Your Short Game - Chipping

[Fred Brattain]

John, I am older school than you . But it seems to me that, as much as I enjoy watching the young lions, having grown up watching the real shot makers like Trevino, Palmer, Player, Nicklaus, Watson, that maybe the pro game has lost a little with the newer equipment. We had a conversation the other day among a batch of us who are not tour players, but are golf professionals and the consensus was that most of the young guns would get their lunch eaten by the old guys if they had to play on the courses of the 60's and 70's with the equipment of that era. What is your take on this?????

Obi WunPutt ( who still believes in being able to turn it either way)

[pluthb]

The best short game players alter speed and trajectory for the shot at hand. In order to do that you need to use more than one club. Did you notice how Phil "simplified" his short game last year by avoiding the lob shot? Have you noticed how many different shots Tiger plays?

I suggest getting really good with your most lofted club first then start playing around with different trajectories.

[john riegger]

pluthb
i think i am well past that but thanks for the insight.my short game is pretty simple,it is all in the imagination

[pluthb]

My response was more for Fred than you John. I know you need all the shots in your arsenal and could hit lob shots with your 3-iron if you had to.

[john riegger]

i totally agree with you on that one.i was one of the last players to stop using wooden clubs.i still use v grooves in my wedges