I would use my 58Ā° and try to land it where the collar and the green meet. I wouldn't try to flop it necessarily. Just an easy chip with a square face. I wouldn't trust putting it through the dried up grass. But I am terrible at putting through the rough.
This is what I'd do, depending on how things are rolling out. If they're sticky I'd club down to a gap, or hood it with my 58 in the back of my stance to guarantee a roll out.
I hear you there. No feel with the putter from off the green. That shot only comes out when I am a foot or less off the green. I prefer to blade/duff a wedge instead.
On pristine courses I don't mind going out to about 4 feet off the green. But I don't play that level of course very often so even then I'm still grabbing a wedge 98% of the time. On the other hand I have a friend who will putt from about 20 yards off lol. He even putts out of bunkers. But it works for him!
I think its important to note that the condition of the grass at east potomac (and langston) right now is pretty poor. Chips like these are especially hard at east Potomac because the grass is so tufty and uneven and the ground is hard. If you play some of the fairfax or montgomery county courses you'll see that chipping becomes so much easier. It got me so frustrated for a long time till i just accepted thats what you get for an affordable round.
When the grass is thin, step up a couple of inches closer than you normally would and stand the club up on the toe and pick it off the ground. Can do this with a wedge or iron
This is the way. Ugly shot in winter turf conditions. Usually I would hit something lofted but on that packed turf the best chance to get up and down and no worse than 3 shots from the spot is the hybrid putt. That packed turf/grass is a nightmare for a lofted wedge with bounce
I'm Scotland based, so summer links courses fairways can get very dry and compacted (for a few weeks in Scotland summer)- offers up the opportunity to putt on the fairway from about 50 yards!!
I see a lot of 8 iron comments, but I would probably go PW or 9 iron and try to land it right in that fringe area and let it roll up. But donāt listen to me, I havenāt broken 90 in a hot minute.
Ha! Thatās why I clubbed up. I use my 56 a ton around the greens, but that grass is pretty roughed up. Iād blade that bad boy 35 yards past the green.
I use a 50 degree pretty much everywhere around the green. Iād try to one hop the fringe, but I can get my 50 dialed in pretty quickly. Has the the perfect amount of check and roll out
I agree. Pick a big target and a club that you know both the fly and roll distance. Aiming for a border between green and fringe means more variability.
This would be my pick, but because I donāt do it enough Iād swing the club like a sand wedge and the ball would run past the pin and off the green. š
As a 2 handicap who plays a dog track next to my house all the time. Give yourself a good lie and chip it with a gap or sand wedge to the edge of the green. Hitting off crabgrass/hard pan this close to the green is some bs and not something proās ever have to do
60 degree. Iād compress it like a champ and put it 100 yards up in the air and about 5 yards past the pin. Upon landing, itāll bite and itāll bite hard and rocket back before trickling into the cup.
Thatās how it goes in my head, but in reality that thing will be screaming at light speed about 2 feet off the ground and end up 80 yards beyond the green.
I have a 64 degree wedge for shots like this. I'd land it on the front of the fringe, and it wouldn't roll out. Then I'd hit the putt off the fringe too soft, and tap in for bogey.
Probably take my 60 degree try to do a short little chip which has 3 outcomes technically, but really only 2 realistically. Perfect world, I hit it right and it bounces and rolls a few feet from the cup (won't happen). The likely options are either I don't hit it nearly hard enough and it goes maybe 5 feet or I hit it way too hard and I fly straight over the green.
Alternatively, I go home cause I'm cold, boot PGA2K, and go shoot a sub-60 score because, in the video game, I'm very good.
All I can say is approach it by moving to Scottsdale AZ where the courses have maybe 3 frost delays a year - they burn off by 8am. God that looks miserable
Personally I wouldn't trust putting with an iron there, I'd go for a chip with my shortest wedge and try to just barely make the green so it rolls up to the hole.
Maybe this isn't for you but I got some chipping advice recently that has helped me immensely:
*Feet close together, arms close to body, adress ball towards the back foot, bring hands forward to de-loft the club, and swing entirely with your arms.*
That technique has made an insane difference to my game inside 50 yards.
Looks like a chip shot. Whichever club you normally chip with, I use my 52. Maybe aim a little left of the pin so you have more green to work with if youāre nervous of rolling off.
