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Naitch
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 Posted - 03/28/2006 : 22:14:18
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Gaining more confidence and consistency with the short game day by day. When chipping to an elevated green, should you make allowances for the fly vs. roll ratio? What about the even vs. uphill lies?
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FriscoZR
USA
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Posted - 03/31/2006 : 10:32:06
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Here's my take on this - hopefully Tim will chime in soon - and correct anything that I messed up or forgot.
When chipping, pitching, or full shot into an elevated green, the shot will play longer and release more. So you must make some compensation for both of these. The reason for this is that the green is moved up in the arc of the flight of the ball [hard to explain without graphics] so the angle of attack of the ball is shallower = more release, and the same effect applies to distance.
When hitting from uphill lies, you will be adding loft to your club base on the angle of the lie. So you may need to go up in club or add a little more weight to the shot - again this appies to any shot not just chipping. The inverse would be true for a downhill lie.
In my option - the best way to get a grasp on this is to find various spots to experiment from and note the results. |
HCP = the 6" tween the ears |
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TGGS
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 03/31/2006 : 23:24:21
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When you are chipping to elevated greens, need to increase the loft of the club and play the less roll. Without the increase in loft of the club for the chip typically won't get on the green (will hit short, etc..). Meaning, if the fly vs. roll for a particular shot required a 9 iron for example, if the green was elevated, would go to a wedge, gap wedge, maybe even sand wedge depending on how elevated the green is. But, remember, with the more lofted club, the ball will roll shorter.
If you are chipping from an uphill lie, need to adjust for the increased loft in the hill. Meaning, if you were chipping with for example a 9 iron uphill, would in affect act like a wedge or gap wedge, etc.. because of increase loft in the club.
Tim
GGA
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Golfnmusic
USA
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Posted - 04/26/2006 : 08:55:54
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| When playing to an uphill green, (several of which are on my home course), one tip I have found helpful for approach shots is to imagine the flag as a very tall chimney, and try and put the ball down the chimney, I find this helps me get the ball all the way to the flag instead of coming up short, as like Tim says, you don't get much roll, but to get the ball all the way to the flag you need that high shot with a lofted club. Hope that made sense. |
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Chipping to Elevated Green
