Wedge question.

[UpPointOne]

I am catching quite a lot of my wedge shots fat at the moment.

I'm ok when it's a three quarter/full shot.It's the wee delicate ones round about the greens which are causing me problems.

My question is - would a low bounce wedge help me?

 

[krokodil]

Low bounce as in low number will in effect dig more, so no.

Depends on the course you play-my rule of thumb is to use low bounce on firmer ground and then with spongy parkland style courses use a higher bounce.

 

[TonyN]

Not really, a higher bounce wedge should stop you fatting less wedge shots. Do you know what bounce is or how it works?

Basically, in a nut shell, it is the angle of the sole of the club, to the ground. The higher the bounce, the flatter it sits. Think of a spade being struck into the ground, straight down at a 90* angle, it is going to dig right in. Think of it being struck across the ground flat at 180*, it is going to skid off the surface. The higher bounce helps to skid the club under the ball.

It could also be your technique (almost certainly is) but without watching you no one can say really. Take a trip over to Videojug.com and watch the tutorial videos from Rickard Strongert. They are fantastic and have a video for almost every shot in golf!

HTH

 

[birdieman]

When chipping get your weight on your front foot and move the ball back in the stance.

It is critical you keep your hands ahead of the ball through the shot or you will get fat shots. That means no flipping with hands - many players try to scoop the ball by flicking their hands through the shot, that is bad. The loft of the club will get he ball up.
The wrists should stay firm and just rock the shoulders back and through to play the shot.

It's also easier to fat it with a wedge than say an 8 or 9 iron - maybe vary the clubs you're chipping with?

 

[freddielong]

All you are doing is trying to be to delicate slowing down and quitting on it - even the shortest chip needs to be hit with commitment, just keep the hands soft not the swing.
No low bounce wedge wont help

 

[TonyN]

How do you know that's what he is doing freddie? He may be hitting to far behind the ball to fast?

 

[freddielong]

You can tell because of the way he described the shot its when he gets delicate and fiddly around the green - he already stated that it wasn't a general problem with his chipping therefore his technique must be sound I would put money on the fact that I am right.

 

[UpPointOne]

TBH it sounds as though Freddie is right.

With these short shots I feel as though I need to slow right down.I reckon it would help if I was a bit more aggressive.

I also think I need to look more into the bounce thingy as I don't really know enough about it.

 

[RGDave]

All you are doing is trying to be to delicate slowing down and quitting on it - even the shortest chip needs to be hit with commitment, just keep the hands soft not the swing.
No low bounce wedge wont help

Yes.....and yes, and YES!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I am having chipping issues too so you aren't alone. I think my problem is to much wrist (breaking down and becoming flicky - very old problem) and a lack of trust especially in competitions which means I don't always commit to the shot

 

[Macster]

Bounce is down to you, ie how YOU hit the ball.

I have never taken big divot's, so use a 54 wedge with 8* of Bounce, but I also have a 60* with only 4* of bounce.
I tend to slide the club under the ball, rather than taking a huge slice of turf, so its down to how you hit it.

Flippy wrists is definitely bad, as has been said.

 

[bobmac]

Flippy wrists is definitely bad, as has been said.

Need any help?
Seriously. Some people hit the fat because the ball is too far BACK in their stance.
They then feel they have to sit back on the shot, therefor duffing it. So then they move it further back in their stance and then they sit back and so on so on.
I teach playing the ball from the centre of a narrow stance with the weight on the front foot and as Freddie said, accelerate through the ball, dont quit on it.

 

[jammydodger]

What type of shot are you trying to hit...a flop or a chip and run or are you talking about 30/50 yd pitches ??

 

[TonyN]

Freddie I don't doubt your wrong for one second pal, we all know that 9/10 that's what the cause of duffed chips is. But with out seeing it, he could of been doing something completely different. As bob says to far back in stance or wrist flicking.

A guy in work told me the same thing last year, he kept duffing chips around the green. I gave him same advice without seeing him an he came back and said it's worse. Turns out he was playing the ball on his front foot and trying to get uunder the ball with his wrists and couldn't do it. Pretty much a flop shot. When he went faster he started thinning.

He told me he had seen mickleson chip and thought it was how to do them all. I told him he was probably flying a bunker with no green to work with.

Anyway after a couple of pointers, he improved alot very quickly.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I have my weight predominantly forward and the ball forward (inside my left heel) and I'm trying to focus on keeping the weight forward and not rock back at all. I thin the problem may be from coming in too steep in an attempt to pop the ball up instead of a shallower sweeping action to let the loft do the work. Its a problem with bot chips and pitch and runs.

 

[Paul2009]

chipping is the best part of my game possibly. I havd the weight forward but I have the ball in the middle of my stance, not at the back. Personal preferance i suppose.

 

[borntorunsean]

My chipping has gone too pot in the last two weeks. It is normally the best part of my game. So annoying. I think im punching shots, which is leading me to further problems.

 

[Tommo21]

My question is - would a low bounce wedge help me?

I dont know, but a visit to the pro will.