We all miss greens every time we play golf. In fact, statistically, you are more likely to make a hole-in-one than you are to hit eighteen greens in regulation in a round of golf. So when we miss the green what can we do to increase our odds of getting up and down?
What club to chip with
In our latest ‘Stat of the Week’ podcast, in association with Shot Scope, Jack Backhouse and I discuss how often how often players of different handicaps get up and down and which club they should be using to get up and down more.
You can listen to the podcast below or scroll down to read more.
Ditch the lob wedge
According to Shot Scope data, it’s time to ditch the lob wedge if you want to get up and down more often. Compared to when chipping with any other club, golfers get up and down less with their lob wedge. Typically more lofted wedges are harder to use, meaning the ball finishes further from the hole and you are less likely to get that sacred up and down. We see this trend with most higher lofted clubs as typically golfers struggle to get up and down with their sand wedge too.
Use less loft
Outside of scratch golfers, all handicap categories see a better up and down rate when switching from wedges and instead opting to use a 9-iron or 8-iron around the green.
Compared to using a high-lofted club, a lower-lofted iron will get the ball rolled along the green quicker which means you have less carry distance to judge and you can control the ball on the green like a putt a lot better.
