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need chipping/pitching help

• miker06437 156 Posts

  Thu, Aug 28 2014 8:23 PM

  Why is it,when I chip or pitch,it goes like 1 yard,then next shot I hit it just a teeny bit harder,it goes 30-40 feet past the hole all the way over the green. Not just one hole either. The more I play this game,the worse I get.

• courteneyfish 15,796 Posts

  Thu, Aug 28 2014 9:19 PM

  I'll leave the chip and pitch advice to others as I never use them. I'll just say that practicing and writing down the outcome of different shots can be useful and use of the full, punch and flop shots are just as useful if not more so, so it may take a time to get better as each shot is different. The starter clubs have hardly any spin and once you upgrade to better wedges you'll find it a lot easier.

• alosso 21,092 Posts

  Thu, Aug 28 2014 10:45 PM

  +1 regarding the Starters. They have low trajectory and low characteristics below 80% meter strength. Take two lvl 39 ATVs (50/77 yds) or a lvl18/lvl42 Ping combo (60/90 yds) instead!

  There's valuable Chip and Pitch Tips there =>

  Unfortunately, the automatic choice of these shots is by distance only, not looking at the ground conditions. As a start, use them not in rough and only when the ball will fly to the green. Change to punch or full shot instead.

  Happy hitting!