PING have made a HUGE MISTAKE with this AMAZING NEW CLUB... 

I would be really interested to see a head to head with this and the Cleveland! Both good looking clubs that could help a lot of golfers

YAY! Another collaboration with both of you! I already saw Andy's review. Really appreciated your double-take on this club! AND, bravo on the chip in! Cheers!

Cleveland has been making one for several years that looks good. I carry one. It’s really good in the fringe but it’s really really helpful in deeper rough where the weight helps it get through. People carry woods and hybrids that they use a few times a round. This really isn’t any different. I may only use is 5-6 times a round but when I do it shaves strokes.

A few year ago I started shanking all shots around the green . I now use my 23 degree hybrid on tight lies and from the fringe with a putting stroke and have had great success, much like using a chipper . I haven’t looked back. Took awhile to get the touch dialed in but I would not change a thing

The Cleveland flavor of this "chipper" is quite delightful. It gives me such control and confidence. The feel is unlike any other wedge I've ever used. So I can see where Ping wants on to the band wagon.

"my brother plays off scratch but he's not very good." 😂 😂 😂 😂

Would love to see a head to head against the Cleveland chipper!!

I don't think I'd use it, but I will admit it's probably the best looking chipper I've ever seen.

I just purchased a PING Chipper. I have played two rounds and it is one of the most forgiving clubs I have used. It does take some practice but really works well for me around the green and out about 50 yards. First round I chipped in a 20 yard chip which I have not done for a long time. Highly recommend.

Practice gripping down a couple of inches on an 8 iron or 9 iron or PW, giving a more vertical shaft and slightly toe down position. Use a putting stroke to give a similar result to a chipper.

Great video guys! Love seeing you working together on this. I just purchased the Cleveland version of this club.

Good to see Andy on the channel: I think you are spot on about the name, they have limited the market for sure.

Try the Cleveland "C-Wedge". It has 42 degrees of loft, which makes it slightly more versatile than the 38 degree Ping. I hit full shots with it from 100 yards. Absolutely love it.

When the 1st "recue" clubs came out , the pro's and low handicappers were a bit sniffy , didn't like to be considered in need of rescuing . Then they renamed them "hybrids" , everyone had a couple in their bag !

Should've called it the Ping 1Putt. I have a Cleveland Smart Sole 4 Chipper in my bag right now, but I like the looks of this one so much more, plus the full shot thing is enticing, plus the Cleveland's face is just a tad too small IMO and the sole makes opening the face harder, if it's even slightly in deeper rough it makes it very difficult to use, the Ping looks like it could handle that much better. It's out of my price range right now, but in a couple of years I'm sure I'll grab one on the used market and give it a go. I'm a 12 handicap, who can hit a wedge decently but like you guys said, it's not about how good your good shots are it's how good your bad shots are and a bad wedge shot will kill a hole, but with my chipper my bad shot still sees me with a chance to 2 putt. I've always been immune to peer pressure and if ever teased about using a Chipper (which doesn't really happen with average golfers) I can handle it, I'll put anything in my bag if it helps me get closer to the pin. Great content.

Two of my favorite you tube golfers together!

Another great vlog James. Your content is excellent. Love the banter you must have with your brother. How about doing a vlog over a match with him? You do give him a hard time don’t you. 😂

I swapped my 50, 54 & 58 wedge setup for a 52, 58 and chipper. Dropping about 5 strokes because I’m always on the green from chipping and not duffing. Also, punch out shots are much better with a chipper when the lie is doable. Also, I can hit a full shot from under the trees about 120 or more. Every average golfer needs one of these and needs to ditch the pro mentality about their clubs!

Hey James, You and Chris should do a video with the Ping ChipR and the Cleveland Smart Sole C. Would be cool to see what you guys could do with them. Cheers!

