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I use my 7 iron. I’ve watched a few reviews where they suggest using a hybrid. Might give that a go this summer


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I will use an m2 3hybrid (depending on conditions i change out the 3h for u510). Its so easy to use hybrid. Set in the back of ur stance, raise the heel a tad off the ground, then just make a putting stroke. N watch it roll it onto the green! 

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Where’s the pin and how much green do I have to work with?

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1 minute ago, RickyBobby_PR said:

Where’s the pin and how much green do I have to work with?

Great question! Elevated green 20yards front to back, fringe is mowed super tight. Middle pin. 15-20 yards out. 

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8 iron, been using it forever. Tried the hybrid but couldn’t control roll well enough.


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I automatically pull out the 7 iron. It's a top notch performer for B&R - why mess with success.

 

 

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2 hours ago, ForTheLoveofTheGame said:

Im in love with using my Titliest u510 1iron.  The ball seems to trampoline off w a predictable, controlled roll. What do you guys prefer? 

I love my 8 iron for a longer one. Super controlled and just rolls so well. Can get it in the air a little as necessary or keep it real low

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If I've got less than 2ft of fringe I'll likely putt it. Better speed control with that club than anything else.

With more fringe and a long run-out I'll probably go 7-8 if uphill and 9-PW if downhill.

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2 hours ago, ForTheLoveofTheGame said:

Great question! Elevated green 20yards front to back, fringe is mowed super tight. Middle pin. 15-20 yards out. 

Elevated green I’m adding loft and probably not playing a bump a run but fly it further with spin.

15-20 yards out also isn’t a bump a run. 
 

Bump and run for me is probably no more than 5 yards off the green and have a pin that’s close to middle or back of the green. I will use anything from a wedge to a 5i. The more run out I need the less loft

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Elevated green I’m adding loft and probably not playing a bump a run but fly it further with spin.
15-20 yards out also isn’t a bump a run. 
 
Bump and run for me is probably no more than 5 yards off the green and have a pin that’s close to middle or back of the green. I will use anything from a wedge to a 5i. The more run out I need the less loft

15/20 yards off the green and middle pin I’m going w PW or GW.


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How fast is the green running?  What type of grass?  Am I chipping into the grain or not?

I'm with @RickyBobby_PR with the info so far.  I'm flying it further with some spin, either with my 60 or 54 judgement call depending on green speed.  If it's Bermuda and I'm into the grain, I will use a 9i.  I don't practice chipping with longer clubs and don't usually play on Bermuda.

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I like using my 52 degree wedge. I can can either hit it low or open it up and hit it high.  Most times I have good control with it. My dad always tried to tell me you use a 7 or 8 iron, but I just couldn’t control those as well. 

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11 minutes ago, RickyBobby_PR said:

Elevated green I’m adding loft and probably not playing a bump a run but fly it further with spin.

15-20 yards out also isn’t a bump a run. 
 

Bump and run for me is probably no more than 5 yards off the green and have a pin that’s close to middle or back of the green. I will use anything from a wedge to a 5i. The more run out I need the less loft

See I consider a bump and run anything where your getting 1 check and rolling. Can be from 30 yards out on an elevated green. Bump into the elevation and run onto the green....but the definition below leans towards more what you’re saying. I have always thought of bump and run from distanxe

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I practice hitting a variety of green side shots with different clubs because I find it easier to make a similar stroke and change distance, loft, and spin based on the club. It's rare for me to use less loft than my 50-degree wedge though, but there have been times when I've resorted to a hybrid. All just depends on on the lie, pin position, green speed, and slope/contours.

Based on the scenario described in response to @RickyBobby_PR, I'd probably play a more lofted shot with my 58* that carries onto the green and rolls out about 5 yards.

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8 iron, that's how my Dad taught me to chip when I was a youngster.  Used it a long time until I started using a sandwedge.  Will still go it a lot if I have a lot of green to cover and a tight lie...  I too will start practicing with a hybrid to see how I like it but, I don't think that tool will ever not be in the tool belt.

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39 minutes ago, Lacassem said:

See I consider a bump and run anything where your getting 1 check and rolling. Can be from 30 yards out on an elevated green. Bump into the elevation and run onto the green....but the definition below leans towards more what you’re saying. I have always thought of bump and run from distanxe

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I had a feeling you were think that way. A chip could be a one bounce and run as could a pitch. In your example of a elevated green one could fly the fly the ball to the hole and use a hop and stop or fly it half way and let it release. Same from a 30-50 with a pitch shot.

but I’m more in line with what you posted and that a bump is exactly that a small bump of the ball close to the green. 

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13 hours ago, Shankster said:

In the scenario you described I would open up my 56° and play a high spinners there is no wind.

Wind? I’d hit a low one.

I am no good at judging distance on bump and run shots.

Samesies. Especially in the north east where the conditions vary day to day based on the rain. Some days the ball bounces from the apron onto the green and other days it just hits and stops. 

I'd love to get more creative with low shots and bump and runs from further off the green, but conditions and course layouts just aren't very conducive for that around here 

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It really depends upon the distance and how much carry and roll I want.  If its a short chip where I need to fly some rough, PW.  If Im right on the edge of the green and I want the ball to roll most of the way, 8-iron.

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One other consideration as everyone posts clubs other than SW and LW is the loft of the clubs you post.  People post 6i, 7i, 8i, 9i, even PW, but chances are that the loft of the iron you post is different than others with the same club.  Earlier I posted that if I don't use my 54 or my 60 (because I usually fly the ball closer to the hole) and want a true bump 'n run, I use my 9i.  However, I failed to mention that my 9i is 33º, which is likely a 7i for many of you.

