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Brush the wedge toe through turf

For the putt chip, the instructor adds that the player should not be afraid to brush the toe into the ground. The toe of the wedge is designed to slide while the other part is the diggier part, so brushing with the toe takes the unfriendly part out of play.

Channel: Dan Grieve

Watch official source at 14:16

Try it

  1. make sure that toe is, like, brushing the turf
  2. Don't be afraid of getting that toe into the ground a bit
  3. taking the unfriendly bit out of play
  4. brush it with the toe

Why this context matters

This explains why the toe-down putt chip is forgiving.