GOLF Top 100 Teacher Doug Spencer ran an experiment to find out if a bump-and-run is really more reliable than a chip shot.
An experiment testing three amateur golfers revealed that using a hybrid bump-and-run produced better consistency and proximity than traditional wedges from 10 yards out. Across a 30-shot test, the players hit five shots with a hybrid and five with a chosen wedge toward a three-yard target zone.
The hybrid produced six shots inside the target corridor, compared to five for the wedges. Writers Doug Spencer and Zephyr Melton noted that high-loft wedges, specifically a 60-degree wedge, introduced significant variance and complete misses, leading them to recommend the hybrid bump-and-run for recreational players.
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