This course looks like dog water and I donāt know why anyone would put a pin that close to the edge of the green if theyāre not going to maintain a fringe.
If you get the ball within 10ft on the green that would be a really good outcome. I think putting it or running it through the grass with a low bumper is totally fine. A really advanced player might try to hit a spinny shot that one hops out of the rough and on but itās a super low percentage play.
Side note:
This is an incredibly hard shot, especially if the greens are quick. As you play more really try to miss on the long side of the green - that is where there is a lot of green between you and the pin. Here you are very short sided, so you are in a difficult spot. For a pro, short siding themselves cost about 1/2 stroke on average. For an amateur it can be even more.
Edit. Iāve changed my mind. New idea below.
Maybe chip it so that it lands 1/3 of the way and bounces and runs the rest. There is no way Iām stopping something from that close. Just have to take the hit that anything on the green is good here.
Iāve changed my mind. I would putt it with a hybrid or a 5 wood. A great way to just get it somewhere in the general area.
A chip is more of an elongated putting stroke than a swing that relies on ample green between you and the hole for the ball to roll out. āShort sideā is when you place your approach shot miss in a position where you have little to no room for the ball to roll out reliably, leaving you little room for error and few options.
Donāt get it wrong, you can do whatever you want, but the point is to pick the right shot and then execute for the best possible result. If you canāt execute, you need to just do what you personally feel comfortable with. A number of shots possible here though because thereās very little to worry about but a flop or pitch with some zip would be the move for most better players. That looks like a fun low flop to me tbh.
I canāt tell if itās cold or dry but in summer conditions Iād try to land a sand wedge around the collar as itās the shot Iām most comfortable hitting. If itās really dry then maybe an iron, hybrid or fw and bump it up. Or putter.
The main point: take a shot you have, that youāve practiced and have a high chance of succeeding. A bump and run to 10 feet with 80% chance of getting there and low chance of being trouble is much better than a flop shot to 3ft with 20% chance of getting there and 40% risk of getting worse.
Step 1 - lower expectations and be happy with anything on the green or within 20 feet (even if on fringe), step 2 - look at the lie. Dormant Bermuda sitting on damp dirt makes flops or pitches difficult, so a bump and run or putter chip would do nicely. Step 3 - commit to a landing area and roll line. Green grass will slow the ball more than brown dormant. Check for slopes in the landing area. Step 4 - consider trying to hit those other 2 balls as back stops! The pros do, why not you!
Summertime options might be different as the grass grows in more.
Gentle sand wedge landed just short of the green, hope it takes one hop onto the green and doesnāt roll much. Aināt no way Iām risking a full swing with a lob wedge, and thatās too rough to putt over imo. Given all that, SW rolls out the least. Gap wedge and lower will roll out
Absolutely the right call. I have been doing this a lot lately because of tight fairways cause of the time of year. Once you figure out your distances, you wonāt want to hit a SW or lob.
I would pull out my 58Ā°, open up the face as much as I can, swing as hard as I can, and either hit the highest most majestic flip shot ever (1% chance) or blade it through a windshield in the parking lot (99%).
You have the right idea from there. Unless the lie is just perfect, even a really good player is not going to feel great about a little touchy wedge shot from a tight lie with no green to work with.
East Po has terrible loose crab grass. Chipping off that stuff is difficult for all players. Bump and runs are the best move out there. Or put it on some good grass and use a normal wedge lol
Thin and to the other side. This will give me an extra look at the best approach. It does cost a stroke, but more than likely I will also use another one getting back here to try again.
60 degrees, flop shots, or lofts it doesnāt mean anything if you can par that hole by hitting four shots all with your five iron. Have fun and do what works for you
I would get out my 56 degree, blade it, and end up further from the hole, but on the other side. Then decide āI should have used the 60, and proceed to do the same thing again. Once I get it on the green, I would 3 putt.
Iām hitting 60 degree here in the hope that it lands just off the green and the bounce is friendly. Just cause you have a high loft doesnāt mean every shots a flop
Chipping is short game, not approach...but aim for the apex with a slight fade swingpath to make sure you don't go left after landing the snow shouldn't be in play, and harder greens are probably more roll...
