Practice areas?

[flandango]

I have two courses near me which I use the practice greens (whichever I am closest to when I finish work) one of them allows you to chip and putt, (chip and run shots etc)

The other has a sign up saying no PITCHING!... on to green. I have seen many people chipping from just off the green so thought nothing of it.

I went there last saturday and was chipping onto the green with a 7 iron, so it was low and running.

A smug looking bloke came up to me and said (CAN'T YOU READ MATE OR DO YOU THINK YOUR SPECIAL?) my first reaction was to wrap my 7 iron round his head but this would have cut my practice short. He pointed at the sign and said that pitching and chipping were the same??? I disagreed but could see there was no talking to him. I carried on and ignored him.

It's not like I was firing them around at head hight. I thought common sense would prevail but it didn't. He wouldn't have it.

Watched him off first tee and he hit it about 30ft, I stood where he could see me when he turned round. Petty I know but funny!!!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

We have a putting green near me that normally allows chip shots. Every so often they put a sign up saying no chipping but as I'm normally the only one mad enough to be out there I'll start by putting and strangely the sign will find itself in my hand and laid to rest tucked away face down in a far corner. Out come the wedges and off I go. At my club we do have a strict no chipping rule on our putting green but have a couple of chipping areas on the practice ground but these are basically just tightly mown winter green type thins so not good for gettin and real feedback

 

[USER1999]

Most courses have a 'no chipping/pitching rule', and often only have the one practice green. I agree with you, provided you aren't hitting flop shots, what difference does it make?
My course has a pitching green, near the putting green, and you can also pitch to the three yellow flagged holes on the back of the putting green.
Oddly, when the course is waterlogged, and closed, the juniors can still have a pitching lesson on the putting green, when I am not allowed on there to putt. It's a members club, so it's not as if the owners make money from it. It is just rubbish.

 

[HTL]

We have a putting + chipping green, however, we have to play off mats onto the putting green.

It really pisses me off when people act like they own the club like the bloke did to you, I got told off for playing too quickly a few weeks ago by two of the senior members, I just laughed at them and played (sliced) trough.

 

[Basher]

I understand the no pitching policy.
We have a sign on our putting green instructing that pitching is not alowed from certain areas. Most members adhere to the rule. Wrongdoers are generally politely asked to refrain.

Imagine if everyone ignored the rule, the putting green would resemble the surface of the moon, ie full of craters.

One thing you rarely see on putting greens is pitchmark repair. OK, they're not full ball depth from close pitches but they still leave marks.

 

[Herbie]

With purpose made putting greens I see no reason for preventing a little chipping unless it is damaging the area aroung the putting green too much. The surface of the putting greens should resemble the course greens in my view but few do.

However if there is a location where you can chip away, as there is at our club (a green a little better than winter green) then all the better. We also have a practice range where you can walk out to the nearest green to do some pitching and chipping which is cool.

I find it amazing that some clubs cannot create a little chipping zone, its not as if there isnt enough acreage.lol

 

[theeaglehunter]

I am lucky as at my club I have access to two brilliant putting only greens and one equally good condition pitching/ chipping green surrounded by bunkers and uphill / downhill lies with varying grass lengths so all circumstances can be practiced.

To be honest if it clearly says not to you were probably in the wrong, even though it seems harsh that they prevent you from doing so.

 

[viscount17]

our practice green has a no chipping/pitching rule which I agree with as alongside we have a separate pitching green with a practice bunker (which is in better condition than those on some course I've played).
sounds good so far but the area around it is limited and you're frequently driven off by the pro's with a mob of kids. this annoys me as I have only limited times in a week when I can practice.

 

[madandra]

They should just put a sign up saying PUTTING ONLY !!!!!

Can I suggest that u take a 2 iron with you next time because wrapping that round his mantle will still allow you to olay on with your 7i.

 

[Parmo]

We have a sign that says no chipping, but they seem to turn a blind eye to the jrs pitching over the log wall on to the green!!! We have a pitching green also with the jrs seem to think they can stand anywhere on the range and pitch from leaving no space for anyone else.

I generally go this time of the day when there is no one about and its nice with a flask of coffee in the bays.