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I'm a fan of this sort of system. After a while you get the hang of what your number is. Most of the time I use 11 as my key number. Plus if it's downhill etc. I adjust accordingly.

 

 

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For me it depends on the course and the shot. Most of the time it is the 7 iron but can be the 8  iron or PW--- And remember guys I play older traditional lofted clubs so your modern 8 iron is like my 7 iron. With all of that being said if conditions dictate that putter will be in my hand when ever possible

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Samesies. Especially in the north east where the conditions from vary day to day based on the rain. Some days the ball bounces from the apron onto the green and other days it just hits and stops. 
I'd love to get more creative with low shots and bump and runs from further off the green, but conditions and course layouts just aren't very conducive for that around here 


Yes sir. I grew up playing on a cornfield course where the fairways and everything else for that matter was a highway in the summer. Used to play a lot of running shots, but I’ve lost the touch for anything other than a chip from the fringe.

Where I’m at in Maryland now, I’ve had the wind change directions so many times I gave up trying to figure out any sort of pattern. It’ll be 20 out of the south in the morning, then 10 from the north in the afternoon, then west in the evening.

And like you said, the course I play and some of the hole locations a bump and run is impossible unless you want to be 50+ feet away.
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10 hours ago, Kenny B said:

One other consideration as everyone posts clubs other than SW and LW is the loft of the clubs you post.  People post 6i, 7i, 8i, 9i, even PW, but chances are that the loft of the iron you post is different than others with the same club.  Earlier I posted that if I don't use my 54 or my 60 (because I usually fly the ball closer to the hole) and want a true bump 'n run, I use my 9i.  However, I failed to mention that my 9i is 33º, which is likely a 7i for many of you.

To me that’s not an issue. I’ve played blades, cavity backs, GI and players distance irons. It’s a simple approach. The amount of green to run thru and the speeds determines what club I use. The goal is to get it on the green about 1/3 of the way and let it run out. A fast green with lots of green to work with I’ll go anywhere from a 9-7i in any of the sets. Slower greens and lots of runout a 7-5. the thought of me having a blades 7i or a stronger one in the p790 never enters my mind. While it’s not the same touch and feel as a pitch shot the concept still applies if knowing what landing spot and what the ball will do when it lands. 
 

People get hung up on loft way to much imo. For some a sw is 54 and others it’s a 56, lob wedge for some is 58 others 60. If someone says they use a sw to play a certain shot it doesn’t matter to me what loft they are using I know what spot on the bag it refers to

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16 hours ago, ForTheLoveofTheGame said:

Great question! Elevated green 20yards front to back, fringe is mowed super tight. Middle pin. 15-20 yards out. 

If I'm understanding your scenario, (and I'm doing this math to show my thought process) I'm 10 yards away from the front of the green and have 10 yards of green to work with. With the green sloping front to back, I'm wanting to have the chip not run past the hole so my putt is an uphill putt. I'll want something that doesn't roll too much after it lands on the green. 

I would use my 56* and look to have the ball fly 15yds. Playing into the uphill slope should prevent the ball from rolling out too far and at the worst, (hopefully) I'm left with a 15ft putt.

As to my favorite club for a bump and run, I use my 7i most often for a bump and run. Most of my bump and runs, I play when I'm only a few feet off the green and use a putting stroke. I have tried using longer clubs with less loft, but find I have better control with the 7i.

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17 minutes ago, RickyBobby_PR said:

To me that’s not an issue. I’ve played blades, cavity backs, GI and players distance irons. It’s a simple approach. The amount of green to run thru and the speeds determines what club I use. The goal is to get it on the green about 1/3 of the way and let it run out. A fast green with lots of green to work with I’ll go anywhere from a 9-7i in any of the sets. Slower greens and lots of runout a 7-5. the thought of me having a blades 7i or a stronger one in the p790 never enters my mind. While it’s not the same touch and feel as a pitch shot the concept still applies if knowing what landing spot and what the ball will do when it lands. 
 

People get hung up on loft way to much imo. For some a sw is 54 and others it’s a 56, lob wedge for some is 58 others 60. If someone says they use a sw to play a certain shot it doesn’t matter to me what loft they are using I know what spot on the bag it refers to

I agree about the SW and LW which is why I excluded them from my example.  The lofts are close enough to not consider.  But lofts are important.

It makes a big difference to me if someone like @BIG STU says he's using a 7i, maybe 8i.  He says he's using "traditional" lofts.  Since I know about what those lofts are, I can compare my choices with his.  In my case it's 9i, maybe PW.  To use your case it wouldn't make much difference to me if I used my 5i, 6i, or 7i; they are 22-26º loft.  I doubt yours are that strong.  Since I don't know what lofts others have, I can't get a reasonable comparison, and until I posted my clubs' lofts, people would get the wrong impression of what I use for the shot.

Since nobody knows what clubs everyone else has, a comparison really can't be made except it's either high lofted or medium lofted.

The bump 'n run shot is a very useful shot when very close to the green, and it is probably the safest shot for people with poor short game skills.  The key is knowing your clubs, judging the green roll-out, and hitting your spot on the green.  When you play the same course all the time, it's easier to judge and you become cognizant of which clubs work best on certain greens.  However, if you play at many different courses with different green conditions, that skill can become inconsistent.  That is the main reason I choose to use lofted clubs, carry the ball to a spot closer to the hole, and allow the ball to run out from there.

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