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What is the difference between a pitch and a chip? And what clubs do you guys use for certain shots around the green? I have a Pinemeadow 68 degree wedge that I use for shots 90 yards and in. I like the club because I can use it for so many different shots. I can really open it up and hit a cut flop or I can close it up and hit a baby draw from 82 yards out. I have an extra stiff shaft on it too which helps me produce all the different types of shots I like to play with it

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You engage the bounce with good pitching technique.

 

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22 minutes ago, ButterCuts4Dayz said:

What is the difference between a pitch and a chip? And what clubs do you guys use for certain shots around the green? I have a Pinemeadow 68 degree wedge that I use for shots 90 yards and in. I like the club because I can use it for so many different shots. I can really open it up and hit a cut flop or I can close it up and hit a baby draw from 82 yards out. I have an extra stiff shaft on it too which helps me produce all the different types of shots I like to play with it

From my understanding a pitch is where you elevate the ball and it lands with a small amount of roll out after landing on the putting surface. (Pitching over a bunker with a short sided pin).  A chip is a lower shot that is only in the air for a split second and then gets tracking towards the hole as a putt would. (Chipping from a few feet in the rough or fringe and want to get the ball rolling on the surface quickly after just popping over the longer grass). As far as club selection I was just gifted some new XE1 wedges and have been testing those out the last few weeks. 54, 58 and 60 degree. Cuts through the long grass like butter. 

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23 minutes ago, Drive4ShowPuttOnPoa said:

From my understanding a pitch is where you elevate the ball and it lands with a small amount of roll out after landing on the putting surface. (Pitching over a bunker with a short sided pin).  A chip is a lower shot that is only in the air for a split second and then gets tracking towards the hole as a putt would. (Chipping from a few feet in the rough or fringe and want to get the ball rolling on the surface quickly after just popping over the longer grass). As far as club selection I was just gifted some new XE1 wedges and have been testing those out the last few weeks. 54, 58 and 60 degree. Cuts through the long grass like butter. 

XE1 wedge comes in only one loft, (65*) and is non-conforming (grooves).

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19 minutes ago, SavvySwede said:

XE1 wedge comes in only one loft, (65*) and is non-conforming (grooves).

Interesting note about the XE1 wedge. I see you are a 3 which is my goal over the next 2 years. I want to get down to a 5 by the end of 2016. Also, I noticed you have 54* and 58* wedges in your bag. How do you decide which club to use in certain situations around the greens? I love picking the brains of golfers like yourself

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1 hour ago, ButterCuts4Dayz said:

What is the difference between a pitch and a chip? And what clubs do you guys use for certain shots around the green? I have a Pinemeadow 68 degree wedge that I use for shots 90 yards and in. I like the club because I can use it for so many different shots. I can really open it up and hit a cut flop or I can close it up and hit a baby draw from 82 yards out. I have an extra stiff shaft on it too which helps me produce all the different types of shots I like to play with it

68° wedge! Holy cow! That's like putting a butter knife on a broomstick haha. That must be really cool to look at; I've never seen above a 64°. 

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I have a 68* wedge.  It can really pop the ball up.  It has 0 bounce though, so it can be tricky.

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17 minutes ago, dkolo said:

68° wedge! Holy cow! That's like putting a butter knife on a broomstick haha. That must be really cool to look at; I've never seen above a 64°. 

Haha it is a really cool club. A while back I went online to find a cheap 64* wedge and saw the 68* and thought why not. Most of the shots I hit with it I close it up a little bit. Need to be careful out of fluffy lies with it because the clubface can sometimes slide right underneath the ball

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9 hours ago, Drive4ShowPuttOnPoa said:

From my understanding a pitch is where you elevate the ball and it lands with a small amount of roll out after landing on the putting surface. (Pitching over a bunker with a short sided pin).  A chip is a lower shot that is only in the air for a split second and then gets tracking towards the hole as a putt would. (Chipping from a few feet in the rough or fringe and want to get the ball rolling on the surface quickly after just popping over the longer grass). As far as club selection I was just gifted some new XE1 wedges and have been testing those out the last few weeks. 54, 58 and 60 degree. Cuts through the long grass like butter. 

