for chip or pitch shots do you choke down always?

[Michaeljo]

Or do you only choke down for pitch/chip shots in certain situations, eg when ball is above your feet?

[SBH9458]

When above my feet. Chip/pitch is normal grip for me. 

Edited February 16, 2021 by SBH9458

[nitram]

Yes but not always. It's more of a distance control or uneven lie sort of thing.

[JimmyC59]

Choke down on all chips.

Pitches of 0 -30 yards, down to the bottom of the grip.

40-50 yards, down to the Golf Pride on my MCCs.

60 yards and up, don't choke down at all.

Edited February 16, 2021 by JimmyC59

[dlygrisse]

I don't on a pitch, I like to feel the weight of the clubhead, I will if the ball is above my feet sometimes.  .  For low running chips where I am using a lower lofted club I will choke down some and use more of a putting stroke.  

[JimmyC59]

I have been practicing in my indoor practice area and trying to build muscle memory for various lengths of pitches with my SW. I combine choking down with backswing length to dial in my distance control. I have a Voice Caddie SC 300 for a launch monitor.

[KMeloney]

I love these posts where the question is "do you always" and not "do you ever." LOL I guess I've been doing it wrong all along.

 

I think I might choke down a little if I've taken more club for the distance but hope to keep the ball down.

[Hawkeye77]

It always depends!

[Exactice808]

Sorry going to re post.... Bought an ES14 during the whole COVID lockdown,  came up with a personal method and been using it with GREAT success.

 

3-9 swing (shaft parallel) ,  LW to PW (so 4 clubs)

 

Ball middle of stance - Full Grip

 

LW - 40y

SW - 50y

GW - 60y

PW - 70y

 

Ball middle of stance - Grip down to steel (minus) - 20y

LW - 20y

SW - 30y

GW - 40y

PW - 50y

 

For me, with a middle ball position,  Changing the grip position changes the distance about 20y.  consistently.  Now say I wanted a 5 yard gap, I would move ball position around. forward of stance or back stance,  forward of stance would just increase loft and launch reducing spin a little. ball back of stance would decrease loft and launch adding a little more spin.

 

I now have a 3-9 swing with 4 clubs and basically 15y all the way up to 55y covered, in 5 yard increments with a single swing.  Just changing grip position and ball position.  I also now have different trajectories and spin reactions based on the above swing I dont have to swing different at all. So its a simple method to hit specific distances. 

 

This is how I use choking up on a club to my advantage. 
 

 

[getitdaily]

Always

[JimmyC59]

46 minutes ago, Exactice808 said:

Sorry going to re post.... Bought an ES14 during the whole COVID lockdown,  came up with a personal method and been using it with GREAT success.

 

3-9 swing (shaft parallel) ,  LW to PW (so 4 clubs)

 

Ball middle of stance - Full Grip

 

LW - 40y

SW - 50y

GW - 60y

PW - 70y

 

Ball middle of stance - Grip down to steel (minus) - 20y

LW - 20y

SW - 30y

GW - 40y

PW - 50y

 

For me, with a middle ball position,  Changing the grip position changes the distance about 20y.  consistently.  Now say I wanted a 5 yard gap, I would move ball position around. forward of stance or back stance,  forward of stance would just increase loft and launch reducing spin a little. ball back of stance would decrease loft and launch adding a little more spin.

 

I now have a 3-9 swing with 4 clubs and basically 15y all the way up to 55y covered, in 5 yard increments with a single swing.  Just changing grip position and ball position.  I also now have different trajectories and spin reactions based on the above swing I dont have to swing different at all. So its a simple method to hit specific distances. 

 

This is how I use choking up on a club to my advantage. 
 

 

Very interesting.

I'll have to try your approach.

[ThinkingPlus]

Always until I reach full lob wedge distance of 70 yards.  I also choke down for all tweener shots (it is how I control distance rather than partial or soft full swings).  Below about 65 yards I use a combination of partial swings and choking down.

[MonteScheinblum]

I’m not a big believer in choking down.  Causes posture problems in a lot of golfers.

[Jimjam651]

I probably grip down an inch for chips & pitches but no more really.

 

I want to feel like there's enough room to turn the body & release the club through the ball, I lose this feel completely gripping down the club

 

[llaw999]

I don’t think I consciously choke down. Maybe only for really short swings or if the contour and stance dictates it. 

 

Chipping and pitching is so feel based. I would rehearse practice swings behind the ball to get my low point and bounce right for the shot. Whatever stance and grip gets me to barely brush the ground behind or at the ball is what I will step into the shot with. 

[Mr_Wolfe]

Typically, I have always choked down to the bottom of the grip for chipping or short pitches. As I am analyzing my chipping shanks that have recently reared it's head, I realized I was choking down too far and addressing the ball to close. My hands were almost touching my legs which gave little room to come back through the ball on the downswing. Because of this, I was bringing the hosel closer to the ball at impact. I think choking down about an inch may be my sweet spot.

 

Mr. Wolfe

[Barfolomew]

Only choke down in extreme situations.... if the ball is waaaay above my feet

[Jim Waldron]

I teach choke down about  one to 1.5" on standard chip shots from where you would normally hold the club for a long game shot - which should be top hand pinkie finger about 3/4"  from end of grip.

 

Standard Pitch shots - about 3/4" choke down.

[GLF4EVR]

About the only time I would is if the ball is way above my feet.

 

[phizzy30]

On 2/16/2021 at 2:11 PM, nitram said:

Yes but not always. It's more of a distance control or uneven lie sort of thing.

Same here.  Always situational for me as well. 

[Pepperturbo]

Normally, I grip the club about 1/2" down from butt and use the align feature for full shots.  However, my shot plan dictates where I grip the club, which might be down as much as 1-2", even how I may grip the club. 

 

How = two "2" different grips.  Full-shots I use Vardon grip.  But for a shot where I want to control trajectory, and most pitches and all Chips and putting, I use the Reverse Overlap grip.

 

Tidbit: the best way to control little pitch shots and chip shots, regardless of club, is identifying where you want to land the ball, read the undulations from there to the cup.  Then, the nature of the Reverse Overlap grip is, it makes the right hand dominate.  Then imagine throwing the golf ball to your target landing spot underhanded.  It also takes the flippy, weak wrist out of the shot.

Edited February 17, 2021 by Pepperturbo

[ebk]

I move down the handle depending on length and type of shot (either the 54 or the 58) and also vary swing length and force depending on length and type of shot.

 

Monte's use the bounce is pretty much my stock pitch.

[getitdaily]

Likely moving to rarely and situational only.