My first set were handmedown copper ping eye 2 irons and woods. And the bag included a copper chipper. As a new young player, that was my go to club. Having not had any lessons, it was the only club I would consistanly get a good strike on, used it off the tee on par 3s and for longer pitch shots. Surprising how well it worked with a fuller swing. It was the shorter shaft and headweight that helped. Not surprised by this from Ping, its not a new idea. Looks pretty good

I watched both of your video's on this club and seeing the versitility I bought one today. I have no idea why you say this is just for mid to high players? This is pure amazing from fringe to 100 yards out! If its legal why wouldnt you use it? Vanity? (I love your content so not meaning that to dig at you) If it wasnt for deep rough it would replace the 9 iron completely. I almost got a hole in one on our par 3 with it!!! In my opinion Ping should model the lie and bottome line of this club to a set of clubs and they would be killer!!! This club is amazing!!! Keep up the great video's 😉

Love the collab. I really want to see this video where you use this club against a wedge on the same shots.

I recently purchased the Cleveland chipper and it is my go to club from about 20 yards in around the green.

great review well done ...i think I may try this club...pretty good chipper with 7,8,9,PW but i think i would be even better with this club...thx......cheers from Canada

I’ve got a Cleveland smart sole chipper, I play it within 100 yards straight down the middle every time! I used the chipper for a short par 4 and hit the green in reg 😂

Great review - I especially love the way you also tried 100yards! Looks like the perfect weapon for us hacks!

Out of interest fellas, have you tried the Cleveland offering? I’m currently rocking one but still have the 50, 54 and 60 degrees in the bag for when I really need them or want to hit those particular stock yardages. I have chosen to drop the PW so go 9iron straight to 50. Interestingly, the reason I have done this is exactly what Andy said about practising several different bump and runs but with the one club. Was actually pretty good at getting it close with 7-PWs but am noticing I’m even tighter and the duffs are far fewer and end up being far less penalising. Can you guess I approve. 😜

I may have to update my old Ping Chipo for this new one. I like the idea of the weight and upright lie angle. My old Chipo is lofted like a 5 iron and very light weight. It has taken a lot of practice to get it up in the air consistently. It is great for hitting a shot almost full and keeping it down under branches or other such things.

Hi James great video... Do you have to set up to the ball in a specific way or just middle of the stance weight even etc?

This was a well-done video...great job.

I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE!!!! hope they make them in left handed🤷🏼‍♂️

My Cleveland C wedge has become my go to from about 90 yards in. It's just so easy to hit and never gives me the concern about duffs that I would get using a higher lofted wedge. I replaced my 58 in the bag with it and haven't looked back. It does take some practice to get used to, but once it's dialed in it is near automatic.

I really enjoyed seeing both of you in this video . I watch you both all the time.

Awesome. Following both of you. Great pleasure to see you together! Head down to Asia and have some rounds next winter season. The rounds are on me.

I've just bought the Cleveland smart sole 4 just this week. It's taken quite few years of practice to get semi decent at chipping. And I find if I don't practice it for even a short time I loose it. Now I'm about to change jobs so I don't envisage getting so much free time, so i bought one to hopefully reduce the need to practice. My wife has had one for years and thinks I'm an idiot not to use one.

I ordered one after watching Andy's video yesterday. Hope to see Andy collaborate with more RU-vidrs

Great review on that club guy’s and enjoyable watching you two demonstrate it

I’ve been loving my Cleveland sole 3 chipper with putter grip, can play with loft for a higher shot, or play it low

Used mine last week for the first time. I was very impressed and reckon it saved me 5-6 shots by finishing close enough to one put. Still need to work on distance and the ball comes off a bit hot. I used it up to 90 yards. Best result six inches behind the hole from around 80 yards. Have dropped a hybrid but might end up dropping one of my three vokey wedges.

You guys work very good together. I’m going to try the Chip R for myself.

I purchased this club and it has been great. I always struggled with a wedge from short distances striking the toe or the heel of the club. My question is how much ball loft should I expect to get on a normal stroke, my hits do not get any loft. thank you.

