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Whoa there cowboy , thats a 9i all the live long day .
Why everyone thinks a spinney 60 degree wedge is the shot from there is totally beyond me , ive even been berated for taking an iron until the ball is either in the hole or two ft from it , all the heros love a wedge but only about 5% can pull it off .
Granted pete is king of that bracket , 95% are not .
Did you make this video before or after that chip with Sean on Pinehurst no 2? 😉 Great stuff though!
For those toe down chip examples they weren't tight lies but fluffy rough with perfect lies for easy chips using the bounce
If those are tight lies then you haven't been around. I call those nice lies with plenty of grass under the ball..Though I've seen you chip before and are very good off of real tight lies
Great tips Pete! I sometimes thin or duff my chips.
This has been my “wtf do I do here” go to shot for years now.
Invaluable advice mr Finch sir 🕵️
I’m no expert, but I’d say Bryson does the same technique with “all” his clubs .
For me what stopped a lot of my shitty chip shots was barely holding the club, you can see Pete doing it the club almost swings by itself like a pendulum
Pete is so good he can't even fat a shot.
Was this filmed at Pawleys Plantation in Myrtle Beach? Great insights, Pete!
Bryson de chambray has done this for years
Was interested to hear you saying that folk shouldn’t be embarrassed’ by using chip and run shots. I’d certainly add to that that folk shouldn’t be embarrassed’ about using proven techniques which work for chip and runs which wouldn’t be deemed ‘traditional’. As a senior golfer I recently acquired some eleven hybrids (3 and 5).
I use these as a chip and run aid around the greens utilising a putting technique and the results are phenomenal. Embarrassing? Not in the slightest when my scores are tumbling.
When nothing works I go toeDown.
The toe down chip is my favorite shot around the greens, especially off tight lies or into the grain. It is easier if you use a putting grip with the left hand. Get the club more across the palm rather than in the fingers to minimize wrist action and keep the shaft more upright. Paul Runyan taught this chipping method and was considered a master of the short game. Paul Azinger and Jim Furyk also used the toe down technique. Move the ball up in your stance if you want more height and less roll, or back if you want more pinch and roll out. I'm still waiting for someone to make a toe grind that is specialized for this shot since the toe can still dig if you get a little steep with this technique. Need a little flat spot of relief and bounce at an angle on the toe to stand the club up on. That would be an awesome wedge to have in the bag.
I’m a member at a links club, and that’s nothing like a tight lie where I play…I wish I had so much grass under the ball!
I’ve been preaching the toe-down gospel for some time now. It’s just so simple, effective, and repeatable. A lot of my buddies just reach for their 60 every time they miss a green without even looking at the lie or the shot ahead of them. And they all try to play a perfectly nipped, spinny shot that checks up right next to the hole, thinking this is the shot they’re “supposed to play.” Spoiler alert: they rarely pull it off. I think it’s partly a case of players letting the perfect become the enemy of the good. My little toe-down bump and runs don’t look as cool as the shots on tv. But I get up-and-down quite a bit!
Hi Pete. I play at some courses that have pretty elevated greens with Bermuda rough on those steep hills. Any suggestions on how to chip on severe slopes in rough?
Good one Rick
Peter Finch is a confirmed golfsidekick disciple
Thanks for this reminder…stand closer with toe down. Had forgotten about this and have been thinning & fatting chips. Can't wait to get out tomorrow and implement this forgotten tip.
Pete, do you put more weight on left side with the toe down method, as well?
60° V grind is my favourite wedge.
Always great work on the course. The indoor simulator has some pluses but the on course instruction adds so much value!
i played sunday and fatted every single chip i hit. UK weather and 52/56 degree wedge wasnt working. i switched to my PW and did this from 14 onwards and it made a world of difference!