Flip Chipping? Why is it working?

Dufferman · 2020-10-06T18:27:53+00:00

For years and years I have struggled with direction and distance control chipping and pitching from around the green with the traditional stiff wrist back an...

Spuzz

Typhoon Ball back, Feet close together, little knee flex
60% weight on front foot and stays there
Arms and shoulders form a triangle, move the triangle by rocking the shoulders.
Club stays low going back and through

This.
I would add:
For low chips, lead with left hand. I think of it as a left hand shot.
For higher chips, ball forward and it's more of a right hand shot.

I am one of those "use 1-2 clubs only and learn to use them well" guys.
Usually SW for me. GW for longer pitches. LW for specialty shots only, like super flops and hard pan.
🙂

TheBlade

I always play low when I can. But you may be surprised how high you can hit a chip shot hooding a gap or sand wedge

azgreg

Typhoon Ball back, Feet close together, little knee flex
60% weight on front foot and stays there
Arms and shoulders form a triangle, move the triangle by rocking the shoulders.
Club stays low going back and through

Practice swings you brush the grass like you’re giving it a haircut.

fatshot

OK....After the above discussion yesterday I went and got out Paul Runyan's book (he played the tour in the 30's and 40's, but hit it SO short he developed a killer short game to be able to compete). He's a little unorthodox, but it
has worked for me in the past....don't know why I ever moved on to other methods. Anyway, his video describing his methods is below....putting first....chipping starts at 21:42. Played today going back to this method and got it
up and down 5 out of 9 times. Still not perfect, but much better than I've been averaging!!

Spuzz

fatshot
His putter is too long according to today's teachings.
Or he has a crooked left arm.
:/
and who chips with a 3 or 4 iron these days?
LOL

Glad it sorta works for you, but it's really outdated techniques only found on Youtube I think.

fatshot

Spuzz and who chips with a 3 or 4 iron these days?

Who even CARRIES a 3 or 4 these days? My strongest iron is a 6 iron. I'll keep at it until it stops
working or something else comes along that I think will work better. "My version" is to chip with my
putting grip and stroke, which is a much shallower stroke insuring more consistent contact.

KCee

Spuzz and who chips with a 3 or 4 iron these days?

I actually added a 3 and 4 iron back in this year. They are hollow though so more like utility irons. Lately been using the 3 hybrid instead of 3 iron, but I tend to hit irons better than woods or hybrids. My irons are more traditional lofted too.

Spuzz

fatshot Who even CARRIES a 3 or 4 these days?

The pros do, but they don't chip with them, ever.

Par4QC

fatshot Now pay attention.....your 6 iron IS a 4 iron. Just an inch shorter now. 😄

wishbone

I've always been a wrist hinge chipper, unless I'm right on the edge, then I just pretend a 7 or 8 iron is my putter.

It has always worked well for me, my short game isn't the problem with my game. One wedge unless I need something tricky with my lob wedge. Whatever works

johnnydoom

I've found that as long as I keep my head perfectly still, I can do all sorts of hand and arm movements and make good contact. Only problem is I don't practice enough to even dial in one technique, much less instill the discipline to always keep my head in the same rotational location 😤. I try to do what Typhoon suggested above and am reasonably decent at pitching and chipping except that I lack consistency for distance control (no practice = no touch). I've gotten away from it in recent years, but I used to do everything with the lob wedge so that I could be more aggressive given the lack of touch described above. I think I need to return to the lob wedge for all as my best scores came from that time in my golf experience.

Typhoon

When I was younger Johnny, I’d just about only chip with my PW. I’d just manipulate the face. Back then there weren’t any lob or gap wedges.

johnnydoom

Typhoon I’d just about only chip with my PW

I'm only a couple of years younger (be 58 in two months) and did the same. Then I bought a Slotline lob wedge from a bargain barrel for $5 sometime in the early 90's and really did well with it for a long time. For some reason I decided to go with the get it rolling as soon as possible strategy a few years back and it hasn't paid off for me because it relies more on feel to get the distances right and I just don't have that. Just threw the Slotline back in the bag this week and going to try going back to the one club with a more aggressive swing mentality.

Typhoon

johnnydoom

The leading edge and bounce make it tough to chip with a 60.

sdandrea1

I chip with a putting-like move. Use 6h thru GW depending on how much roll I need. Works for me. YMMV.

fatshot

sdandrea1 "I chip with a putting-like move. "Use 6h thru GW depending on how much roll I need."

THAT'S what I'm trying to get back to....!!!

Sarnella

Flipping is a no-no for me. Putting type stroke with my 60
degree wedge, use it for every shot around the green except sand.

Dufferman

I used the putter swing for years and years, but just never developed any feel or direction control. When I made solid contact I would blast it way past the hole. This caused me to swing slower/decelerate at impact the next time which led to poor contact and chunked chips. Chunked chips would make me adjust, then I would blade the next one. Repeat that cycle over and over.

Tried a wrist hinge flippy chip and it worked. Then worked again and again and again. I'll stick with it until it no longer works!

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