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Scoring: High Vs. Low Chips and Pitches
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Scoring: High Vs. Low Chips and Pitches
For simplicity, all advice on actual swings or drills is provided from a right handed perspective.
In my personal game, and in my golf instruction, I've always been a proponent of using less loft rather than more loft for chipping anf pitching. Here's some research that backs that up.
ShotScope provided some data to back up that "less loft is better" premise from an up and down percentage.
The data in the table below is for golfers within 25 yards of the green. It excludes putts. You’ll notice we gave data for using the putter from off the green to get up and down.
25 Handicap Golfer
The higher-handicap golfer is most likely to use the putter to attempt to get up and down and that’s a really smart choice. You’ll also notice that the sand wedge is the next most likely club to use but offers one of the lowest up-and-down percentages.
When you have the opportunity to use a lower-lofted club, take it. If your usage percentage looks like this as a higher-handicapper, move away from the lob and sand and more towards the 9-iron and 8-iron.
15 Handicap Golfer
Mid-handicappers have a lot of success using the putter. We see the same trend. The higher-lofted wedges don’t have higher up-and-down percentages. Also, you’ll notice the usage data for the 15-handicappers shows a real decline with lofts higher than the sand wedge
Try breaking out the 9-iron or 8-iron a little more often for bump-and-run shots. Your up-and-down percentages should increase significantly.
5 Handicap Golfer
Low-handicap golfers also have good success using the putter. You see more stability in their up-and-down percentages across the board. Even though these players are less likely to use a 9-iron or 8-iron than any other handicap range, they still have better luck than those with the lob wedge.
Sometimes, it’s not just a matter of having the skill; it’s making the correct choice.
Conclusions
- For all handicaps, the club most used for shots within 25 yards (not on the green) is the putter. It’s also the most successful club for getting up and down.
- The 25-handicap and 15-handicap golfers use the sand wedge more than any other club, even though lower-lofted clubs give a much higher chance of getting up and down.
- The lower-handicap golfers use the lob wedge quite a bit but they have a 10 percent less chance of getting up and down than they do with their gap wedge.
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