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A putt is a shot you take with your putter once you're on the green. A chip is a shot you take with a iron when you're just short of being on the green. I often use a 7 iron to chip with. 

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On 10/15/2013 at 7:13 AM, dchoye said:

there seems to be a lot of threads about chip/pitch differences, but I feel that I can sometimes 'chip" with a putter and 'putt' with a iron/wedge around the green.

so what are some current thoughts about differences between greenside putt/chip and when would you use one way or another?

 

On 10/15/2013 at 7:13 AM, dchoye said:

there seems to be a lot of threads about chip/pitch differences, but I feel that I can sometimes 'chip" with a putter and 'putt' with a iron/wedge around the green.

so what are some current thoughts about differences between greenside putt/chip and when would you use one way or another?

 

On 10/15/2013 at 7:13 AM, dchoye said:

there seems to be a lot of threads about chip/pitch differences, but I feel that I can sometimes 'chip" with a putter and 'putt' with a iron/wedge around the green.

so what are some current thoughts about differences between greenside putt/chip and when would you use one way or another?

In my opinion NO putters are allowed unless its on the green. This will make golf more pure. Some putters have lofts and this will be an advantage because putting IS always more accurate than chipping. 

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21 minutes ago, craps said:

In my opinion NO putters are allowed unless its on the green. This will make golf more pure. Some putters have lofts and this will be an advantage because putting IS always more accurate than chipping. 

That's completely ridiculous. Using the putter from off the green has been a part of the game from the very beginning. 

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1 hour ago, craps said:

 

 

In my opinion NO putters are allowed unless its on the green. This will make golf more pure. Some putters have lofts and this will be an advantage because putting IS always more accurate than chipping. 

All putters have loft on them, typically 1-5 degrees. 

you don't need to use a putter to putt the ball. Use a 4 iron or hybrid. Both use the same putting motion and you can get good results. 

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47 minutes ago, SavvySwede said:

That's completely ridiculous. Using the putter from off the green has been a part of the game from the very beginning. 

Rules are funny. There's no undulating grips are allowed, no crooked sticks no anchored putting. One day my friend you will be surprise if USGA will enforce putting on greens only. Anyway, there were no greens when it all started. Just a destination hole in the fields.

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12 hours ago, Drive4ShowPuttOnPoa said:

From my understanding a pitch is where you elevate the ball and it lands with a small amount of roll out after landing on the putting surface. (Pitching over a bunker with a short sided pin).  A chip is a lower shot that is only in the air for a split second and then gets tracking towards the hole as a putt would. (Chipping from a few feet in the rough or fringe and want to get the ball rolling on the surface quickly after just popping over the longer grass). As far as club selection I was just gifted some new XE1 wedges and have been testing those out the last few weeks. 54, 58 and 60 degree. Cuts through the long grass like butter. 

My way of thinking about the short game has really changed. What most people describe as pitching like yourself around the green I call it either a lob /flop type shot with something higher than a 58 degree wedge . This keeps my focus on a specific landing spot and less on the trajectory 

when I think "pitch" it from about 100 yards out and I looking as the highest trajectory I can manage and more focus on a general area on the green to land the ball   Usually using a PW or GW or 9 iron

i know that not how most people define "pitch" but that works for me

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3 hours ago, 9wood said:

A putt is a shot you take with your putter once you're on the green. A chip is a shot you take with a iron when you're just short of being on the green. I often use a 7 iron to chip with. 

I don't think it's as simple as that 

been trying a "stroking  motion " with a hybrid and 6 iron off the green and it can work

I also deloft a wedge around the green and chip with it. I also putt off the toe with the wedge off the green too 

I think there needs to be more terms to describe these motions than just putt and chip

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5 hours ago, craps said:

 

 

In my opinion NO putters are allowed unless its on the green. This will make golf more pure. Some putters have lofts and this will be an advantage because putting IS always more accurate than chipping. 

Why is that more pure? 

Follow-up question: How do you feel about pitches and chips while on the putting surface, which is also legal? Not that I would recommend that, lol, and you might get a little pushback from the local greenskeeper! But legal by the rules, none the less.

How about putting through the fringe with a hybrid?

Putting with a bellied wedge?

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