Best Golf Chippers
For some golfers, playing chip shots and pitches with a traditional wedge can cause all sorts of issues, the most common of which are chunks and skulls. Not only can those shots be frustrating and embarrassing, they can also ruin your score in a hurry when you make a big number from a position where a par or at worst a bogey should have been the result.
If you’re someone who’s all too familiar with the scenarios discussed above, a chipper could be a great option for your game. Chippers were designed to help golfers hit shots around the green by essentially using their putting stroke, and they can be far more player friendly than even the most forgiving wedges. Chippers are not the most versatile clubs out there, but they’re highly effective at eliminating the most debilitating short game misses.
They’re also becoming more popular, highlighted by Ping’s recent release of a new chipper. You can probably expect to catch some grief from your buddies if you put a chipper in the bag, but at the end of the day if it helps you play better, who cares? After all, it wasn’t that long ago that hybrids were often mocked and now everyone uses them. If you think a chipper could help your game, here’s our list of the best options on the market today.
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Brand new from Ping is the ChipR, which was designed to help golfers who struggle around the greens with traditional wedges find an alternative and easier way to play chip shots and pitch shots. The ChipR isn’t the first chipper that Ping has released through the years, but it’s the first one the company has come out with in quite some time. And in our testing it proved to be highly effective in terms of its intended use.
The Ping ChipR is offered in a standard loft of 38.5 degrees, which would compare most closely to an 8- or 9-iron, but at a length of 35 inches and lie…
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