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Old 07-15-2006, 03:21 PM
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Clubbing the Pitch And Chip
Originally Posted by powerdraw

Going through some vids with yoda and VJ discussing the cut shots, lob shots, and yodas 'drag wet mop' pitch shots around the green and bunker play etc...

my question to yoda is what club is recommended per shot?

would a PW be safer to use than a SW for some of these shots? same question about the LW vs PW?

do you use one club and vary lag pressure feel for the distance at hand or change clubs per distance etc?
I used a 60-degree Lob Wedge in each of these videos, but I could just as easily have used the 56-degree Sand Wedge. The Pitching Wedge is appropriate when you want a lower Shot with more run.

For Pitching, I will always use one of the two Sand Wedges. For Chipping, I like to get the Ball on the Green and running. Most of the time, I do this using the 56-degree Sand Wedge and varying Ball Location and otherwise manipulating the Clubface Loft. And, of course,varying Clubhead Lag Pressure. Where there is a lot of distance between Ball and Cup, I'll go to a lower-Lofted Club, but seldom lower than an 8-Iron. Assuming a good lie, I like the concept of "Putt your Chip."

In all cases, Power Regulation (2-M-2) is the key. You can vary Effective Clubhead Mass or Clubhead Speed or both. You vary Mass by (1) using the #3 Pressure Point to meter out more or less Lag Pressure (Clubhead Acceleration Rate) and (2) by using a longer or shorter Club (or gripping up or down). You vary Clubhead Speed by (1) length of Stroke, i.e., increasing or decreasing the amount of time you give the Lag Pressure to work (Acceleration Time) and (2) by the Release Interval, its Arc and Trigger Delay.
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