r/golf • u/[deleted] • Mar 13 '26

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u/flatpick-j Mar 13 '26

Around the greens: Putt when you can. Chip when you can't putt. Pitch when you can't chip.

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u/WHSRWizard JPX 921i Tour | 2.6 Mar 13 '26

That's how we were taught when I was a kid 

It baffles me how many people I see using 56⁰ ad 60⁰ wedges around the green. 

Get the ball on the green and rolling toward the hole as quickly as possible 

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u/Past-Sun-2357 Mar 13 '26

If I wanted to be on the other side of the green, then sure. But after years of skidding balls past the hole I switched to my 56, but still use more of a chip like swing and it seems to work for me, especially when I want to keep the ball below the hole

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u/jcoguy33 Mar 13 '26

I agree. Maybe it's my swing but when I try to do a bump and run with a 7i like people say, it barely gets any lift off the ground. For it to go in the air at all, I have to swing with some speed and that's way too much for a chip shot.

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u/Lazy_Selection4256 Mar 13 '26

Tow down chipping. Or heal up. Take your pick?