courteneyfish:
TWOMINUSONE:
Sod it, i hate to say it, but here goes. Im 11 yards from the hole (1 yard off the green) and 12 inches uphill. Greens are on Fast speed. I decide to use the 11 yard chip shot with a tiny amount of spin. I check, and double check im using the correct shot, and i ding it. Getting 5 yards from that shot tells me someone other than the folks on the community spotlight page are cheating. There, now, i said it.
You should have flopped. Honest.
No, you should have pitched.
If you learn to use your pitch shot well, I can assure you that you will hole a lot more around the green, or even just leave yourself an easy putt. The problem with a chip is that you have to include a lot of roll into your equation. So unless the green is 100% flat this can be tough from more than 7 yrds. The pitch allows the ball to fly through air for most of the way so that you only have a little but of green to negotiate before the pin.
As for the flop, well it's great for getting the ball close to the pin and getting it to stop well, but if you want to hole more around the green, practice your pitching.
Good Luck