[jim_0068]

Originally Posted by jim_0068

Since we are on the topic, lets keep it going: Since you have figured out how to use PP#3 for chipping let me tell you how to use it for BIG OPEN FACE chips or flops. This only applies to the technique where you take your grip with a square face and rotate the face open with your hands on the club. Not the typical "open the face then take your grip" tour style. NOW If you do it the non-tour style way what you will notice is that PP#3 is not really on the aft side of the shaft anymore and you are danderously close to lagging the hosel and not the sweetspot. So once you are done opening the face and opening your stance to compensate for the open face you are going to need to look and move your right fore finger to the "new" aft side of the shaft. This will make flop shots and very touchy/feely greenside shots MUCH easier.

Cool. How exactly are you doing this "opening the face?" Do you set up and kind of bend/cup your left wrist and get pp3 underneath? Also, what elbow position do you use? Punch or Push? Assuming you're Hitting these shots?

Look forward to your reply!

Thanks man!

Richard

I simply rotate my hands to the right and this bends my left wrist which will open the face. But remember i take my neutral grip with a square face THEN open. A lot of guys on tour do the opposite where they set the face open how much they want and then take their grip.

LOL....little embarrassed but i don't know the different elbow positions

On ALL my shots I tuck my right elbow in towards me just a little and yes i use a hitting motion with no no left arm action at all unless i'm trying to execute a HUGE open face tight lie flop which is RARE. Then i use a hitting backstroke and a left arm karate chop swingers downstroke