jborchel Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 I have the chipping chips. I may have fixed them. I've only played one round with it but got within holeing distance, 6' or less, on my three chips. What is it? An arm lock Chipping wedge. I took an old 50 degree Vokey out of the garage to Golf Galaxy and had them extend the shaft to 39.5"s(I'm 5'7), mount a Winn 15" counter balance putting grip, and bend the head to an almost total upright lie angle. I think they bent it 8-10 degrees at least. It cost me about $29. See the attached picture. I hope it loaded correctly. I have tried everything to fix my 15 year chipping yips and everything has failed. Using the Claw can work but it's no good past about 5-10 yards off the green. I had two yip issues. One was a sudden jerky forward thrust of the club combined with moving my head and eyes off the ball. This usually resulted in an ugly skull across the green. I'm sure many of you can identify with that. Secondly, I would often collapse my left wrist. Lots of T.C. Chen moves with that! So here we are with the arm lock chipper. I had been using this technique for the last ten rounds with my modified Odyssey Two Ball putter with really good results. Horschel is right. They should ban the things. If you haven't tried it you should. It's uncomfortable, particularly on the short ones, but the ball usually goes where you are aiming. So I thought, if it works with my Claw putting, why not my chipping. The arm lock technique is much more comfortable with chipping than putting. Try it out if you have the chipping yips. It might work for you. ole gray, gavinski91 and BH43 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jborchel Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 I forgot to ask in the first post. Is there any reason this might not meet the rules? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokex Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, jborchel said: I forgot to ask in the first post. Is there any reason this might not meet the rules? If the grip has a flat side, it makes the wedge non-conforming. Also, a lie of greater than 80 degrees is verboten as well. Edited June 3, 2021 by Dokex puttnfool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMookie Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 I couldn’t take another club out of the bag just for this one even if it were legal. Same for my Dad’s favorite club, the dual sided “chipper”. Hey, whatever works! Quote Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X Irons: Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100 Wedges: SMS 50D/54V/58DModus 130 stiff, +1” Putter: EAS 1.0 Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook DeLoft Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 I think this is a great idea! I don't have the chipping yips but I might one day and this technique looks like a winner. Update this thread after a couple of months and let us know how it's going for you. Quote 14 of the following: Ping G430 Max 10.5 degree Callaway 2023 Big Bertha 3 wood set to 17 degrees Cobra F9 Speedback 7/8 wood set at 23.5 degrees Callaway Epic Max 11 wood Ping Eye 2 BeCu 2-SW Mizuno 923 JPX HM HL 6-GW Hogan sand wedge 56 degree bent to 53 Maltby M Series+ 54 degree Ping Glide 3.0 Eye2 58 degree Ping Glide 3.0 60 degree Evnroll ER2 Ping Sigma 2 Anser Cheap Top Flite mallet putter from Dick's, currently holding down first place in the bag TaylorMade Mini Spider Bridgestone XS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveP043 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Although its not quite as severe as the OPs new club, you can essentially use a putting stroke to chip, which removes a lot of the moving parts from a more traditional chipping motion. Of course, it doesn't help much if you also suffer from the putting yips. Quote Irons Titleist T200, AMT Red stiff Rogue SubZero, GD YS-Six X T22 54 and 58 wedges 7-wood 5-wood B60 G5i putter Right handed Reston, Virginia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfriday101 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 One old drill was to use alignment rods or an old shaft to extend the club. It has the advantage of being able to hit a few shots with the aid and then dropping it and hitting one with just the club to compare the feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jborchel Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 6 hours ago, Dokex said: If the grip has a flat side, it makes the wedge non-conforming. Also, a lie of greater than 80 degrees is verboten as well. Ouch! The Winn grip definitely has one flat side as it is a putter grip. Are there extended length grips that are completely round? A conventional grip will have you gripping on the shaft I think. Do you have a document reference for that rule? I will measure the lie angle to see if it exceeds 80 degrees. I assume that is the angle going down the shaft and across the bottom of the club? Or