mandatory for the "Gainsborough 8" team in August?
 

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what is the actual technique with these? is it putting motion or descending blow? QUOTE]

With the one Smiffy has bought it would be used around the greens and a strong putting motion.
The chippers like I have would be used the same around the greens but can be used on full shots with a wedge type swing.
 

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I have an old one at home in my dads garage. It was useless to me. It had a sharp leading edge and I wanted to change the loft to control the trajectory of the shot. I stuck it into the ground just like an iron.

If I designed one it would have a pretty rounded leading edge and a bit of bounce with the wide sole.

I have a 24 deg 7 wood in the bag now so I am going to give this a go in the dunting chipping department.

Gary, the problem is that there are lots out there and most are not well designed, the better ones have the bounce and killed leading edge as you say.
The thing that makes the chipper easier to use is the fact its putter length making ball nearer to you and has the correct lie angle for this, when you start choking down on hybrid or even 9 iron then the toe is down.
I think if you wanted to make a good chipper it would be easy, get a second hand compact blade sized forged cavity seven iron, cut to putter length, bend 2 degrees weaker loft for more bounce, lie angle between wedge and putter so around 67 degrees and swing weight appropriately.
 

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If a chipper improved their up and down successes by two shots a round it would be well worth its place in the bag.

The excuse given why you don't need a chipper is that another club can do the same job. same could be said for a 4iron for example. step on a 5, hit a soft or cut 3 or clip your hybrid. hey presto, room for that chipper that 'could' quite conceivably save you strokes.

I reckon it saves me 5-7 shots a round, I don't have time for practice with job and commitments so is a great tool in lowering my scores. Those 20-30 yard chips now leave me a makeable putt and there are not that many amateurs who can regularly put it within 6ft from 20 yards with a wedge.
I play with a couple of guys that turn there nose up at them and regularly take 3 or 4 to get down from 20yds but could not use them as its 'not proper golf' 3 of my regular playing partners have bought the one I have on recommendation and love it, reducing the higher handicappers scores massively as this area is where they tend to drop shots.
 
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Just got back from the club. What an absolute revelation!!
Took about 50 practice balls with me and set myself up about 10 yards off the practice putting/chipping green.
Took me a little while to get the strength and technique right but within 10 to 12 balls I had canned my first one.
I then went and picked the balls up again, and started over.
My first 5 chips all hit the pin, with two of them dropping.
Within the next 5 minutes, about 20 balls were nestling around the cup, all within "gimme" range, even for me.
A couple more actually dropped into the hole, so that was four actually canned out of about 25 balls in total.
I am absolutely delighted and there is no doubt at all that I will be carrying this club with me all the time from now on.
I reckon with this in my bag I should be able to save maybe 5 or 6 shots a round, and a single figure handicap is definitely on the horizon.
Watch this space!!!
:D:D:D
 

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Just got back from the club. What an absolute revelation!!
Took about 50 practice balls with me and set myself up about 10 yards off the practice putting/chipping green.
Took me a little while to get the strength and technique right but within 10 to 12 balls I had canned my first one.
I then went and picked the balls up again, and started over.
My first 5 chips all hit the pin, with two of them dropping.
Within the next 5 minutes, about 20 balls were nestling around the cup, all within "gimme" range, even for me.
A couple more actually dropped into the hole, so that was four actually canned out of about 25 balls in total.
I am absolutely delighted and there is no doubt at all that I will be carrying this club with me all the time from now on.
I reckon with this in my bag I should be able to save maybe 5 or 6 shots a round, and a single figure handicap is definitely on the horizon.
Watch this space!!!
:D:D:D

So that's going in the bag for the weekend comp then Rob?
 

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Glad it's working for you Smiffy. Call it macho pride but I'll plough on with using my wedges and short irons for chipping and when things get iffy revert to the linear method. Sounds like you have the feel and technique sorted and I hope you go low at the weekend (and the cold allows you to play)
 

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Just got back from the club. What an absolute revelation!!
Took about 50 practice balls with me and set myself up about 10 yards off the practice putting/chipping green.
Took me a little while to get the strength and technique right but within 10 to 12 balls I had canned my first one.
I then went and picked the balls up again, and started over.
My first 5 chips all hit the pin, with two of them dropping.
Within the next 5 minutes, about 20 balls were nestling around the cup, all within "gimme" range, even for me.
A couple more actually dropped into the hole, so that was four actually canned out of about 25 balls in total.
I am absolutely delighted and there is no doubt at all that I will be carrying this club with me all the time from now on.
I reckon with this in my bag I should be able to save maybe 5 or 6 shots a round, and a single figure handicap is definitely on the horizon.
Watch this space!!!
:D:D:D

Fair play to you smiffy. hope it works as well on the course in comps. Best of luck.

Did you have to drop a club to get it into the bag?
 

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Fair play to you smiffy. hope it works as well on the course in comps. Best of luck.

Did you have to drop a club to get it into the bag?

I will have to 'cos I'm right on the limit at the moment.
Might ditch my 60 degree lob. I only got that for use out of wet sand or bunkers close to the pin so it doesn't get used much.
 

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I will have to 'cos I'm right on the limit at the moment.
Might ditch my 60 degree lob. I only got that for use out of wet sand or bunkers close to the pin so it doesn't get used much.

Easy choice. What club will save you the most shots? :thup:
 
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