Chipping Experiment

[RandallT]

18 minutes ago, natureboy said:

@p1n9183, I meant to say the above.

Do we have another person with sand greens like @Secretariat?

Love the idea of the numerical experiment. One other idea to evaluate any two options:

For each shot hit, just record the distance putt remaining, get the strokes to hole out value from that chart in the OP, and add 1 to it.  

That gives you the strokes to hole out from the chosen starting distance of the chip (and taking for granted PGA putt skills)

For example, if you chip to 8ft, that is the 50/50 spot on the chart and a hole out value of 1.5.  So you use a 2.5 value since it took you one shot to chip it there. 

Do that for those 20 shots and you've got a feel for how that scenario works for you. 

Maybe with a PW, 20 shots adds to 48.2 strokes, and and 8iron adds to 43.1 (made up numbers!). That gives you a sense of the magnitude of the choice: over 20 opportunities you'd score about 5 shots better.

Just a thought since you're already dealing in strokes gained anyway. Just makes the units of measurement more "relate-able" perhaps. 

[natureboy]

17 minutes ago, RandallT said:

Do we have another person with sand greens like @Secretariat?

Whoops, no. I read quickly and forgot @Secretariat was outside Sao Paulo, not in Argentina. No offense meant @p1n9183 or @Secretariat. I was just thinking 'that guy from South America'. I forgot there was more than one.

No 'sand green' effect should apply. Faster greens will make using many clubs to chip with harder due to lower loft clubs tending to run too far / off the green (especially downslope) even with a minimal hit.

[p1n9183]

Fortunately i play in good grass greens @natureboy, no offense taken.

This past weekend put my 8i and PW into action. Have a couple of 8irons shot aportunities, chipped all well within 3 feet except one that came out hot from the blade 10 feet past the hole. PW chipping feel really unconftable, but gap wedge did the trick because it is the same type of club of my lob wedge.

Guess i will continue practicing with my 8iron, 51° and 60° wedges an not only with just one club.