Pitching & Chipping…

9:09 am May 23, 2009

When To Use A Chip Shot
A.The Regs
The United States Golf Association does the world a favor by
annually updating it’s official “Rules of Golf.”
One of the regulations, called the “Greens In Regulation” (GIR),
states that you must hit the ball onto the green in a specific number
of shots as determined by the par rule of that particular hole.
On a Par-3, for example, you have one shot in order to get the ball
on the green. Par-4 holes give you two shots to reach the green. And
Par-5 holes mean that you have three shots, etc.

Hitting the ball onto the green within these regulations can be
difficult for newer players. Your ball may end up just off the green, a
foot away, on the collar, or in the rough.
So what can you do?

B.The Chip To The Rescue Handy
A chip shot is very similar to a pitch shot. Both are high lofting shots
at first that eventually roll most of their distance toward the target.
The difference is that the chip shot is used for shorter distances. The
ball doesn’t need to go as far as when you use a pitch shot. It may
just need to travel a few feet.
It works like this:

Many times your ball will land somewhere within the range of a
short iron – a close shot to the green.

This is the time when you have to decide if it is best to try a chip or a
pitch.

1.The Pitch Shot: As stated above, a pitch shot is used when the
ball lands much further from the green & has more distance to cover.
But, the objective of both shots is the same: you want your shot to
snuggle up as close to the hole as possible so that your next putt can
be made easily from a short distance of just a few feet or less.

Pitch shots also come in handy when you must send the ball airborne
over a hazard area or any other obstacle.

The pitch is airborne longer and higher than the chip and has more
backspin.

2.The Chip Shot: A chip shot is used when your ball lands within 5
to 10 feet of the green. Basically, it is any shot that you make which
is close to the green.

Your goal when making a chip shot is simply to lag the ball as close
to the hole as possible so that you have a very easy putt to make.

The ball simply chips it’s way up and onto the green, covering a
short distance.

This shot might not seem like the killer weapon to use on the
course. But, having the skill to successfully use it when you need to
can come in quite handy.

It saves unwanted strokes & prevents you from overshooting the
green.

Think of it like this: When you are close, chip. close=chip. When
you need more power, pitch.

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