Shots to learn from the US Open Part Two

Chip with fairway metal or rescue club

It was Greg Norman who many claim to have introduced this additional versatile skill at least 15 years ago(cheap golf clubs) – using the wide sole of the club and its upright loft to send the ball gently towards its target.

With a tightly mown steep slope to the green in front of them, note how players have gripped down the (Mizuno MP-58 Irons)shaft and use the club with a putting grip.

Ball position has been in the centre of the stance and with a short backswing and follow through the ball has been bounced on a low trajectory and with little spin(Mizuno JPX A25 Driver).

It’s a feel shot in which the player has to beware of the hot face of the club, built to spring the ball 200 plus yards. It needs soft hands and great touch but especially from a collar of rough it will enable many amateurs to roll three shot into two.

A good tip is to use it around the practice putting green – when those popular signs say ‘No chipping(Mizuno JPX A25 Fairway Wood) around the practice putting green.’ No one will condemn you for using a fairway metal or rescue club and you’ll be amazed how expert you will become.

Toss-up a lob wedge

With many pros spending hours a day honing their short game skills, many at the US Open have preferred to use their 60 degree lob wedges to counter the examination paper set by Ross’s penal run-off areas.

This demands ultimate skills(Mizuno JPX A25 Fairway Wood), especially off tightly mown grass where you need to slip the clubface under the ball to loft it into the air quickly and land it softly.

Note how the pro will grip the club lightly, having positioned the ball slightly forward in the centre(cheap golf clubs) of the stance and played the shot with ‘soft hands’. Retief Goosen has preferred this method to great effect thanks to his ice-cool nerve.