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I'm curious what club other players use most of the time for chipping in the following two situations.

1) Just off the green where you dont need carry much rough and you just want to get the ball rolling.

2) Farther off the green, where you need to get the ball high and land it a little softer.

Ping K15 12* | Ping K15 4h | Callaway Razr X HL Irons 5 - AW | Cleveland 54* and 58* wedges | Odyssey White Hot Tour Rossie | Bushnell Neo GPS | Nike M9 Cart Bag


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1) Usually 8i
2) Depends on the distance, but could be anything from PW to 58º wedge

Goes without saying does it not? If you want height, use a high-lofted club, if you want to get the ball rolling quick, use a lower-lofted club.

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LW for both, and any other circumstances, including from the sand.

In my bag:

Driver: Titleist TSi3 | 15º 3-Wood: Ping G410 | 17º 2-Hybrid: Ping G410 | 19º 3-Iron: TaylorMade GAPR Lo |4-PW Irons: Nike VR Pro Combo | 54º SW, 60º LW: Titleist Vokey SM8 | Putter: Odyssey Toulon Las Vegas H7

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  Zeph said:
Goes without saying does it not? If you want height, use a high-lofted club, if you want to get the ball rolling quick, use a lower-lofted club.

Yup, that's understood. I was curious what lofts people were using for each situation.

Ping K15 12* | Ping K15 4h | Callaway Razr X HL Irons 5 - AW | Cleveland 54* and 58* wedges | Odyssey White Hot Tour Rossie | Bushnell Neo GPS | Nike M9 Cart Bag


I use everything from a hybrid to a 56*

Depends on how far I am, but more importantly the lie, thickness of grass, and obstacles...

  jamo said:
LW for both, and any other circumstances, including from the sand.

+1.

I practice a lot with my LW and I'm confident with it.

My Clubs
Driver - LV4 10* R flex
Wood - sam snead persimmon 2 wood (for windy days)
Hybrid burner tour launch 20* stiff flex.
Irons - Tour Mode 3i,4i stiffIrons - FP's 5-PW R-flexWedge - spin milled 54.14Wedge - spin milled 60.07Putter - Victoria Lowest round 2010: 79 (par 70)Latest rounds at...


#1 - hybrid, 5 - SW depending on how much carry. Try to get it on the ground rolling right past the fringe.

#2 - 56 degree SW

titleist.gif Titleist 910 D3 - Project X 6.0 7C3 Shaft  |  adams.gif Adams XTD Super Hybrid - 15 degrees  
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Adams CB2 - KBS Tour Shafts - 4 - PW
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Just off the edge PW, the rest depending on lie SW or LW. When I first started playing used 9I or 8I in situation one a lot, but with stronger lofted wedges these days and balls that spin at moderate prices, ( I hated balata, it cut and scraped so easily) it works better to hit it more firmly and spin a pw to control distance.

1W Cleveland LauncherComp 10.5, 3W Touredge Exotics 15 deg.,FY Wilson 19.5 degree
4 and 5H, 6I-GW Callaway Razr, SW, LW Cleveland Cg-14, Putter Taylor Made Suzuka, Ball, Srixon XV Yellow


1. 56*

2. 60*

DST Tour 9.5 Diamana Whiteboard
909F3 15* 3 FW stock Aldila Voodoo
909F3 18* 5 FW stock Aldila Voodoo
'09 X-Forged 3-PW Project-X 6.0 Flighted
CG15 56* X-Tour 60* Abaco


I use my 56* most of the time in these situations. I just simply open or close it depending on how much roll want.

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I use the 52* for mosst of my greenside shots. I understand the thinking of using different clubs for different types of shots, but I don't subscribe to that line of thought. I'll use a 7 or 8 iron if I need to chip under a tree, and a 60* if i've really short sided myself, otherwise I find it easier to use the same club as often as I can...

Cleveland Launcher DST 10.5*

Ping G15 17*

Mizuno MP-53 4-PW with GS-95

Mizuno MPT-11 Black Nickel 52* and 58* with GS-95

Ping Redwood Anser


I normally use my 60*, but depending on the lie, I also use my 54* (for both cases)

Clubs in my bag: TaylorMade R7 SuperDeep TP 9.5° Fujikura Speeder 757 S | Titleist 906F2 13° AccuFLEX ICON FH X| Adams Idea Pro Black 18° Aldila NV Pro 105-S| Mizuno MP-57 3-7; MP-32 8-P PX6.0 | Mizuno MP T-10 54.09, 60.05
My bags and cart: Titleist Carry Bag | Mizuno Omega V + Clicgear 2.0


  jamo said:
LW for both, and any other circumstances, including from the sand.

I just got my first 60* wedge about 3 weeks ago and have learned how to hit all types of shots with it. I find it to be very versatile. I might go so far as to say... I love my 60*

In my Org.14 Xtreme Cart Bag
Driver: G15 10.5* TFC 149D Reg Flex
3 Wood: G15
Hybrid: Diablo Edge 3i
Irons: Diablo Edge 52* and 56* Wedges: CG14 Chrome60* Wedge: CG15 ChromePutter: White Ice SabertoothBall: Assorted


I usually chip with a 60 degree for just about every type of shot. I can control the trajectory with it to match the shot that I am trying to play. On longer bunker shots I'll use the 56 degree and sometime when I am just off the green with little rough to carry.
In the Bag:

Driver: FT 9 Tour 10*
3-Wood: Big Bertha Diablo 15*
Irons: MP-68 3-PW Project X 6.5Wedges: JAWS 52*, 56*, 60*Putter: White Ice #9Ball: ProV1x

I would estimate that at least n-1 chips per round of mine are with my 56°.

-- Michael | My swing! 

"You think you're Jim Furyk. That's why your phone is never charged." - message from my mother

Driver:  Titleist 915D2.  4-wood:  Titleist 917F2.  Titleist TS2 19 degree hybrid.  Another hybrid in here too.  Irons 5-U, Ping G400.  Wedges negotiable (currently 54 degree Cleveland, 58 degree Titleist) Edel putter. 

Awards, Achievements, and Accolades

52* almost always for both.

"Golf is an entire game built around making something that is naturally easy - putting a ball into a hole - as difficult as possible." - Scott Adams

Mid-priced ball reviews: Top Flight Gamer v2 | Bridgestone e5 ('10) | Titleist NXT Tour ('10) | Taylormade Burner TP LDP | Taylormade TP Black | Taylormade Burner Tour | Srixon Q-Star ('12)


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