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Short Game · Technique

Hinge release one for low check

On quick, firm greens, use a 56-degree wedge to play a low chip that checks. Play a hinge release one to keep the shot low and skip it up the slope; adding hinge makes the strike steeper and creates more check while retaining release one.

Channel: Dan Grieve

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First chip of a Barbados short-game match.