Chipping and Using Different Clubs
Lets begin this way whenever you have a chance you should use putter around the greens. Like most we chip with one club after this I hope you use many clubs. If you are a begginner to golf I would recommend that you use a pitching wedge or 9 iron for the fact that many of you Duff the ball when using a sand wedge.
This article is going to be based on the different shots around the green and how to play them. First situation, your off the back with a big slope and the flag is in a tough spot and you haven’t learned the FLOP SHOT??? How about using a 9 or 8 iron, to hit up the slope and let the slope pop it up on the green for you.
Your off the slide of the green and it’s mowed down for you but you don’t want to putt it?? Very simply pull your 3 or 5 hybrid out and use that it gets the ball rolling quickly with little effort.
Next, will call this a bump and run, the pin is in the back part of the green and you have to go over a ridge between you and the flag. I bet like most the first club you are pulling for is a LOB wedge. Hate to say it - wrong choice! Lets instead pull out a 7iron. Again take a less lofted club with very little effort and let it roll back to the pin for you.
Lastly, I learned this one from Stan Utley and watching Tom Watson win at Pebble Beach. Your golf ball has rolled off the green and the pin is close to you what club are you going to use?? I believe most would pull out their sand wedge or Lob?? But, instead we will call this the PUTT CHIP. We want to use a PITCHING WEDGE and we want to place the toe of the club into the ground with the heel up a bit. Take your putting grip swing the club like a chip the shot should pop-up a bit and roll toward the hole.
Again get out there and try those shots if you haven’t already it will come into play at some point. Aagin thank you taking the time out to read this and the other articles I have written. Try to practice these and other shots so when it happens to you, you can deal with it. Get out there had have fun.