10/27/2017 ISSUE 43

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CHIPPING AWAY AT CLUB SELECTION STRATEGY Kevin’s
Kures
We wanted to talk to you today and eral recommendations are: for 25 feet of the green? The terrain could affect your
give you five “Kures” for selecting the green, use a 9-iron, 35 feet, 8-iron, 45-55 strategy on determining the best place Kevin Perkins is a PGA Master Profes-
best club when chipping. The first prin- feet, 7-iron, 55-90 feet, 6-iron, and over to land the ball. So you must consider sional. He operates his Golf Academy at
ciple to understand is, generally you 90 feet, I would recommend a 5-iron. this and choose the loft best suited for The Evergreen Club, has hosted and pro-
maximize your control by keeping the the situation. Some recommendations duced his own television and radio shows,
ball low as opposed to choosing a high- 2. How much non-green area (fringe, are: uphill chips, take less loft, down hill and has authored the golf instructional
er flight. That is why we have coined the rough, bunker) do you have to carry? chips, use more loft. Speed of the green book “Golf Everyone,” published by Hunt-
phrase “minimum airtime, maximum The more required carry, the more loft; as well: Faster greens may be better suit- er Textbooks. Perkins may be reached at
ground time.” and the less area, less loft. Again, some ed for slightly higher loft, slower greens, 561-301-3783. Email: [email protected]
general recommendations are for every 3 less loft. or visit his website at www.kevinperkins-
The range of clubs to use when chip- yards of carry, you should go up in loft by golfacademy.com. 
ping is a 5-iron through lob wedge. That one club. 5. The fifth and very important vari-
is a total of nine clubs, if you also have a able on chipping club selection, is your
gap wedge. You might be thinking, which 3. What kind of lie do you have? The current tendency or how you are per-
one of the nine do I use? Well, the follow- more the ball is sitting up, the less loft forming during the round. If you are
ing are the “Kures” and variables to con- you need. The more the ball is sitting leaving your chips short, take less loft. If
sider and analyze to insure proper club down in a more grassy lie, the more loft you are running your chips beyond the
selection when chipping: you will need to control the shot. Also, flagstick, take more loft. So vary your
if you are on a tight lie (hardpan), you club selection based on how you are per-
1. How much green do have to work should take less loft to give yourself more forming and select shots that you are
with? The more green you have, the less control. comfortable executing.
loft. The less green, more loft. Some gen-
4. What is the terrain and speed of

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