How many different clubs do you use around the greens?

[imsys0042]

I chose three, albeit relucantly because the greens are fast and undulating at my home course so I am generally limited to 60,64 and somtimes 56. I prefer to also using 7-9 irons for bump and run, but my place doesn't have many options for that. Also like to do a putter stroke with a hybrid or 6-iron. And will turn the putter 90 degrees and hit the ball with the head of the putter as well.

[newtogolf]

Everything around the green used to look like a perfect 60* flop shot or putt to me.  Towards the end of last season I realized that approach was costing me shots and started to incorporate more wedges and other clubs around the greens so I answered 5.

[Scotsclaff]

2 clubs.

62 degree wedge or the 7 iron.

[Mac62]

5+ clubs.  3W or 3H for long putts from off the green; 7I-UW for chips/bump and runs; 54 degree wedge for most pitches or shots over hazards (and also most greenside bunkers); 58 degree wedge for shortsided pitches/chips and some bunker shots.  Most often I play by the saying, "Putt if you can; chip if you can't putt, pitch if you can't chip".

[Huddo]

2 Clubs

7-8 iron for bump and run.

54° SW for chips and bunker shots.

[PeteK]

PW or SW for me depending on the lie.  And the putter of course, but I didn't count that in my vote.

[David in FL]

90% of the time it's either my PW or 56* SW. My buddies laugh at me though, because I'll usually bring all 4 wedges and sometimes ab 8-iron with me. Better to have the clubs and not need them than to not have the right club and either play a shot that I'd rather not, or waste time going back of the right club....

[Rick Martin]

6 iron thru SW, 3,4 hybrid.....that makes about 9 clubs by my estimation

Ratio chipping/pitching

[RolfeDawg88]

For me it's always a wedge, either a 56 or 60. I never really used a long iron to chip around the green. For me it was more difficult to chip it with a long iron, it makes very little sense I know lol.

[WUTiger]

It depends a lot on the turf conditions.

If it's a well-trimmed course, I use an 8i or PW for chip shots, and a PW or SW for short pitches (SW if little green to work with).

If it's course that circles the green with shaggy rough, I'll chip with a PW or a GW, and hit short pitches a SW or LW.

And, if I'm 10 feet off the green in a tiny moon-crater, I'll use a putting stroke with a 7W run it up onto the green.

If a course has closely-cut grass around the greens, I'll sometimes putt from off the fairway or fringe. I'm cautious about this, because a clump of weeds or a moon-crater can deflect the ball severely off-line.

[ghalfaire]

I will also use hybrids around the green.  Sometimes the distance control is not there, but most of the time it gets the job done.

Me too.  I use a 5 hybrid to putt (that's right putt) from just off the green.  That's because I was never very good and judging distance trying to use the putter off the green and this change seems of have fixed the problem for me.  Up to about 5-8 yards off the green and no trouble in front of me.  While I don't recall ever using a longer club than the 5 hybrid for the 15-20 yards off the green I have used almost all the shorter ones at times depending upon the situation.

[Ernest Jones]

Generally just my 56 or 60 as I prefer to play a lofted shot, but on some occasions I may opt to chip which can be any iron in the bag depending on how much roll I want to play.

[jbishop15]

Just my 60. I do everything with it.

[PJCdude]

PW for a bump a run type chip

SW To fly it 2/3 to the hole with a little roll

LW out of bunkers and when shortsided

[twkca]

I use 1. Tour Edge Bazooka Jmax Quick Launch Ironwood 45 degrees. From 75yds and in. I just play the ball close to my back foot to hit lower and roll more.

[JP golf]

90% of the time it's either my PW or 56* SW. My buddies laugh at me though, because I'll usually bring all 4 wedges and sometimes ab 8-iron with me. Better to have the clubs and not need them than to not have the right club and either play a shot that I'd rather not, or waste time going back of the right club....

HA, I picked 5... My buddies laugh at me "You should unstrap your bag"....  I carry about 4 clubs and my putter to my ball if I miss the green.

I may putt with a hybrid, chip with a 9, bump and run a 6, flop a 56*...   It depends on the lie, the read, the green speed....   I never really know what I'm going to do until I get to the green...   Bad thing is, that when I carry my 4-5 clubs, it's usually the one I left in the bag that would have been the right choice lol...

PS...  In all honesty, I would be better off sticking to two clubs and dialing those in...  Sometimes we can try to get to fancy and it's really not needed lol...

[natureboy]

I am working on chipping (meaning pretty close to the green - ball runs more than it carries) with Runyan approach so will use putter through hybrid. I've heard of folks using fairway woods, but with the Runyan grip the butt of the fwy woods and driver end up anchored in my solar plexus.

I like using less loft to send the ball further, because I feel like it is easier to be more precise with the touch to reach a landing spot that is closer to me and factor in the green slopes like a putt. Will send it longer in the air sometimes depending on lie & green shape.

[uitar9]

Last year it was the wedges, so far this this year it's been the pitching wedge. Using it like a putter 10 to 15 feet off the green.Other than that I use the clubs in 10-15 yard increments-thats all I got