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Although I've been chipping pretty well of late, the one area of my game that hinders a good score is my greenside chipping.
I don't struggle so much with contact, I have no isuse there.
Where I struggle is in the choice of club to get the ball close enough to leave a tap in. A typical example being last Saturday at Wychwood park. The 18th there is a 479 yard par 5 that plays all the way up hill to the green.
Driver into the fairway and a 19* hybrid to be greenside in 2. I have to chip over about 5ft of grass (Not close mown) and 2ft of fringe with the flag being about 25ft away. Putting the ball wasn't an option.
Chose my 52* wedge. Nice contact landed in the fringe and only ran out a couple of feet leaving me about 15ft for birdie, suffice to say I missed and left a tap in par.
This is pretty much my issue. I rarely get a chip from greenside past the hole.
I'm pretty sure my choice of club selection is what's letting me down as quite often I'll take either a 52* or PW* when greenside.
My question for the experts of the forum. Would it be better to practice what I already do or take more club, say a 7, 8 or 9 iron and play the shot that way?
As an aside, I'll quite often bump a 7 or 8 iron when I'm quite a way back from the green, but rarely use these clubs greenside.
Any thoughts appreciated folks :thup:
I don't struggle so much with contact, I have no isuse there.
Where I struggle is in the choice of club to get the ball close enough to leave a tap in. A typical example being last Saturday at Wychwood park. The 18th there is a 479 yard par 5 that plays all the way up hill to the green.
Driver into the fairway and a 19* hybrid to be greenside in 2. I have to chip over about 5ft of grass (Not close mown) and 2ft of fringe with the flag being about 25ft away. Putting the ball wasn't an option.
Chose my 52* wedge. Nice contact landed in the fringe and only ran out a couple of feet leaving me about 15ft for birdie, suffice to say I missed and left a tap in par.
This is pretty much my issue. I rarely get a chip from greenside past the hole.
I'm pretty sure my choice of club selection is what's letting me down as quite often I'll take either a 52* or PW* when greenside.
My question for the experts of the forum. Would it be better to practice what I already do or take more club, say a 7, 8 or 9 iron and play the shot that way?
As an aside, I'll quite often bump a 7 or 8 iron when I'm quite a way back from the green, but rarely use these clubs greenside.
Any thoughts appreciated folks :thup: