Do you always pull the same club out of your bag to try and raise up and down green? Many golf professionals talk about holding the lowest ball around the greens. I agree but I wanted to see some data to support this. Yes, we know that there is less room for mistakes with lower clubs, but what does this look like a percentage up and down? We asked Stretch To attract some data on the most used clubs and the percentages up and down they produce. Here’s what we found.
Little for the data
The data in the table below are for players within 25 green yards. Excludes shocks. You will notice that we have provided data on the use of putter from green to get up and down.
With golf player with 25 Handikap
Higher handicap golf will most likely use putter in an effort to get up and down and this is a really smart choice. You will also note that the sand wedge is the next most likely club to use, but offers one of the lowest and downstairs.
When you have the opportunity to use a lower club, get it. If your percentage of use looks like this as a higher handicapper, get away from the lobby and sand and more towards 9-Herkuri and 8-Herkuri.
| Club | Use % | Up and down % |
| Highlighted | 41 | 62 |
| Lw | 13 | 16 |
| Extinguish | Circle | 17 |
| GW | 8 | 22 |
| Pw | 10 | 23 |
| 9-Hekuri | 4 | 25 |
| 8-Hekuri | 4 | 25 |
15 golf players
Medium Handicappers have a lot of success using putter. We see the same trend. Higher wedges have no higher percentages up and down. Also, you will notice the use data for 15-Handicappers shows a real drop with lofts higher than the sand wedge.
Try to break down 9-and 8-when slightly more often for collision and directed shots. Your percentages up and down should increase significantly.
| Club | Use % | Up and down % |
| Highlighted | 38 | 71 |
| Lw | 20 | 25 |
| Extinguish | 22 | 27 |
| GW | 9 | 32 |
| Pw | 8 | 33 |
| 9-Hekuri | 3 | 35 |
| 8-Hekuri | 3 | 36 |
Golf with 5 Handikap
Golfists with low handicaps have good success by using putter. You see more stability in their percentages up and down across the board. Although these players are less likely to use a 9-Hekuri or 8-Hekuri than any other disabled range, they still have better luck than those with a lobe wedge.
Sometimes, it is not just a matter of having skills; Is making the right choice.
| Club | Use % | Up and down % |
| Highlighted | 32 | 78 |
| Lw | 31 | 39 |
| Extinguish | 22 | 42 |
| GW | 8 | 49 |
| Pw | 4 | 48 |
| 9-Hekuri | 2 | 48 |
| 8-Hekuri | 1 | 47 |
By pulling them all together
Some very clear conclusions can be made from this analysis.
- For all handicapsThe most used club for shots within 25 yards (not in green) is putter. Also the most successful club to get up and down.
- 25 = Handikap and Golf 15-Handicap GolfS use the sand wedge more than any other club, though the lower clubs give a much higher chance of getting up and down.
- players with lower handicap Use the lobe wedge quite a bit, but they have a 10 percent less chance to get up and down than those with their gap wedge.
What changes do you have to make?
Maybe you have tracked down data like using Connex Connex Shot Scope or similar tools for your game to see where you have more success. Theelli is that when you find yourself in one of those room situations between you and pin where you are not sure if you have to fly or flip it in the hole, now you have your answer.
Keeping the lower ball on the ground will increase your chances of getting up and down.
office High versus chips and low fields: Which approach gives better results? first appeared in MygolfSSS.
