| Anyone who has spent a fair amount of time | | | | The higher the loft of your club the less |
| playing golf is probably well aware of the | | | | likely the ball is to roll after it has |
| fact that there is no such thing as a perfect | | | | landed. Now everyone hits the ball a little |
| shot. The same holds true for chips, putts, | | | | differently but a general rule of thumb is |
| anything really. There are beautiful shots, | | | | that a pitching wedge will have around a |
| all kinds of beautiful things in golf, but | | | | 50-degree pitch and will roll around 15 yards |
| not perfect. More importantly there is no one | | | | once it lands. A sand wedge will have a |
| perfect golf swing. | | | | 55-degree pitch and roll about 10 yards upon |
| | | | landing, and a lob wedge will have a |
| Golf is not a one size fits all sport. What | | | | 60-degree pitch and roll about 5 yards when |
| may be very close to sublime for one player | | | | it lands. Of course these are assuming |
| may be marginal for another and the required | | | | certain conditions such as a well-played |
| mental clarity for one player may be too much | | | | shot, normal wind conditions, and some degree |
| time to think for another. Golf is an | | | | of competency on the part of the hitter. |
| individual sport for a reason; it is | | | | |
| comprised of individuals who all have | | | | Of course what you really need to do is find |
| different strengths and weaknesses. If you | | | | a driving range that has a pitching green and |
| want to know the perfect swing for chip shots | | | | practice pitching from different distances |
| you've come to the wrong place. And if you | | | | and with different clubs. See how your |
| find someone who claims to be able to give | | | | landings are affected by the strength of your |
| you the magic formula, they really have no | | | | hit and how you are holding your club. Your |
| idea what they are talking about either. | | | | game is always affected by a great variety of |
| | | | environmental factors in addition to how well |
| The real beauty of golf for me is that it's a | | | | your skills are progressing as you learn how |
| thinking man or woman's game. Golf is won and | | | | to better play the game. |
| lost based on club selection and making the | | | | |
| best possible shot with the right club. With | | | | Learning your strengths and weaknesses with |
| chip shots your club selection is very | | | | wedges and iron is the best favor you can do |
| important. Your primary goal, of course, is | | | | for yourself in the process of perfecting |
| to get your ball onto the green. Secondly, | | | | your chip shot and improving your golf game. |
| your goal is to get the ball as close to the | | | | Spend hours upon hours practicing these shots |
| hole as possible. You absolutely under no | | | | and you should find that you will soon be |
| circumstances want to hit the ball over the | | | | able to estimate where your shot will land |
| green or have the ball roll of the backside | | | | and how far it will roll as soon as you hit |
| of the green. | | | | the ball. |
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