I have the three Cleveland wedges that are similar to this. I have a C, G and S in that set. Much easier to use than my old Gap, and Sand Wedges as well.

Hi James after rewatching your Great Video👌, went and bought the ChipR, and I am delighted 😃 with it, onto the putting Green lot’s of chipping a bit long at first but after a few adjustments was chipping it close to different pin positions👍, Then on to the practice ground with launch monitor it the club performance was Brilliant full shots 100yds constantly:- with penetrating with spin, the feel is so good, I have never hit so many shots out of the centre of the club face👍,So glad you hit this shot in the review (unlike most reviewers) Thanks James, I think 🤔 this club is a “Game Changer” from 100yds, & in😃much easier to use!,Got mine with a graphite shaft witch is perfect for my slower swing (All steel shaft’s sold out) This is a proper well designed golf club (unlike other chipper’s) well done Ping, Thanks Dickey 9hcp 75year Senior Golfer

Great video! Being from Ping though, what would be the cost of this thing. I currently have a collection of chippers and depending on the course I’m playing I still use one. I have used one on and off since I was 10 years when I started playing golf, that’s been 45 years ago. I currently use a Powerbilt TPS Bump & Run Chipper. Keep up the great videos.

I use my 8 iron for the bump and run and it works great just takes some practice so you know how it comes off the face.

Nice review guys! Fun having two perspectives re ChipR name Ping is an interesting company in that in most ways they are conservative: - design - product cycle times - marketing ... but they do come out with some edgy names! - mainly in putters I reckon this category deserves to be in the bag of most golfers, but the stigma is too strong! Perhaps one day we will see a top player on tour using and espousing and then "the average golfer will wise up"

I purchased the Cleveland Smart SoleChipper this season and it’s been a great shot saver. The ball does tend to run out with little check, which I compensate for. Would be interesting to compare this Ping option since it looks like it does have the capacity to check.

I love old hickory blades, this chipper has that classic aesthetic. Wouldn't it be lovely to see a modern set, in a chipper style. Modern retro.

Love your enthusiasm for golf James..great review 👏🏻👏🏻🇪🇸

Right tool for the right job. By that I mean this is a great club when grass is short, uniform, dry, and ground is firm. At my hime course that is Feb thru May. It is the wrong club when grass is long, ununiform, wet, and ground is soft. Better fly in a wedge then. That is typical of my home course from May to Sept due to heavy irrigation. Point being there are no universal solvents, so only put it in the bag when conditions are right for it.

Great video, great pairing!

I already have a chipper from Adams that I enjoy a lot. I would not mind trying out this new Ping one though. Its funny that this happened because I had been thinking that it would be great if Ping came out with a chipper because my bag is full of Ping clubs. Next thing I know the Ping Chipper appears. I am sure this video will sell many of these for Ping. Looks really good.

Been super interested in this type of club since I first heard average golfer talk about it. I’m going to give it a shot to see how it treats me.

I like the look of this club James. I suspect with the shaft length and the lie angle it is probably more suited to shots from 40 metres in. And maybe with more of a putting stroke?

Good to see you two together!

The same results can be obtained with a mid-iron if one practices from 40 yards and in with one using a chipping stroke as suggested in Tom Watson’s book “Getting Up and Down From 40 Yards and IN” which is one of the first instructional books I purchased and followed in the mid-1980s. He suggested learning to hit 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and full shots with every club in the bag taking note of carry and roll characteristics. That really expands the imagination and skill around around the green. The difference between 1/4 and greater swing arcs is that in 1/4 swing shots both arms are kept straight and in the downstroke to the ball the trailing shoulder and arm become the axis of rotation for the stroke. That’s the opposite of swings in which the force of the swinging club pulls the club and lead arm straight making the front shoulder the axis of rotation with the force also causing automatic hinging at the wrist. It is the hinging at the wrist creating radial deviation and releasing it through impact which produces a downward strike on the ball driving it into the turf and causing it to ‘pop’ out with a lot of backspin. A chipping stroke lacks the downward rotation of the club head around the hands of a pitch and full shot and the trailing shoulder becomes the axis of rotation for the swing creates a different dynamic between club face, ball and turf. To the extent there is backspin created on the ball it comes from allowing the ball to roll up the face of the club between impact and release. Once the difference in cause and effect is realized it becomes easier to successfully use a mid- or long-iron as a chipping club around the green. No need for the ‘crutch’ of a dedicated chipping club.

