Chipping\Pitching onto Green

[garyinderry]

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[garyinderry]

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tour pro hitting behind the ball. let the club do the work. :thup:

 

[Huwey12]

I wouldn't recommend you try to play these chips from 15 yards from the green with a load of spin. to create spin you need great contact and speed. You risk zooming these shots thought the green even more than you already do. Forget about that for the mean time. As the greens dry put even more over summer it becomes harder and harder to play these wee spinners. Great fun to play but most of the time not safest way to play the shot.

The 56 you have is perfect to pop the ball into the air and let it land softly and roll out a bit. To get the ball into the air there is a little trick you can do to ensure contact and get the club to slip in under the ball. Let the wedge and hoe it is designed do the work for you. You don't have to help the ball up. Phil Mickelson did this on his DVD and I've been using it ever since.

Open the clubface slightly and hit a touch behind the ball. This allows the bounce to slide the club along the grass and slips the club in under the ball. It removes the difficultly of making good contact. Works like a charm. Ball pops up, lands softly and rolls out a little.

Using this tip transformed my short game. you don't need the shaft leaning too far forward. You can do it anywhere from a touch forward to the handle leaning back. Ball position middle or move it forward depending on hoe high you want to play it.

Hope this helps.

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I have to agree with Gary. I've just been converted to the centre of stance/use the bounce technique after years of hitting off the back foot with different clubs according to the distance from the green/pin
To alter the loft I've been taught to change my grip from strong/neutral to week, with a week grip giving the most loft. Works a treat and you don't have to think about what iron/wedge to use, it's all in the grip

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Big fan of the linear method of chipping which is all about using bounce. Very forgiving. Not foolproof but works well.

 

[Craigg]

This method of chipping terrifies me.....think great big thin through the green. Will definitely give it a go though. Anything to try and improve. I am normally a hands forward chipper and I have to say normally pretty consistent, but I do have the odd chunk! Can it really be that simple?

 

[Huwey12]

This method of chipping terrifies me.....think great big thin through the green. Will definitely give it a go though. Anything to try and improve. I am normally a hands forward chipper and I have to say normally pretty consistent, but I do have the odd chunk! Can it really be that simple?

I was the same, had visions of the leading edge sending the ball onto the next green, but it works and gives a pleasing sound as the club scrapes over the turf

 

[garyinderry]

I was the same, had visions of the leading edge sending the ball onto the next green, but it works and gives a pleasing sound as the club scrapes over the turf

Using the bounce has been in every second copy of golf monthly for the last number of years. Still people either don't try it or are afraid of it. Crazy.

Great string to have to your short game bow. I once did all my chipping with the handle way forward. now I mix it up and can play a much wider variety of shot. quite often its a mixture of both with the handle only a fraction ahead and still letting the club slip in under the ball using the bounce.

 

[virtuocity]

At Kings of Distance a couple of weeks back the pro showed us chipping with the heel of the club off the ground and using the toe end of the club. I got on well with it there and have now hit about 40 chips in games using the method, I have canned a few but not once have I duffed one like I was apt to before. I have used this method up to 30'ish yards out and doubt I'll do any other unless I'm short sided with, say, a bunker to clear when it's a 58* lob shot

Got to say Chris, I used this yesterday and whilst distance was shorter (therefore, need to work on distance control), contact was very solid. Great tip. Here's a video to accompany it:

[video=youtube;tAkhcIRKEpE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAkhcIRKEpE[/video]

 

[garyinderry]

Got to say Chris, I used this yesterday and whilst distance was shorter (therefore, need to work on distance control), contact was very solid. Great tip. Here's a video to accompany it:

[video=youtube;Gd7kRjdvVAU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd7kRjdvVAU[/video]

 

[virtuocity]

:thup:

 

[ScienceBoy]

I tried this and the hitting off the toe to deaden the strike. I got it working moderately well but my pro has me back to my old chipping method which is working better. I much prefer hitting out the middle of the club and lightening my grip to achieve the same end. After a lot of work I don't think I've chipped better and I am finding my 56* stops too quickly!

I think the method above is great for someone who strikes a good chip but needs something different to take their short game to the next level.

I would point golfers first to the more traditional method, then to this if they stall with their progress or need to change their action for some reason. Yet to had a pro teach this, even the most "non-traditional" ones.