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How to Chip It Close 126 CHAPTER 6 STRATEGY How to Chip It Close Land the ball one pace on Determine the yards needed to land the ball one pace and let your club selection on (carry), and the yards from the front edge to the take care of the rest cup (roll), then pull the —Top 100 Teacher Scott Sackett appropriate club based on the chart below. THIS STORY IS THE PROBLEM FOR YOU IF... You’re aware that 1 every chip shot you You’re hit features varying confused by amounts of carry how much and roll, but you carry and roll you need to don’t know how land chips to select clubs or close. adjust your swing 2 to get the right Club Guide (Carry:Roll) You hit every combination for the <1:1 LOB WEDGE chip with your shot you’re facing. sand wedge. 1:1 SAND WEDGE 1:1.5 GAP WEDGE 1:2 PITCHING WEDGE THE SOLUTION >1:2 9-IRON Regardless of how far off the green the ball is sitting, or where the pin is positioned, try to land every chip HOW TO GET THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF CARRY AND ROLL one pace on the front edge of the green. That gives you a baseline Say you’re 10 yards off 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 for determining the exact amount the green, and the pin of carry versus roll for every shot. is cut 10 yards from the TO FLAG TO FLAG TO FLAG (Carry: Roll) (Carry: Roll) (Carry: Roll) Then, using the guide at right, pull front. Landing the ball one pace on [X] gives you a the club that’s designed to produce 1:1 carry-to-roll ratio (10 A 3:1 (LW) A 2:1 (LW) A 1:1 (SW) A B C that particular ratio. With the correct yds:10 yds). Checking B 1.5:1 (LW) B 1:1 (SW) B 1:2 (PW) club in your hand, just make the the club-selection guide C 1:1 (SW) C 1:1.5 (GW) C 1:3 (9-i) swing you think will land the ball above, that’s gap wedge. one pace on the green. This works for If the pin was cut in front, you’d have a 2:1 ratio. any distance and any pin position— Landing a lob wedge one X all you have to do is the math. pace will do the trick. THE BEST SHORT GAME INSTRUCTION BOOK EVER!.
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