How to hit those chips...

[tobybarker]

..that skip low across the green and then bite on the 2nd bounce?

 

[Voyager EMH]

Very lofted club, but de-lofted with hands well in front. Do not chop down on the ball, but nip it off the turf with hands still well in front at impact.

 

[Foxholer]

Very lofted club, but de-lofted with hands well in front. Do not chop down on the ball, but nip it off the turf with hands still well in front at impact.

What's the point of that? Or is it 'the hands well in front' that is key?

 

[BiMGuy]

You need clean grooves, a ball that spins and a quality strike.

 

[Crow]

Fast clubhead speed, sharp grooves and ultimate confidence in your ability to make a clean strike.

 

[bobmac]

Or you could just use a 7 or 8 iron and play a straight forward chip, keep it simple

 

[clubchamp98]

What's the point of that? Or is it 'the hands well in front' that is key?

Well if you used a 8iron and delofted it you would never get the spin needed to stop it.
It’s a great shot if you master it.

 

[Foxholer]

Well if you used a 8iron and delofted it you would never get the spin needed to stop it.
It’s a great shot if you master it.

Completely irrelevant to my question!
FWIW, I often do use an 8-iron for the shot, though simply as a virtual putt. I don't see the point in getting it to 'bite' as that's far less consistent, at least for me, than simply using the 'chip-putt' to get over the fringe, say, and letting the ball roll out.

 

[clubchamp98]

Completely irrelevant to my question!
FWIW, I often do use an 8-iron for the shot, though simply as a virtual putt. I don't see the point in getting it to 'bite' as that's far less consistent, at least for me, than simply using the 'chip-putt' to get over the fringe, say, and letting the ball roll out.

You asked “ what the point was of that” didn’t you!! As per Voyagers post.

The loft is nessesary so you can deloft and trap the ball in the grooves that’s how you get the spin but keep the trajectory down.
FWIW the way you play it wasn’t the question asked.

 

[Foxholer]

You asked “ what the point was of that” didn’t you!! As per Voyagers post.

The loft is nessesary so you can deloft and trap the ball in the grooves that’s how you get the spin but keep the trajectory down.
FWIW the way you play it wasn’t the question asked.

Ah!My question finally answered!
I'll stick to the more consistent, for me, 7/8 iron chip-putt.
Another FWIW....I can't believe 'trap the ball in the grooves' is what happens in such a delicate shot - imparting spin as the ball moves up the clubface seems far more likely.

 

[clubchamp98]

Ah!My question finally answered!
I'll stick to the more consistent, for me, 7/8 iron chip-putt.
Another FWIW....I can't believe 'trap the ball in the grooves' is what happens in such a delicate shot - imparting spin as the ball moves up the clubface seems far more likely.

Yes you are correct with your spin assessment but that also ads height.
In a low checking wedge shot you need spin but also need to keep the height down.
That’s why the hands forward drives the ball forward not upwards.
Very high risk shot ,it needs lots of practice that’s why you don’t really see many ams play it.

 

[Jason.H]

I sometimes use this shot from 30 to 50 yards. More often than not there is a better/easier option.

 

[SocketRocket]

Keep the shaft upright, grip lower down, ball middle of a narrow stance and swing almost straight back and through so the bounce brushes the turf. Absolutely the safest way to produce a good chip shot.

 

[tobybarker]

I was after a method of getting those grabby 2 or 3 bounce shots

 

[clubchamp98]

I was after a method of getting those grabby 2 or 3 bounce shots

Zac Johnson from USA. Played them very stiff wrists and just swings his shoulders.
Hardly any movement in his wrist and just like a long putt.
The longer the swing the farther it goes but the shaft must lead the head.

He’s really good at it.

 

[garyinderry]

The problem is you see tour pros playing this type of shot off perfectly manicured tight fairways. Virtually no grass gets between the ball and club face.

You can try it at your home track but chances are you wont get consistent results due to longer length fairways.

Lob wedge is best. You need to deloft it but swing shallow through the stike. Drive it in with speed.

Into the wind will also add some spin. Soft ball. Clean grooves. Receptive greens. All that good stuff.

Takes a lot of practice and isnt really worth investing the time tbh.

 

[Lump]

The problem is you see tour pros playing this type of shot off perfectly manicured tight fairways. Virtually no grass gets between the ball and club face.

You can try it at your home track but chances are you wont get consistent results due to longer length fairways.

Lob wedge is best. You need to deloft it but swing shallow through the stike. Drive it in with speed.

Into the wind will also add some spin. Soft ball. Clean grooves. Receptive greens. All that good stuff.

Takes a lot of practice and isnt really worth investing the time tbh.

As Gary said, a tight lie is needed.
Even with the best of lies, cleanest of grooves, the most spiny ball and the lushest of greens. This is a not an easy shot to hit and not the shot to play 99% of the time.

 

[Ethan]

..that skip low across the green and then bite on the 2nd bounce?

For older members, the Lee Trevino chip.

 

[clubchamp98]

The problem is you see tour pros playing this type of shot off perfectly manicured tight fairways. Virtually no grass gets between the ball and club face.

You can try it at your home track but chances are you wont get consistent results due to longer length fairways.

Lob wedge is best. You need to deloft it but swing shallow through the stike. Drive it in with speed.

Into the wind will also add some spin. Soft ball. Clean grooves. Receptive greens. All that good stuff.

Takes a lot of practice and isnt really worth investing the time tbh.

All of this plus nice new wedges every couple of weeks.