How many times have you come up short of the green and thought you’d putt the ball rather than risk thinning a chip shot through the short grass?
Chipping, and short game in general, is an aspect of the game that many golfers struggle with. It demands a softer touch and a discerning eye to judge the pace of a chip shot just right. It requires a lot of vision and creativity as there’s always more than one way to chip around the green.
Some golfers can’t get their feel just right when hitting soft chips, and as a result it’s easy to thin the ball, hitting it much harder than you intended without getting any height on your shot.
It can be tempting to reach for your putter when you’re plagued with visions of thinning the ball. But a putter doesn’t cut well through thick grass, and you may well duff your putt short.
Which would be your course of action if your shot was just off the green, a chip or a putt?
Chip or putt?
Hitting short chips can be a challenge, but reaching for the putter can give you a false sense of security. This is a club you use primarily for carefully controlled, soft strikes, so it can be very hard to measure how much power you’ll need away from the green.
As we’ve just mentioned, longer grass will also be a huge obstacle for a putter, and will most likely have your stroke dying against the grass before your club even makes contact with the ball.
The latest Cleveland golf wedges are built to help prevent you from thinning your chip shots too. The face on the RTX 6 ZipCore wedges features rigid grooves to have you cutting through turf and popping the ball in the air with ease.
Bump-and-run
Gaining confidence in your short game and owning your chip shots can be one of the most rewarding feelings in golf. Here’s a fact, if you can putt a golf ball, you can hit a bump and run with a golf wedge.
Through making slight adjustments to your setup, you’ll be able to hit an easy, low wedge shot known as a bump-and-run. You’ll want to stand closer to the ball and position the shaft more vertically in your stance. Keep your arms straight as you swing through the ball with a pendulum movement.
With pressure placed primarily on your left side, you’ll drive the ball forward to create the motion necessary to bounce the ball along the green. This is an excellent approach to chipping if you want to take away the problems faced with having different lengths of grass between the green and semi-rough.
Cleveland golf wedges
We’ve already alluded to how the RTX 6 ZipCore golf wedges from Cleveland have razor-sharp grooves on the clubface. The whole face structure includes laser-milled lines etched into it maximise spin, and the center of gravity has been placed behind the strike area to give the player a more consistent performance. Available in four different grinds, this wedge will give you the connection you’re looking for whether you’re hitting a bump-and-run or a flop shot.
Should you feel you want even more forgiveness on your wedge shots, the CBX Full-Face 2 is a fantastic alternative. Featuring similarly sharp grooves, this wedge has a larger face size for a bigger contact area on the grooves. This structure makes the wedge feel pleasantly easy to strike the ball with. A new bounce chamber near the leading edge also helps reduce chunking the ball when hitting near the green. An excellent choice for a player with a higher handicap.
Golf is a very challenging game, but the secret to success is getting lots of practice in with the right gear in your hands. If you think it’s time you sharpened up your game with some new golf wedges, we’re in the pro shop and ready to help you come to grips with some new kit.
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