is it center of shaft with score line? I expect it to be close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jborchel Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 5 hours ago, PMookie said: I couldn’t take another club out of the bag just for this one even if it were legal. Same for my Dad’s favorite club, the dual sided “chipper”. Hey, whatever works! I took out the 5 wood. Hitting a soft 13 degree 3 wood is tough but not as hard as dealing with the Chipping yips. PMookie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jborchel Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 1 hour ago, DaveP043 said: Although its not quite as severe as the OPs new club, you can essentially use a putting stroke to chip, which removes a lot of the moving parts from a more traditional chipping motion. Of course, it doesn't help much if you also suffer from the putting yips. That could work if I could fix my subconscious. I think the only real solution is to be hypnotized. DaveP043 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jborchel Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 12 minutes ago, jborchel said: Ouch! The Winn grip definitely has one flat side as it is a putter grip. Are there extended length grips that are completely round? A conventional grip will have you gripping on the shaft I think. Do you have a document reference for that rule? I will measure the lie angle to see if it exceeds 80 degrees. I assume that is the angle going down the shaft and across the bottom of the club? Or is it center of shaft with score line? I expect it to be close. I found the lie angle measuring technique: https://www.hirekogolf.com/how-is-the-lie-of-a-golf-club-measured Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 20 minutes ago, jborchel said: Ouch! The Winn grip definitely has one flat side as it is a putter grip. Are there extended length grips that are completely round? A conventional grip will have you gripping on the shaft I think. Do you have a document reference for that rule? I will measure the lie angle to see if it exceeds 80 degrees. I assume that is the angle going down the shaft and across the bottom of the club? Or is it center of shaft with score line? I expect it to be close. Equipment rules are here: https://www.usga.org/content/dam/usga/pdf/Equipment/Equipment Rules Final.pdf M. Parsons and DaveP043 1 1 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shapotomous Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 6 minutes ago, cnosil said: Equipment rules are here: https://www.usga.org/content/dam/usga/pdf/Equipment/Equipment Rules Final.pdf Dang.....Just 100 pages! Only a few more than my tax return the accountant sent back this year and said I should read and understand before signing. cnosil and M. Parsons 2 Quote Modern Bag: G410 LST 10.5*, Hzrdus Smoke RDX 6.5 Flex; 915F 3w, Diamana S+ 70 S flex; Snake Eyes 18* 2h, 23* 4h & 27* 5h; JPX 900 Forged 6 - PW, PX LZ 6.0; Edison 2.0 49*, 53*, 57* KBS Tour 120 S; Heppler Fetch; Ball - MTB-X; Bag - Jones MyGolfSpy Edition! Shot Scope H4, MG600 Rangefinder Classic Bag: Driver - Persimmon; 3w - Speed Slot; 5w - Tour Block; 3 - pw - Dynapower; sw - Ram Tom Watson; putter - bullseye standard or flange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 1 minute ago, Shapotomous said: Dang.....Just 100 pages! Only a few more than my tax return the accountant sent back this year and said I should read and understand before signing. There is a table of contents that can get you to the right pages. M. Parsons and Shapotomous 2 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jborchel Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 My angle is legal. 73 degrees. Looking for round extended length putter grips now. Or is there a limit to how thick it can be? Also, I think most extended grips will be putter grips, and finding one that doesn't have a flat side may be tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveP043 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 31 minutes ago, jborchel said: My angle is legal. 73 degrees. Looking for round extended length putter grips now. Or is there a limit to how thick it can be? Also, I think most extended grips will be putter grips, and finding one that doesn't have a flat side may be tough. Not that tough, really http://www.winngrips.com/products/putter-grips/long-long-2/ Quote Irons Titleist T200, AMT Red stiff Rogue SubZero, GD YS-Six X T22 54 and 58 wedges 7-wood 5-wood B60 G5i putter Right handed Reston, Virginia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jborchel Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 On 6/3/2021 at 11:56 AM, DaveP043 said: Not that tough, really http://www.winngrips.com/products/putter-grips/long-long-2/ I called Winn. They don't make that grip anymore. They do still offer the two piece long putter grip. I can use the lower part to confirm to the non-fat side rule for irons. I plan to use the illegal one in my weekly Men's club event to see if it will work going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ole gray Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Interesting idea. They offer these on different sites for those who are not able to modify an existing club. https://www.ebay.com/itm/294193953460?