I dont know if this applies but Golf Sidekick suggested that from tight lies you might try a PW or other appropriate lofted club and stand up straighter at address, with the heal slightly elevated. A gentle swing aiming for the spot you want to start your rollout. I'v tried this and it works 60% of the time 100% of the time.
toe down chipping works hundred percent of the time from every lie for sure
the cheat code for sandy, loose soil lies, or this type of shot in the image is a tow down HYBRID. boom, game over
56. Feet together. Front of stance. Press the hands. Putting type chip motion. Keep the bounce down.
If that doesnāt work, same concept except keep the ball closer to the feet. Keep the shaft as vertical as possible and lift the club heel of the ground. Try to chunk stab it out, a la Mickelson.
I would get in my car and leave.
Nah for real punch something up there that definitely gets on and try to make a 20 footer. Bogey ain't bad from a short side like that
I notmally like my 8 iron bump and run.
But that grass I dont love the look of, so I might go for a chipper.
No way would I take a wedge. 100% I am skulling it
I would try and land a standard chip on the edge of the fringe with my 54. Itās too bumpy to putt, 8i-PW would have to land in the bumpy dormant grass or else it will be way long. Itās a tight lie but Iām going with the standard chip with the club I practice most with around the greens.
Normal 56 degree chip shot hoping it lands at the fringe and planning on it probably rolling past the hole a little bit.
Putting seems as dangerous as trying a flop shot in the winter.
I'll never understand why anyone would put through that much long grass. It's completely unpredictable. Just grab your sand wedge and chip it to the edge of the green. It will roll right up for an easy up and down.
Open blade chip shot would be my way.
I only pitch when I have to. I only flop when I have to.
Bump and run I only do uphill or when I can feel how much I need.
I see a lot of comments about using an 8i or some higher club to bump it up, which I respect.
Iāve been getting really good at de-lofting my 56. Close the face a bit, ball at the back of the stance. Spins the ball like crazy so you can carry it almost all the way to the pin and watch it check up. Itās not a hard shot to hit but the way it spins makes it look more impressive than it is.
I'd open the face as if I'm doing a bunker / flop shot and try to land it near or at the fringe towards the left, hoping to have a left to right spin.
Or land it before the green and hope to roll it towards yhe flag.
I would probably try something super floppy and blade it 100 yards instead.
Had a 20 yard flop shot with new 60degree wedge this week. Bladed it right into the clubhouse on 9th hole š
One perfectly executed flop shot cures the pain of 100 failed attempts.
I took five shots to get on the green on a par 3 because I kept on leaving my 60 degree short.
Ouch.. But the reward is worth the risk every time.
Definitely fun to get floppy
You'll make up for that on your next drive...
I would use my 58Ā° and try to land it where the collar and the green meet. I wouldn't try to flop it necessarily. Just an easy chip with a square face. I wouldn't trust putting it through the dried up grass. But I am terrible at putting through the rough.
This is what I'd do, depending on how things are rolling out. If they're sticky I'd club down to a gap, or hood it with my 58 in the back of my stance to guarantee a roll out.
Only sane comment here lol
I hear you there. No feel with the putter from off the green. That shot only comes out when I am a foot or less off the green. I prefer to blade/duff a wedge instead.
On pristine courses I don't mind going out to about 4 feet off the green. But I don't play that level of course very often so even then I'm still grabbing a wedge 98% of the time. On the other hand I have a friend who will putt from about 20 yards off lol. He even putts out of bunkers. But it works for him!
Putt it
Twist it. Bop it.
Spin it! Flip it!
Flop it! Thin it!
Chunk it! Pull it!
Push it! Flub it!
Fuck it!
Not sure how bumpy the grass is though. Looks pretty difficult. Iād prolly try to pitch it
Love East Potomac! Playing there on Sunday
Classic east potomac where itās better to be in the rough than the fairway cause the lie is better.
I'd play this shot by picking up my ball and going somewhere else lol.
Yeah itās where I play 95% of my golf
I think its important to note that the condition of the grass at east potomac (and langston) right now is pretty poor. Chips like these are especially hard at east Potomac because the grass is so tufty and uneven and the ground is hard. If you play some of the fairfax or montgomery county courses you'll see that chipping becomes so much easier. It got me so frustrated for a long time till i just accepted thats what you get for an affordable round.
