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For as long as I can remember, I have always had very little wrist action in my chipping stroke.
When greenside chipping, my stroke has always been akin to a putting stroke but using anything from a wedge down to a mid-iron depending on the amount of run I'm looking for.
Last night I had a bit of spare time so pottered out into the back garden with a wedge.
I worked on adding a little wrist hinge taking the club away. Not adding an excessive amount, just a little, and holding it through impact.
The difference in contact was phenomenal. Very crisp and powerful, where usually the ball comes off the face feeling like a putt.
Now. I did some reading last night, and thought I'd garner opinion of experts on here to add some clarity.
There appears, from what I've read, to be two schools of thought. Those who prefer little to no wrist action treating it like a putt, and those who prefer a slight hinging of the wrists.
From what I gather, neither are right or wrong, only more or less applicable to a person or situation.
Will there be differences in how the ball reacts when struck between the two methods? Fly higher/lower? Spin more/less?
Any thoughts, as always, appreciated guys :thup:
When greenside chipping, my stroke has always been akin to a putting stroke but using anything from a wedge down to a mid-iron depending on the amount of run I'm looking for.
Last night I had a bit of spare time so pottered out into the back garden with a wedge.
I worked on adding a little wrist hinge taking the club away. Not adding an excessive amount, just a little, and holding it through impact.
The difference in contact was phenomenal. Very crisp and powerful, where usually the ball comes off the face feeling like a putt.
Now. I did some reading last night, and thought I'd garner opinion of experts on here to add some clarity.
There appears, from what I've read, to be two schools of thought. Those who prefer little to no wrist action treating it like a putt, and those who prefer a slight hinging of the wrists.
From what I gather, neither are right or wrong, only more or less applicable to a person or situation.
Will there be differences in how the ball reacts when struck between the two methods? Fly higher/lower? Spin more/less?
Any thoughts, as always, appreciated guys :thup:
