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Playing a chip shot from the fringe of a green versus
putting through the fringe can be a little confusing
for the average golfer. A lot of golfers choose to
putt for the fear of not being able to control the
distance of a chip shot around a green, and lets not
talk about choking a chip shot. More often than not
the confidence lies in the ability to putt the ball.
When do you decide to chip instead of putt?
A quick review of some your options will help in
the decision process. The circumstances have to be
right to putt the ball. Here are some golf tips to
consider and several situations to help your decision
on choosing to chip the golf ball rather than electing
to putt.
You may want to chip in these circumstances.
(1)Wet grass or thick grass.
The moisture or thickness of the grass is going to
slow up the ball considerably, therefore weight of
putt has to be determined to get it through the grass,
and once you get it rolling on the green, the weight
of putt it took you to get it through the fringe may
not be enough or too much distance for the golf hole.
In this circumstance there is too much weight control
to consider.
(2)A very wet or slow green.
Chipping the golf ball will take a lot of moisture
out of play, and a slow green forces you to swing
harder with a putter to get the golf ball up to the
hole, when the art of putting should call for a soft
touch.
(3)Long grass and uphill to the hole.
You have to hit it harder to get it through the grass
with a putter and up to the hole. Eliminate the chance
of getting the golf ball caught up in the grass by
chipping out and over.
(4)Over 7 feet of grass between golf ball and start
of green, and hole is beyond center of green.
Chipping over the grass will eliminate slowing the
golf ball up if you have a lot of green to work with.
(5)Hole is beyond center of green and more than 20
feet.
The odds are higher on getting the golf ball beyond
20 feet with a chipper versus a putter.
(6)Sprinkler system directly in front of line to
golf hole or other obstacle that will affect the roll
of golf ball.
Eliminate possible deflection of golf ball by chipping
over the obstacle.
(7)Too much rolling terrain in the first 1/3 distance
to the hole.
Taking most of the rolling green out of play by chipping
over will give you a lot less rolling green to read
unless you are very good at reading greens.
You have the ultimate decision on your ability to
play any one of these golf club selections in these
circumstances, but there is a good reason to think
about these circumstances before you choose the club.
I hope some of these golf tips will help in your decision
process, and your goal to save strokes.
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