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Chipping From Greenside Rough

• wayneacampbell 64 Posts

  Wed, Oct 26 2016 10:47 AM

  I would like to call on the membership again for some input from greenside rough. I would appreciate any parameter guidelines as to the ajustments required in chipping force from different amounts of rough  i.e 30-40 %- 40-50% etc. Also is it possible to catch a flyer type of lie as at times it seems like the ball absolutely jumps out of the rough.

  Thank You again as I always find the answers interesting and informative.

   

  Regards.

  Wayne.

• jamesfox1973 104 Posts

  Thu, Oct 27 2016 2:57 AM

  i have found even if i hit the ball with the same power for the same distance /lie from previous hole it goes totally diff distances....i have read many post stating x-y=z but its all rubbish tbh....the game just seems to flip a coin and u end up where its wants u to be...

• Rabbit274 1,178 Posts

  Thu, Oct 27 2016 3:21 AM

  Chipping from rough is a recipe for disaster. Practice pitching from greenside rough and you will soon find the correct parameters. You might also want to try pitching from greenside bunkers if the lip is not too high.

• borntobesting 9,751 Posts

  Fri, Oct 28 2016 6:50 AM

  The only greenside rough I will chip out of is 25/30 or 20/25 and even then only  8 yards or less. Heaviet rough or longer shots and it's a pitch or a punch. 

• RenoRick 108 Posts

  Fri, Oct 28 2016 7:24 AM

  I laughed when a member mentioned a random number generator on questions like yours.  I'm believing that theory more and more with each round I play.  There is no consistency with shot selections.  That part of the game has always frustrated me.

• SplashLewis 373 Posts

  Fri, Oct 28 2016 7:39 AM

  Try flopping. 

  for instance a 10yd flop from 20/30% lie, i use my 20yd wedge at 70% power. For 40% lie, 75% power.  of course uphill/downhill greens, green speed will factor in.  The good thing is that the flop wont roll as far or as unpredictably as a chip.

  Go to practice mode and use those numbers as a start to come up with numbers for your wedge/ball combo.

• Robert1893 7,729 Posts

  Fri, Oct 28 2016 8:51 AM

  Rabbit274:

  Chipping from rough is a recipe for disaster. Practice pitching from greenside rough and you will soon find the correct parameters.

  +1
  
  Learning the parameter of pitching was a bit of a game changer for me. Even from the fringe or just off the green in the fairway, I always use a pitch over the chip. From my experience, the pitch is a much more consistent shot. 

• PaulTon 10,731 Posts

  Fri, Oct 28 2016 9:32 AM

  RenoRick:

  I laughed when a member mentioned a random number generator on questions like yours.  I'm believing that theory more and more with each round I play.

  If you really believe that, you will never improve your game.

  RenoRick:

   There is no consistency with shot selections.

  There is absolute consistency, once you know your shots but you have to learn your wedges capabilities.

  RenoRick:

   That part of the game has always frustrated me.

  You're doing it wrong.

• alosso 21,088 Posts

  Fri, Oct 28 2016 9:37 AM

  RenoRick:

  There is no consistency with shot selections.

  Imagine that the default shot selections are constistently wrong (by default). Make your own selections - hopefully correct with consistency!

• RenoRick 108 Posts

  Fri, Oct 28 2016 11:37 AM

  Forget about consistency if you're using starter balls.