Golf Tip - Chip and Run with a Rescue Club

Your rescue club is a great club for playing chip and runs.

Do you recall Todd Hamilton winning the British Open at Royal Troon in 2004?

During every round Todd played chip and run shots which bounced happily over the smooth turf of the seaside links and finished close to the hole. In fact, if you could say that there was one shot that won the Championship for Todd it was the chip and run.

And what was interesting about those shots was that he played nearly all of them with a rescue club.

This is a great golf tip because you will find that when you try this shot you will quickly see why he chose to use a rescue club. The rescue club gives remarkable feel and power for this type of shot.

The secret is probably in the weight of the club. I was recently at an exhibition of old golf clubs and I noticed a hickory shafted, blade club called a 'chipper' which looked to have about the lie of a modern number five iron. On closer inspection I noticed that it had a lot of weight positioned low at the back of the club.

If you look at a rescue club you will notice that it too has a lot of weight low at the back of the club. Club design has come a full circle you might say.

Your golf tip for today is to try using your rescue club to play chip and run shots.

All the best

The Golf Bandit
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