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=294193953460&targetid=1263433206694&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9011106&poi=&campaignid=11614424777&mkgroupid=121942480053&rlsatarget=pla-1263433206694&abcId=9300456&merchantid=114606953&gclid=Cj0KCQjwh_eFBhDZARIsALHjIKd7fulTC2nicPtACEx2Iu3Z6az9ar3F2EjtiFa8GcW8N8xU3f9TnLkaAveGEALw_wcB I'm sure there are several different models and styles available if you're interested. Quote Ping G430 Max Driver 10.5 Degree Titleist TSR1 4, 5, & 6 Hybrids Titleist T350 Irons 7 - W48 Cleveland CBX ZipCore 52 56 & 60 Degree Wedges LAB Mezz Max Broomstick Putter / TPT Shaft (Platinum @ 45/78) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jborchel Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 On 6/7/2021 at 4:30 AM, ole gray said: Interesting idea. They offer these on different sites for those who are not able to modify an existing club. https://www.ebay.com/itm/294193953460?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=294193953460&targetid=1263433206694&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9011106&poi=&campaignid=11614424777&mkgroupid=121942480053&rlsatarget=pla-1263433206694&abcId=9300456&merchantid=114606953&gclid=Cj0KCQjwh_eFBhDZARIsALHjIKd7fulTC2nicPtACEx2Iu3Z6az9ar3F2EjtiFa8GcW8N8xU3f9TnLkaAveGEALw_wcB I'm sure there are several different models and styles available if you're interested. I have modified the Top-Flite version of the club you linked. It can be seen in the group of clubs in the background of the picture. Originally I tried converting the Top-Flite Chipper and the 50 degree Vokey to long putter style. They didn't work because the longer chips required too long of a backswing and that was too hard to control for solid contact. So after having tried Arm-Lock putting successfully I thought it might work for chipping. The problem with the TF chipper in Arm-Lock mode was that the flight was too low so it was useless from a little ways off the green. The 50 degree Vokey seems just right as it can be used from most chipping and short pitch distances just be adjusting the ball position and the length of the backswing. I'm playing my second round with it tomorrow so we'll see if it continues to be good. It's interesting that the Claw is extremely helpful for the putting yips but not from any significant distance on chips. If someone could come up with something similar to the Claw but allowing for a longer backswing, that might be the best solution for the chipping yips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavygolffeels Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 On 6/3/2021 at 8:52 AM, DaveP043 said: Although its not quite as severe as the OPs new club, you can essentially use a putting stroke to chip, which removes a lot of the moving parts from a more traditional chipping motion. Of course, it doesn't help much if you also suffer from the putting yips. also a good way to turn your chipping yips into putting yips. in that case, swing them all like your driver. Quote GARSEN GRIP TESTER Driver: PING G400 MAX, Ventus Blue 6x Woods: COBRA F6 Baffler AD DI 8S Hybrid: CALLAWAY Apex Pro, Ventus Blue 8s Irons: SRIXON ZX5 mk2 5-6, ZX7 mk2 7-PW, Modus 120x Wedges: EDEL 50 C grind, 54 V grind, CLEVELAND 60 RTX6 Low Putter: YES Abbie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jborchel Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 I’m still working on this. Under pressure last round it showed a couple of hitches in my git-a-long. Judging distance has been biggest challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jborchel Posted June 28, 2021 Author Share Posted June 28, 2021 OK. I’ve given up. Just couldn’t get enough feel into the shot. Guess I’ll have to go back to trying to fix my yips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigUrsus Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Chipping yips for me means im not having my weight forward. Quote Driver: Rogue Sub Zero 10.5* Oban Kiyoshi Gold tipped 1" 44.5" NDMC Mid 4w: Epic flash Oban Kiyoshi Gold tipped 2" 42.5" NDMC Mid 3-PW: MP-18, 3i FLYhi MMC, 4-6i MMC, 7-PW MB, KBS C-taper Lite X-stiff NDMC Mid Wedges: SM7 49*F, 54*D, 59*M KBS C-taper Lite X-stiff NDMC Mid Putter: Lajosi Sensor Breakthrough Golf Tour Stability Shaft 34" SuperStroke GTR 1.0 Ball: MTB-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipGrip Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 I've been chipping for a year using the arm-lock grip, for chips up to 40'. The most important thing is that I use my most lofted hybrid rather than a wedge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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