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Do you chip?

• mantis0014 8,946 Posts

  Fri, Feb 14 2014 11:22 PM

  TracyMax:

  Have had the Cleveland wedges a while now, and still struggle with getting the backspin right. It's easy to put too much on them, but they are amazing.

  I don't use any backspin on my Cle wedges (except for flop shots).   Sometimes a little T/spin can be useful for gaining that little more distance.

  -Roger

• borntobesting 9,695 Posts

  Sat, Feb 15 2014 5:12 AM

  YankeeJim:

  For instance, a CG64w pitches 17 and will roll to about 21 on flat, no spin. (Think of the shot from behind the pin on BPB4.)  With fbs that shot will stop at 17. With fts it will roll to 25. All of a sudden you have one shot that covers 8 yards with some serious accuracy! That's pretty powerful.  :-)

  Even better than that Jim. By using avatar moves that 64 degree Cleveland with the pitch can cover between 7 and 25 yards. The 64 degree is one of the best weapons at our disposal around the greens being so versatile.

• Kattrax 267 Posts

  Sat, Feb 15 2014 6:26 AM

  I still use it from time to time. Just not as much

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Sat, Feb 15 2014 6:47 AM

  Chinajohn:

  Darn it YJ! 

  Now I'm going to have to go to a flat green and mulligan to heck and back a sleeve of balls! Thanks! ;-)

   

  LOL. As a matter of fact, BPB#4 is a great place to go. Your 3rd shot should be a pitch if you go over (the CTTH shot is from there) but laying up to the right of the green also gets you a good practice point. And I'm betting you get it nailed in less than one ball. ;-)

• localbistro 237 Posts

  Sat, Feb 15 2014 7:42 AM

  Praticalmente usi sempre il full shot? nel fairway,rough and sand.

  Grazie

  Andrea

• gr8flbob 592 Posts

  Sat, Feb 15 2014 6:09 PM

  Pebble CTTH, the 10 - 12 yd downhill 'Watson shot' from just off green: CG 64 wedge, pitch shot, spin dot just buried in grass, 80 - 85% power (depending on green speed and wind) and - BINGO - you'll be within 2 ft once you have it down - have at least 3 or 4 hole-outs on that shot. 

  Pitches and punches rule if you have CG high-level wedges in your bag. One reason I really like them over full and flop shots is that impact from wind is cut in half. Chip shots inside 10 or 12 yards, likewise. 

  Once you've figured out how to use fine spin adjustments, you can make the ball pretty much dance where you want. I try to get a short 1-2 yd roll-out (or spin back, for that matter) since I like my odds of hole-out better  with a short roll, than playing lawn-darts with flops or full shots from close in to the flag - 80 yards with the full CG set.

   

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Sat, Feb 15 2014 6:37 PM

  gr8flbob:

  Pebble CTTH, the 10 - 12 yd downhill 'Watson shot' from just off green: CG 64 wedge, pitch shot, spin dot just buried in grass, 80 - 85% power (depending on green speed and wind) and - BINGO - you'll be within 2 ft once you have it down - have at least 3 or 4 hole-outs on that shot.

  Try the 60W flop-fbs, full swing, hit the line before the ding without touching the aim. 1-2 feet every time.  :-)

• donsprintr 2,063 Posts

  Sun, Feb 16 2014 10:01 AM

  Yes, I like chips ... there are many flavors to choose from. ;-)

   

• sprntrl7 225 Posts

  Sun, Feb 16 2014 12:05 PM

   I have made use of all the flavours to my short game, made strides in knowing what should  be used in a given situation. Chipping is very valuable when you know how to use it.

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Sun, Feb 16 2014 12:27 PM

  sprntrl7:

  made strides in knowing what should  be used in a given situation.

  This makes all the difference in the world.