Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Pelz was more of a consultant to Phil. Phil had the best short game in the world, long before that clown Pelz ever showed up.
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Because he was a lousy ball striker!!!!!!!!!!! Thank God He did. Never got over Pelz standing 6 ft from him allowing him to hit a ball over his head with his 6 ft 4 frame. Surely a clown act.
![]() The search is always for the proper swing mechanics, never stop searching....
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BTW, SHIBUMI, I really appreciate your tips and topics. |
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Chipping was the hardest shot for me to learn playing on FL courses. Up north I was used to having a cushion of grass under the ball so I could hit down on it without worrying about chunking it everytime. Here, with so little cushion you have to sweep the ball more.
My best chips are when I keep my left arm straight and, most importantly, do not break my wrists. Everyone is different. My wrists are not as strong as most others. I have to rely on body turn and arms. Different strokes for different folks. |
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Practice, practice, practice....there is no other way....different lies, lofts, back-swing and follow through. Do it from unusual lies just to see how the ball reacts. It's an art form if done right...but that depends on the day....
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practice, practice, practice for muscle memory as well as to ingrain your individual best technique is the only known answer. . and then repeat after each shot: I am still an amateur, they make it look too easy on TV |
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And no, you can't just count it as two clubs and carry 13 to make it legal. It is deemed an iron and cannot have two striking surfaces. |
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If you are a confident chipper great, a lot of people are. But from what I have seen so far there are not that many required chip shots on the few villages courses I have played.
There are quite a few short pitches needed to clear bunkers or come up an embankment. But the aprons are fairly closely mown. You can easily putt though them, or chip-putt, or use a putting motion with the toe of a mid iron. The ball rolls fairly true, it doesn't really sink hopelessly into the Bermuda like most courses. The greens are so slow that the ball doesn't really roll out. I played Shallow Creek yesterday and didn't have one real chip shot. |
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On my good days, I've hit the hole from 40 yards with my chipper (twice, actually!). On bad days.. well, nothing helps. But at least with my chipper, I can keep both arms straight and swing like a pendulum, same as putting, instead of trying to choke up on a wedge curl it with my wrist just right --- just so I look like a real golfer when I duff it. |
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