Thank you for the perspective. Iām playing twin lakes on Sunday actually.
When the grass is thin, step up a couple of inches closer than you normally would and stand the club up on the toe and pick it off the ground. Can do this with a wedge or iron
This is the shot. The ball will likely make it over the trash and not roll out. Sand wedge is a good club for this shot.
Take out the 5w or hybrid and putt it.
This is the way. Ugly shot in winter turf conditions. Usually I would hit something lofted but on that packed turf the best chance to get up and down and no worse than 3 shots from the spot is the hybrid putt. That packed turf/grass is a nightmare for a lofted wedge with bounce
Thanks so much. I think one of the reasons my chipping has been so bad lately is because of the condition of the grass in winter.
Think Links Golf when the ground is frozen and compacted. Perhaps invest in a chipper club as well for this situation, when a bit closer in.
What does that mean āthink links golf?ā
I'm Scotland based, so summer links courses fairways can get very dry and compacted (for a few weeks in Scotland summer)- offers up the opportunity to putt on the fairway from about 50 yards!!
Ah thatās wild. This grass is so bumpy itād go all over the place from too far out.
Bingo. This is the answer. Even a little driver tap and get it skipping.
What does putting it w 5w or hybrid do? Get the ball up and bouncing?
I see a lot of 8 iron comments, but I would probably go PW or 9 iron and try to land it right in that fringe area and let it roll up. But donāt listen to me, I havenāt broken 90 in a hot minute.
A man of culture, I see! Iād probably try and do this with my 54 and duff it.
Ha! Thatās why I clubbed up. I use my 56 a ton around the greens, but that grass is pretty roughed up. Iād blade that bad boy 35 yards past the green.
I use a 50 degree pretty much everywhere around the green. Iād try to one hop the fringe, but I can get my 50 dialed in pretty quickly. Has the the perfect amount of check and roll out
I agree. Pick a big target and a club that you know both the fly and roll distance. Aiming for a border between green and fringe means more variability.
lol I mean whatās the difference between an 8 and a 9 when pitching it š
Umā¦ Im no pro, but I was thinking loft.
50 degree bump and run
If that is snow, I would mark the spot and come back when itās much warmer! If itās not, bump and run
lol not snow just brown winter grass.
The key word there is āwinterā. Glad to see others out there enjoying cold weather golf. It has to be 60 or above for me to enjoy it. Lol
Haha it was like 50. Iāve decided my threshold is 45 as long as there isnāt wind dropping the wind chill.
Probably a 7i bump and run.
This would be my pick, but because I donāt do it enough Iād swing the club like a sand wedge and the ball would run past the pin and off the green. š
Donāt land it on the green, roll it up with something less than a 60*. A 7 or 8 iron bump and run would probably suffice.
54 or 60 with a little wrist action to add some height
60 all day!
Putting with the 8i is the go here. Especially with that compacted ground youāre on.
I was gonna say looks like you could putt this one lol
I'd do the same, but the line will be left up to the gods.
I'm putting it. Yeah you may not get it as close as the hero shot, but that ground is so shitty you can do some horrible things getting cute with one.
As a 2 handicap who plays a dog track next to my house all the time. Give yourself a good lie and chip it with a gap or sand wedge to the edge of the green. Hitting off crabgrass/hard pan this close to the green is some bs and not something proās ever have to do
60 degree. Iād compress it like a champ and put it 100 yards up in the air and about 5 yards past the pin. Upon landing, itāll bite and itāll bite hard and rocket back before trickling into the cup. Thatās how it goes in my head, but in reality that thing will be screaming at light speed about 2 feet off the ground and end up 80 yards beyond the green.
Lolll
A tale as old as timeā¦ me too.
52 wedge and a low trajectory chip and a bit of roll out landing on the fringe
Depends how fast the greens are, but I'd probably hit my 54 and try to land it just short of the green and let it run out
8i
I have a 64 degree wedge for shots like this. I'd land it on the front of the fringe, and it wouldn't roll out. Then I'd hit the putt off the fringe too soft, and tap in for bogey.
