Community Discussion On Chipping and Putting
i get why some people put up some stupid scores on the daily/weekly tournaments, they're to scared to putt on the greens and choose to chip or use the pitch shot, learn to putt and be good
EA_Blu...
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@-Roasted513- wrote:
@davefv92pitching and chipping should not be allowed on the greens at all, ever... as for putting, its not that hard to figure out, i have ZERO putting skill and still light up the leaderboards... learn to putt!
First rule of PGA Tour GOLF is Etiquette there is no rule that says you have to use a putter on the greens. So you are harassing people that chose not too. Personally I'm better putting than pitching and chipping which is not saying much. IMHO
EA_Blueberry
Community Manager
Community ManagerGreat topic to chat about.
I play a lot of online myself and while I don't see a ton of golfers chipping on the green on a regular basis I do see some situations where it makes more sense to chip if you're convinced you don't have a shot to sink the putt, such as a hill with really steep downslope break.
You're allowed to chip on the green in the PGA Tour and the pros do it every so often. In a lot of the videos they opted to either chip it instead of making a long putt or had chip because the line to the hole was obstructed. Tried to chip on the green yesterday at the golf course for kicks after seeing this post and watching the pros do it. Let's just say....I'll be leaving that to the pros lol.
Some questions for you:
- Are you all talking about the chips from long distances on the green or when they are on the fringe close to the hole?
- If the ability to chip from the green was removed, do you think the community would feel it doesn't represent authentic PGA Tour rules with those limitations?
- Instead of removing the ability to chip and help encourage more golfers to putt, should chip accuracy from the green be more inconsistent?
- Lastly, any tips from the community on how to be a better putter by sharing any screenshots or videos of your best shots and break down how you set up your putts?
Thank you for creating this discussion. Looking forward to your thoughts and feedback!
- @EA_Blueberry there are times you need to use a chip or pitch on a green and those are ok, and few and far between. if there is no obstruction from your lie to the hole it should always be putted.
putting is a big part of this game and should be learned by all.- EA_Blueberry
@davefv92 wrote:
@EA_Blueberry there are times you need to use a chip or pitch on a green and those are ok, and few and far between. if there is no obstruction from your lie to the hole it should always be putted.
putting is a big part of this game and should be learned by all.@davefv92
Sounds like we're on the same page. There's the old saying, "Drives for show, putts for dough." The putts is where you separate yourself from the rest of the leaderboard.
Let's tee off some ideas here.Suppose you were in the position to make changes to the game around this. What would you do? I for one, would love an online competitive mode where you only putt. All players start on the green at the same spot. Putts can range from uphill, downhill, slight breaks, and very drastic breaks. Could be fun to have a putting leaderboard and if enough golfers play that it could help encourage them to putt more from the green at long distances in the regular games?
- @EA_Blueberry I played another title JNPG and on that game, it was set up so you had to putt on the green, I never let it bother me much and thought it was a fair way to play it just as long as all had to play it the same.
- @EA_Blueberry To be honest the game has major issues with the ball physics. Not to mention the fact that shots in the game are not tied to the swing. Especially putting.
With putting you can pretty much set the distance of the putt with the reticule, you just need to work out break and elevation. Which is not overly difficult... once you have this down you will always leave the ball inside of 5 feet.
Flop and pick shots have way too much stick. If you are above the pin with the green sloping away from you, stopping the ball should be difficult. Especially in the rough where grass would be between your club face and the ball. I have not yet found a situation where the ball will not just check next to the hole with a flop or pick shot.
The roll outs in this game are not realistic...
Chipping should be more delicate... not more random. If the ball rolled out more requiring more accuracy in the input of your swing it would be more realistic. A parameter of how hard you swing should have been included in the computation of the shot.
