How to JUDGE a chip and run
Many magazines and instruction articles talk about how to chip and run from just off the green using a system using various clubs.
The general view is use a different club depending on how far you want the ball to fly and by how much you want it to run. This is measured by, lets take for instance a wedge; 50% of the distance needed by air (up to the landing area – the green surface) then 50% of the distance by run (on the green surface), so depending on how far you are from the edge of the green and how far on the pin is on the green. The idea is to get the ball running as soon as possible on the green.
I was having trouble making use of this method, although I understood how it worked technically, the judgement I found difficult. I could understand the principle but could not judge for every club the end distance, UNTIL…
I realised not to try to judge the complete distance seen as one measurement from shot to the pin, but to separate the carry from the roll. This is done by only concentrating on the landing position of the shot. Firstly, look in your minds eye at how far the shot will roll when using a specific club, and then select the correct club for that roll. This separates in your mind and execution to only landing the ball where you want it to land, without thinking about the pin distance or anything else.
Although this has very little difference to the teaching method adopted by most, it works for my mind. I came across this method from learning how to chip for most situations – I learned to concentrate only on the landing position and nothing else!
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