Practice chipping!

Mars Bar

Can't believe I never thought of this before!

If you have a trampoline with an enclosure, you have the perfect thing for practicing chipping. Put it at the end of the garden and then go as far back as you can and chip over the eclosure and onto the trampoline! I spent an hour with my 9 iron and my pitching wedge doing it today.

stockdam

A bucket or a basin would also do

Mister Sifter

mars bar wrote: »

Can't believe I never thought of this before!

If you have a trampoline with an enclosure, you have the perfect thing for practicing chipping. Put it at the end of the garden and then go as far back as you can and chip over the eclosure and onto the trampoline! I spent an hour with my 9 iron and my pitching wedge doing it today.

I hope you took the kids off first!

tiptap

Graeme1982 wrote: »

I hope you took the kids off first!

lol, that actually made me giggle...

Mullinatrix

Or get a bust umbrella and stick it into the grass upside down, chip into it it's cool cuz the handle acts like a flag and size wise it's inbetween a trampoline and a bucket.

stockdam

Mullinatrix wrote: »

Or get a bust umbrella and stick it into the grass upside down, chip into it it's cool cuz the handle acts like a flag and size wise it's inbetween a trampoline and a bucket.

I guess it depends on whether you want to be a "duffer", mid-handicapper or a scratch golfer........



(only joking)

bigtimecharlie

The umbrella gets my vote..

Morrisseeee

Actually........the last 3 outings I've played in, I've switched from using my PW to my 9 iron for pitching, ie. pitch & run. I noticed that I've improved dramatically. I'm now peppering the flag from all distances (just off the green) and I feel much more confident
So......tip of the day......use your 9 iron for pitching !

death1234567

Morrisseeee wrote: »

So......tip of the day......use your 9 iron for pitching !

No, use an insane 60+ degree lob wedge for Phil Mickelson style insanity around the greens. :pac:

Frisbee

death1234567 wrote: »

No, use an insane 60+ degree lob wedge for Phil Mickelson style insanity around the greens. :pac:

I have a 64 degree trouble wedge I use sometimes. It actually quite ridiculous.
If I hit a full shot into the wind it would go less than 30yards id say.... :P

scout353

I use a 64 degree as well particularly for bunker shots and high lobs - always have to concentrate on a full swing cos the club so easily slides under the ball and regularly pops straight in to the hazard!!!!

Táck

ah a bucket does lads. when i was a kid i use to practice chipping out my grannys back garden for hours on end. never practiced anything else.

now when i go out on the course my drives are rubbish and my chipping is sublime......sometimes!