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… [Read more →]
