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