One of my correspondents in Phoenix, AZ ran into a difficult chipping problem at the Troon North Golf Course in Scottsdale. The Bermuda grass fringes around the greens had been cut very close, "shaved" to be precise. It was impossible to get the club "under" the ball for a conventional chip or flop shot. Every club in the bag (high-loft wedges, short irons, long irons, hybrids, fairway woods, everything except the driver) was tried. The only approach that produced reasonable results was the putter and it was very difficult to control the roll over the shaved Bermuda to have any chance of getting up and down in two.
My suggestion was to simulate the conditions by putting an artificial-turf golf mat on the concrete patio next to my correspondent's home putting green and keep practicing with every club in the bag (except the putter, of course, in this case) to see if he could find a shot.
Your challenge is similar to his: set up a similar situation and come up with a chip or flop shoot that works. We'll be looking forward to your comments.
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