Think its a great looking club . But what do you take out the bag to put it in

I have the Cleveland Smart Sole C Wedge…same concept with a wider flange. I have it in the bag with a 50* Gap and 56* SW. The C wedge is great around the green and for the longer pitch and run shot when there is plenty of room into the green from 40 - 60 yards out.

I have the old Ping ChipO,,,,love it,,But that ChipR,, looks compact ,, quite nice,,,,,

Finally got the chip R out today for 6 holes and had 3 SINGLE chips on 3 of the holes I played hasn't happened in a VERY long time. I have the worst chipping in the world. I suffer from Yips chipping and the closer I get to a hole the worse it becomes So I'm hoping the ping Chip R is going to help me.

Love seeing Andy on channel. great collab

I have a Ping G700 PW - also with 42 deg of loft. You had several comments why the loft of the chipper was prohibitive for several types of conditions. What would be the difference between the strong Ping PW and the chipper (or any other club with similar loft)?

Foxy!!!? As much fun as this was with Andy, I think this calls for a Foxy test. Hand full of balls from various spots with chipper (ping and/or Cleveland), wedge, and 9 iron or something.

Really good video fellas . I don’t recall hearing much about the feel of the club. Soft, hard , clicky? How did it compare to regular forged wedge feel? Would be great to get your thoughts. Thanks.

Andy never got around to answering the question of what wedge would he remove to have the Ping chipR replace it. Interested to know that answer.

One might even putt from where you gents are chipping from. MONEY SAVED!

Love the collaboration. Ping should have called it the iCH.

You should try the Cleveland Smart Sole chipper

Hey Andy!! Definitely getting one for my short set.

I would just put it from first cut of fringe. Would never play it more than 40yds out. Seems like a good choice for bump and runs or for when you want to get it over some crap grass.

I'll be getting one of these to replace my 60° at the end of the month 👍

Definitivamente pondré uno en mi bolsa !!

Best looking chipper on the market. I would not be ashamed to have this in my bag.

Got one on order sadly a long wait now expected Late November

Do like a co-lab, also just bought a Cleveland smart sole chipper the other week. I'm a 10 handicap, hopefully it helps me get to single figures. If so I can take any berating I get off the lads.

it is a good club, well made but is it worth the stiff price ? I think a nine iron has ,more or less, the same performances and it is already in your bag

You should have been watching Mark Corssfield and Coach - they’ve been using the Cleveland chopper for quite a while now.

Lol I love the way you guys across the pond use the work have where Americans would use the word has. Keep up the great work confusing me with your titles hahahahaha

Enjoying these videos because the average golfer channel is great too!

@Ping Would love to see them make this club in 3 lofts. This one which is 38.5. And add a 44.5 and a 50.5. Don’t really need a Sandwedge or Lob. That’s not what these clubs are supposed to be for. But for us bump and run die hards, I would buy all 3.

I agree great product but a naff name (but not as bad as the GAPR that TM launched a few years ago and then dropped like a stone). Perhaps something like "Hybrid Wedge" or just "h-Wedge" might have been more in keeping with the quality of the Club???

I think a lot of average golfers (15+ handicap) who may have a 58 or 60 degree as their highest lofted wedge would be better off replacing it with a club like this. Especially if they are really struggling around the greens. