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The PGA Tour will travel to the Pacific Ocean and the tropical island paradise of Hawaii.
The golf courses there are windy, spectacular and fun, but can also be tricky.
Bermuda grass on and around greens has a reputation for being sticky and grainy.
If a golfer cannot understand how to chip, the short game can become a terrifying ordeal.
Luckily, in this video, Titleist staff member James Sieckmann explains how to make sure you avoid the dreaded mistake.
James began by explaining that they had received an inquiry: “How do I chip shot the grain on Bermuda grass, and you know Bermuda grass is very sticky?”
James first explains how to read cursive. “The grain is filled with darkness – it captures the light,” he said. “It’s the fluff that shines.”
“I'm going to hit two completely different shots,” he continued. “It looked like I should be hitting the same shot, but that couldn't be further from the truth.
“Because it’s so easy to cover with down. The ball will come out low because of the spin, the club won’t stick, it’ll just jump off the surface.
“So I’d probably go with my lob wedge. Lean the shaft forward a little bit and hit a pretty normal shot.
“The captain there is a little low,” he said during the demonstration. But now things get tricky.
“Right now we have some options for Bermuda grains.
“The first one is the putter, I don’t like to putt with the putter because it gets into the grain.
“You can putt with a 3-wood. I think most of you have tried that.
“But we wanted to talk about what to do if we wanted and needed to pop the ball on the green.
“Any time you lean the shaft forward, like I did on my first shot, you're bouncing off the club and you're sharpening the leading edge, which is going to make it stick harder. prison.
“If you catch the ball before it sticks, you're going to hit a big chunk, right?
“So in my opinion, lob wedges and forward shafts are a bad choice.
“I’d probably go with a 54-degree wedge, maybe even a wedge.
“I'm going to wedge here and hit the ball higher than normal.
“When I lean the shaft back and open the face, what do you think happens to the bounce?
“It lifts the front off the ground.
“So I’m going to open up the clubface, push the ball further forward, and make a nice shallow pass.
“The club would jump off the turf and I hit it higher than normal with my wedge.
“But I have given myself the best chance not to have a negative impact on the club and the stadium.”
James finally reminded us: “If you don't practice, it will be very difficult to hit this ball, so you must try it.”
Read more: Hawaii Golf – 7 Must-Play Golf Courses in the Aloha State
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