# Chipping and Pitching Basics · Golf Level 2: Elementary

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Chipping and Pitching Basics in Golf (Level 2: Elementary) on Insporta: 40 sourced facts behind 4 tests. Covers: chip or pitch; the chipping set-up; and more.

Chips and pitches, the set-up and stroke, landing spots and roll, and choosing the right shot.

## Test 1: Chip or pitch

- It spends more time on the ground than in the air. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Pitches are used when something lies between ball and green. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Rolling the ball is usually easier to judge. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Less loft means a lower flight and more roll. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- It is a favourite on firm links courses. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- It is a hard shot that needs an open face and a big swing. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Putt if you can, chip if you can't putt, pitch if you must. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Each needs more loft than the last. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- More loft, less roll. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- A chip is low with plenty of roll. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))

## Test 2: The chipping set-up

- Hands ahead help strike the ball before the ground. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- About two thirds of the weight stays forward. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- It helps the club meet the ball first. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Flicking causes thin and heavy shots. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- A short swing needs only a small base. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Keep the rhythm the same and change the length. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- A heavy or 'fat' chip hits the ground first. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The set-up does most of the work. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Longer chips need a longer swing. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Keeping weight forward helps strike the ball first. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))

## Test 3: Landing spots and roll

- Picking it helps control the roll. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Bounces in rough or on a slope are harder to judge. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Lofted wedges fly more and roll less. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Look at the target before, the ball during. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Each club has its own fly-to-roll ratio. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Uphill chips roll less. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- If the grass is short and smooth, putting is safest. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The lie and landing spot decide the club. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Slope changes how far the ball runs. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Land it there, let it roll to the hole. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))

## Test 4: Pitching and wedges

- It is the least lofted of the wedges. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The extra hinge adds height. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- A low running shot copes better with wind and firm turf. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- It loses distance badly. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- More bounce helps in sand and soft turf. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Stopping the swing early often leads to a poor strike. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Short-game practice turns bogeys into pars. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- Height comes from loft and hinge, not from scooping. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The gap wedge fills the space between pitching and sand wedges. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Low shots handle firm ground and wind. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))

Sources: PGA coaching and general teaching guides, the World Handicap System Rules of Handicapping, and the Rules of Golf 2023 where a beginner needs a rule; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Rule-by-rule procedures belong to the Rules of Golf category.

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