What is easier to use around the green?

Question

I have had a lot of shots from about 50 yards away from the green, and i was wondering which is a smarter decision, lob it in with a 60 degree lob wedge or bump and run it with a mid iron (like a 5 or 6 iron)?

Answer 1

The distance and what hazards, if any, are between the ball and the green dictate the club to be used.There is also a pin position to consider as well as the fact that the wedges are the most used and abused clubs in golf. The lob wedge is the most difficult  to use  along with the gap wedge because the swing has to be very precise to get the desired results. If there is a clear opening and the ball is in the fairway the bump and run is the better choice because it leaves less room for error and the most chance for success. If you are in the rough and must transcend a bunker or water, the lob or gap wedge has to be used to a short pin or the sand or pitching wedge can be played to a longer pin position. The good mechanic will play the proper club. Many talk the good wedge game but flounder when facing the actual shot. Pop always said " Actions speak louder than words." and that certainly applies to Golf.

Answer 2

It depends on the terrain.  If you have an uphill shot, I wouldn't bump and run it.  I'd use a wedge.  If it's flat, I'd do either or.  I'm comfortable doing both.

Answer 3

What ever you are comfortabe with. A would try a number of things.

Try the flop shot with the lobe. If you have practice with it you might like it.

Put the ball back in ur stance. narrow up your stance then pop the ball wih a 52 or 50. this will produce a high enough ball flight to carry to the green and check.

Have fun practicing. get a shag bag and fill it with c**p balls. Then practice away!

Answer 4

id say use a lob wedge because then you could take a full swing and you'll be more comfortable. if u do bump and run do not do it through the rough.

Answer 5

In reality...you should learn a number of shots from that distance.....but to answer your question.....I'd go with the one you are most comfortable with......either of the shots you mention will work if you have the confidence to hit that particular shot.......depending on lie, green speed,  contours of the green,  I will use anything from a 7 Iron up to an opened 60 degree wedge...It just all depends.

Answer 6

I would stick with the lob.  You'll get spin with a wedge and more touch and feel with it.  My advice would be to go to a driving range and buy a medium or large bucket and devote at least half the bucket to landing your lob wedge at about five yards short of a fifty yard marker.  I used to work at a driving range in Oregon and the Srixon balls we had travel 13% less far as a real golf ball.  This goes for most brands of range balls.  They are dead and don't really compress. Try to go to a range with a grass tee area not the mats.  That way you get consistent with the depth of your swing, you make sure you don't come in steep and scoop the ball way high and short, and you can avoid hitting it shallow and keep from hitting the blade shot that sends them over the green.  Also, take into account the wind, even on a 50 yard shot, when you hit a high shot with a lob, it is effected by the wind more than you think.  Good luck.  Just practice and dial that lob wedge in like Seve Ballesteros.

Answer 7

i would say a lob wedge, sand wedge, or a pitching wedge because you can stop the ball on the green. If you punched a 5 or 6 iron you have a chance of ending up short or going over. If a lob, sand, or pitching wedge hits most green they will stop. If you are on the fringe however you should use a 7 iron because when most people use the lob wedge people will tend to swing lighter and you will end up just on the green.

Answer 8

Pitching will always give you better distance and roll control, so I would probably use a lob wedge and hit a half swing pitch shot unless there's something interfering with my swing, then a bump and run would be the next best option.

With a bump & run with a lower numbered iron, you are at the mercy of the terrain , meaning your ball might get snagged along the way, or run clean through the green.

There's a lot of other ways to use the lob wedge than just hit it the right distance:

* You can use a more vertical downswing and pop the ball forward, the ball will pop forward, land and release in to a roll.

* You can put the ball farther back and bump it for a lower trajectory flight with a lot of roll.  Since the ball is farther back, you are in effect de-lofting the club and hitting a bump & run but with better control of distance.

* You can open the club face like hitting a sand wedge in the sand trap and lob a high shot with very little roll.

In any case, a ball in flight is ALWAYs a better controlled shot than rolling it on the fairway.

Answer 9

It depends what position you are in and what is between you and the pin. Sometimes it is better to use a SW but than on the other hand it is sometimes better to use the mid irons you mentioned.

Have a good one...