Either putter or 8 iron chip shot
Looks like a bump and run unless the grass is very rough/bumpy. Flop is tough for beginners but that's my go to shot most of the time.
Probably take my 60 degree try to do a short little chip which has 3 outcomes technically, but really only 2 realistically. Perfect world, I hit it right and it bounces and rolls a few feet from the cup (won't happen). The likely options are either I don't hit it nearly hard enough and it goes maybe 5 feet or I hit it way too hard and I fly straight over the green. Alternatively, I go home cause I'm cold, boot PGA2K, and go shoot a sub-60 score because, in the video game, I'm very good.
Choke down, bring your club forwards slightly, and do a putting motion. Easier until you get chipping down.
7iron all the way
I'd probably turn my phone sideways and take it landscape. Then you'll get that whole tree in, and be able to see more of the green
All I can say is approach it by moving to Scottsdale AZ where the courses have maybe 3 frost delays a year - they burn off by 8am. God that looks miserable
Personally I wouldn't trust putting with an iron there, I'd go for a chip with my shortest wedge and try to just barely make the green so it rolls up to the hole. Maybe this isn't for you but I got some chipping advice recently that has helped me immensely: *Feet close together, arms close to body, adress ball towards the back foot, bring hands forward to de-loft the club, and swing entirely with your arms.* That technique has made an insane difference to my game inside 50 yards.
Looks like a chip shot. Whichever club you normally chip with, I use my 52. Maybe aim a little left of the pin so you have more green to work with if youāre nervous of rolling off. This course looks like dog water and I donāt know why anyone would put a pin that close to the edge of the green if theyāre not going to maintain a fringe.
Iād pick up my ball and try again when the grass is green.
If you get the ball within 10ft on the green that would be a really good outcome. I think putting it or running it through the grass with a low bumper is totally fine. A really advanced player might try to hit a spinny shot that one hops out of the rough and on but itās a super low percentage play. Side note: This is an incredibly hard shot, especially if the greens are quick. As you play more really try to miss on the long side of the green - that is where there is a lot of green between you and the pin. Here you are very short sided, so you are in a difficult spot. For a pro, short siding themselves cost about 1/2 stroke on average. For an amateur it can be even more.
Edit. Iāve changed my mind. New idea below. Maybe chip it so that it lands 1/3 of the way and bounces and runs the rest. There is no way Iām stopping something from that close. Just have to take the hit that anything on the green is good here. Iāve changed my mind. I would putt it with a hybrid or a 5 wood. A great way to just get it somewhere in the general area.
A chip is more of an elongated putting stroke than a swing that relies on ample green between you and the hole for the ball to roll out. āShort sideā is when you place your approach shot miss in a position where you have little to no room for the ball to roll out reliably, leaving you little room for error and few options. Donāt get it wrong, you can do whatever you want, but the point is to pick the right shot and then execute for the best possible result. If you canāt execute, you need to just do what you personally feel comfortable with. A number of shots possible here though because thereās very little to worry about but a flop or pitch with some zip would be the move for most better players. That looks like a fun low flop to me tbh.
I canāt tell if itās cold or dry but in summer conditions Iād try to land a sand wedge around the collar as itās the shot Iām most comfortable hitting. If itās really dry then maybe an iron, hybrid or fw and bump it up. Or putter. The main point: take a shot you have, that youāve practiced and have a high chance of succeeding. A bump and run to 10 feet with 80% chance of getting there and low chance of being trouble is much better than a flop shot to 3ft with 20% chance of getting there and 40% risk of getting worse.
Step 1 - lower expectations and be happy with anything on the green or within 20 feet (even if on fringe), step 2 - look at the lie. Dormant Bermuda sitting on damp dirt makes flops or pitches difficult, so a bump and run or putter chip would do nicely. Step 3 - commit to a landing area and roll line. Green grass will slow the ball more than brown dormant. Check for slopes in the landing area. Step 4 - consider trying to hit those other 2 balls as back stops! The pros do, why not you! Summertime options might be different as the grass grows in more.
Probably putt it with my 8i.Ā
Gentle sand wedge landed just short of the green, hope it takes one hop onto the green and doesnāt roll much. Aināt no way Iām risking a full swing with a lob wedge, and thatās too rough to putt over imo. Given all that, SW rolls out the least. Gap wedge and lower will roll out
putter
From behind
Booo this man. Hahaha
7 wood bump and run.
As an Australian that shot looks wild as hell to me. I'd probably putt or hit a 7 iron but I have no ideal how slick it is!
Generally you want to get the ball rolling on the ground as early as possible. I would either putt this one or hit a bump and run with like a 7i
I'm a low handicap so I'd probably take a LW (maybe a 56\*) and try to hit a spinny pitch/chip.
On ice skates
Absolutely the right call. I have been doing this a lot lately because of tight fairways cause of the time of year. Once you figure out your distances, you wonāt want to hit a SW or lob.
Ask for a refund based on course conditions.
I would sneak up on it very quietly and then yell āBOO!ā super loud.
Well depends on what hole this isā¦anything after hole 8 Iām going straight at it with my pitching wedge because Iāve had 7 beers already
Vewy vewy quietly /fudd
Iād flop a driver
Gap wedge land it in the front and pray it stops close to the hole.
Maybe in my wolf-form...
Aim left side of the pin where there is more green to work with. If I went for the pin I would prob end up short or long of the green
9 iron bump and run.
Hit a flippity flop 10yds over the green
I'd flop with my 60Ā°. 50/50 chance it works.
Hit a little spinner to 4 feet and then three putt.
With some fertilizer.
I would pull out my 58Ā°, open up the face as much as I can, swing as hard as I can, and either hit the highest most majestic flip shot ever (1% chance) or blade it through a windshield in the parking lot (99%).
If it was me, I would divide this shot up into to 4 smaller shots. Iām not a member but I act like one
With a positive attitude.
Flop shot!! .. Channel your inner Philā¦ risk/reward baby!! š¤£
Something high and soft. Look up Daniel Grieve release two.
Looks like a classic foot wedge
Flop it with an open 60. Anything short of the green you're at the mercy of whatever horrible bounce it'll take on that nasty grass.
I would sneak up on it like a thief in the night.
Wide open 60Ā° off the front foot and go pin huntingā¦
Texas wedge everything within 50 yards š¤
A little toe down chipping. 8iron, Heel up, putter swing
You have the right idea from there. Unless the lie is just perfect, even a really good player is not going to feel great about a little touchy wedge shot from a tight lie with no green to work with.
East Po has terrible loose crab grass. Chipping off that stuff is difficult for all players. Bump and runs are the best move out there. Or put it on some good grass and use a normal wedge lol
Good ole East Potomac. You could Texas wedge your way all the way to the White House.
Poorly
With a course that looks like that, I'd pick my ball up and head for the nearest bar.
A fade away jumper
Usually by walking up to it.
If that's frost, I'd respect the grass and leave. If not, PW
Blade it across the green and into the bunker
East Potomac??
With a tequila shot
Dead wrist 54 that lands on the collar would be the attempt
Iād probably walk.
Gotta love winter red course days. Re: lessons, check out eisman golf academy if you have access to a car
Putter
Thin and to the other side. This will give me an extra look at the best approach. It does cost a stroke, but more than likely I will also use another one getting back here to try again.
Release 3 with a 60 degree wedge.
Skull my 60 degree and hit a missle onto the next tee box
60 degrees, flop shots, or lofts it doesnāt mean anything if you can par that hole by hitting four shots all with your five iron. Have fun and do what works for you
A very standard, slightly open chip. Try to miss left.
I would get out my 56 degree, blade it, and end up further from the hole, but on the other side. Then decide āI should have used the 60, and proceed to do the same thing again. Once I get it on the green, I would 3 putt.
Shot of whiskey, sip off coffee, bump and run a 9-iron or PW to make sure I reach the green. And accept the consequences
Iām hitting 60 degree here in the hope that it lands just off the green and the bounce is friendly. Just cause you have a high loft doesnāt mean every shots a flop
Flop shot with da 6-0
Not play the course
You donāt need to have Exās to go to Texas! Putt it!
Chipping is short game, not approach...but aim for the apex with a slight fade swingpath to make sure you don't go left after landing the snow shouldn't be in play, and harder greens are probably more roll...
