Chip or Putt?

There’s an old saying that if you can putt it, putt it. If you can chip it, chip it. But the last thing you want to do is put the ball in the air.

lf the situation is right, you should try to keep a chip shot on the ground as much as possible so you can read it like a putt and the ball will react just like a putt. Anytime you put the ball in the air, a couple of things can happen. It can stop, you can carry the ball too far or you can carry it the right distance, but it still rolls too far.

Chipping the ball on the ground gives you a better feel for both direction and distance.

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