Golf Chippers: When a Running-Chip Club Earns a Place in Your Bag
A chipper can simplify one common greenside shot, provided that job is useful enough to justify a club slot.
A chipper can simplify one common greenside shot, provided that job is useful enough to justify a club slot.
A 3-wood’s lower loft does not guarantee more useful distance; compare ordinary contact from the lie where you will play it.
Compare a 7-wood and 4-hybrid by actual loft, contact and landing flight, then check whether either duplicates your existing clubs.
A 5-wood and 3-hybrid can overlap, but their numbers do not guarantee the same loft or distance; test the role you need to fill.
Compare a driving iron and hybrid around the job you need, using actual loft and carry rather than assuming matching numbers are interchangeable.
Single-length irons change the setup through the set; assess the complete system rather than shortening ordinary irons to match.