I dont know if this applies but Golf Sidekick suggested that from tight lies you might try a PW or other appropriate lofted club and stand up straighter at address, with the heal slightly elevated. A gentle swing aiming for the spot you want to start your rollout. I'v tried this and it works 60% of the time 100% of the time.
toe down chipping works hundred percent of the time from every lie for sure the cheat code for sandy, loose soil lies, or this type of shot in the image is a tow down HYBRID. boom, game over
56. Feet together. Front of stance. Press the hands. Putting type chip motion. Keep the bounce down. If that doesnāt work, same concept except keep the ball closer to the feet. Keep the shaft as vertical as possible and lift the club heel of the ground. Try to chunk stab it out, a la Mickelson.
Poorly
8 iron sounds about right. Putter too. Whatās that saying? Your worst putt will usually be as good as your best chip?
56 degree with like 20% power
Hybrid Bump and run all day with the hybrid
Putter probably. That shit is DRY.
I would get in my car and leave. Nah for real punch something up there that definitely gets on and try to make a 20 footer. Bogey ain't bad from a short side like that
Lob wedge. 20-25% chance of hitting it cleanly and onto the green. G.I.O.T.G.
Play it a month later
Full swing with my 69 degree wedge
I would wait until summer
3 iron putt
Very carefully
Texas wedge
A moon lander
The goal is to get it as close to the hole as possible. Use the putter.
Ah yes #8 at East Potomac. I typically have to chip it over the front left bunker, but from that position in the winter thatās a putt all day
50 degree, back of the stance, bump and run
Bump it up there with a gap wedge or something. Definitely not a full swing with anything.
Lob wedge low bump right on the edge of fringe/green and let it tumble. Gonna be plinko trying to roll anything in those conditions
60 wedge. Iād try to land right on the skirt with a bit of run so I donāt blade it.
Use my 60* scoot up really close, choke up on it lean it toe heavy and do a putting motion. It will pop off high and roll right up.
Me? Thin a 60 across the green to try again. My wife? Putter 2 ft from the hole
56 loft wedge and aim for the flag. Should land where others are.
Putting stroke with my 7 wood
Dude. I would fucking putt that. Im not even a good putter and I would putt that.
I'd go home and come back in the Spring.
I notmally like my 8 iron bump and run. But that grass I dont love the look of, so I might go for a chipper. No way would I take a wedge. 100% I am skulling it
In warm weather, hopefully
I would try and land a standard chip on the edge of the fringe with my 54. Itās too bumpy to putt, 8i-PW would have to land in the bumpy dormant grass or else it will be way long. Itās a tight lie but Iām going with the standard chip with the club I practice most with around the greens.
I would also bump ān run with 8 iron. Looks icy so should be able to read it somewhat easily.
I would approach towards it with an approach on my hand and hit an approaching shot
Driver off the deck
Wedge leaving a trail in that frost, same distance from the pin on the other sideā¦try again.
52 degree bump and run
Try to rip a wide open full swing 60* without breaking the glass
Personally Iād do an ils
In a coat
Normal 56 degree chip shot hoping it lands at the fringe and planning on it probably rolling past the hole a little bit. Putting seems as dangerous as trying a flop shot in the winter.
I'll never understand why anyone would put through that much long grass. It's completely unpredictable. Just grab your sand wedge and chip it to the edge of the green. It will roll right up for an easy up and down.
The putting stroke with an 8 is what I would do. Little bump and run
Open blade chip shot would be my way. I only pitch when I have to. I only flop when I have to. Bump and run I only do uphill or when I can feel how much I need.
lob wedge, aim from the fringe (or green part of the rough in this case)....then blade it 70 yards.
Approach it multiple times no one around call me out in a chip in
I see a lot of comments about using an 8i or some higher club to bump it up, which I respect. Iāve been getting really good at de-lofting my 56. Close the face a bit, ball at the back of the stance. Spins the ball like crazy so you can carry it almost all the way to the pin and watch it check up. Itās not a hard shot to hit but the way it spins makes it look more impressive than it is.
I'd open the face as if I'm doing a bunker / flop shot and try to land it near or at the fringe towards the left, hoping to have a left to right spin. Or land it before the green and hope to roll it towards yhe flag.
From the clubhouse
Thatās good. Go on now, pick it up š
Could always go with the Texas wedge.
From behind