| Playing a chip shot from the fringe of a | | | | the grass with a putter and up to the hole. |
| green versus putting through the fringe can | | | | Eliminate the chance of getting the golf ball |
| be a little confusing for the average golfer. | | | | caught up in the grass by chipping out and |
| A lot of golfers choose to putt for the fear | | | | over. |
| of not being able to control the distance of | | | | |
| a chip shot around a green, and lets not talk | | | | (4)Over 7 feet of grass between golf ball and |
| about choking a chip shot. More often than | | | | start of green, and hole is beyond center of |
| not the confidence lies in the ability to | | | | green. |
| putt the ball. When do you decide to chip | | | | |
| instead of putt? | | | | Chipping over the grass will eliminate |
| | | | slowing the golf ball up if you have a lot of |
| A quick review of some your options will help | | | | green to work with. |
| in the decision process. The circumstances | | | | |
| have to be right to putt the ball. Here are | | | | (5)Hole is beyond center of green and more |
| some golf tips to consider and several | | | | than 20 feet. |
| situations to help your decision on choosing | | | | |
| to chip the golf ball rather than electing to | | | | The odds are higher on getting the golf ball |
| putt. | | | | beyond 20 feet with a chipper versus a |
| | | | putter. |
| You may want to chip in these circumstances. | | | | |
| | | | (6)Sprinkler system directly in front of line |
| (1)Wet grass or thick grass. | | | | to golf hole or other obstacle that will |
| | | | affect the roll of golf ball. |
| The moisture or thickness of the grass is | | | | |
| going to slow up the ball considerably, | | | | Eliminate possible deflection of golf ball by |
| therefore weight of putt has to be determined | | | | chipping over the obstacle. |
| to get it through the grass, and once you get | | | | |
| it rolling on the green, the weight of putt | | | | (7)Too much rolling terrain in the first 1/3 |
| it took you to get it through the fringe may | | | | distance to the hole. |
| not be enough or too much distance for the | | | | |
| golf hole. In this circumstance there is too | | | | Taking most of the rolling green out of play |
| much weight control to consider. | | | | by chipping over will give you a lot less |
| | | | rolling green to read unless you are very |
| (2)A very wet or slow green. | | | | good at reading greens. |
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| Chipping the golf ball will take a lot of | | | | You have the ultimate decision on your |
| moisture out of play, and a slow green forces | | | | ability to play any one of these golf club |
| you to swing harder with a putter to get the | | | | selections in these circumstances, but there |
| golf ball up to the hole, when the art of | | | | is a good reason to think about these |
| putting should call for a soft touch. | | | | circumstances before you choose the club. I |
| | | | hope some of these golf tips will help in |
| (3)Long grass and uphill to the hole. | | | | your decision process, and your goal to save |
| | | | strokes. |
| You have to hit it harder to get it through | | | | |