do you choke down?

[hovis]

played a friendly game today and my friend (following a lesson) arrived at the course with an addition to his bag. he baught i dunlop 56 deg wedge from soccer sports. look 5 inches off it and re-gripped it! ''what the hell is that'' i said. his chipping was amazing that day. i said ''why not just grip down? turns out he doesnt like the feeling.
so, armed with this info i went to the short game area and practice chipping and small pitches gripping right down to the metal. the results where fantastic. is this old news or is anyone else amazed at what difference a few inches makes

 

[Mungoscorner]

played a friendly game today and my friend (following a lesson) arrived at the course with an addition to his bag. he baught i dunlop 56 deg wedge from soccer sports. look 5 inches off it and re-gripped it! ''what the hell is that'' i said. his chipping was amazing that day. i said ''why not just grip down? turns out he doesnt like the feeling.
so, armed with this info i went to the short game area and practice chipping and small pitches gripping right down to the metal. the results where fantastic. is this old news are is anyone else amazed and what difference a few inches makes

I'm almost always near the steel when chipping with any club,and to be honest i'm never comfortable hitting full wedge shots,i'd much rather take a gap wedge instead of the sand wedge and take a bit off,if that makes sense ?

 

[bobmac]

is this old news

Yeup

 

[hovis]

Yeup

i also hate the feeling of how the grip feels at the metal (narrow) is there any rules about how short a club can be? might take a few inches off an old wedge.

 

[garyinderry]

I always fancied the idea of using a club like this in practice. bit of a waste of a club in the bag though!

 

[hovis]

I always fancied the idea of using a club like this in practice. bit of a waste of a club in the bag though!

just use 15. at that size it'll fit in your side pocket

 

[garyinderry]

don't tempt me. Ive had silly amounts of clubs in my bag when out practising!

 

[haplesshacker]

This thread is begging for the obvious answer!!! :lol:

 

[hovis]

This thread is begging for the obvious answer!!! :lol:

really, oh. i feel so embarrased! where's the delete button? i've always gripped down and inch or two but never to the metal. it makes a HUGE difference

 

[tsped83]

I always choke down when chipping, get a lot more control that way. I also choke down when putting too.

 

[Stuey01]

If you used it for majority of your chipping I wouldn't call it a waste of a club in the bag. Good chipping can save a lot of shots, I should know as I lose plenty through terrible chipping!

 

[DappaDonDave]

I often grip down when the missus is out of the house.

But on the course I always hit a better shot if I have an inch or two sticking out of the top of my grip.

 

[brickie]

played a friendly game today and my friend (following a lesson) arrived at the course with an addition to his bag. he baught i dunlop 56 deg wedge from soccer sports. look 5 inches off it and re-gripped it! ''what the hell is that'' i said. his chipping was amazing that day. i said ''why not just grip down? turns out he doesnt like the feeling.
so, armed with this info i went to the short game area and practice chipping and small pitches gripping right down to the metal. the results where fantastic. is this old news or is anyone else amazed at what difference a few inches makes

Consulted my wife on this one, definitely old news, a few inches does make a difference.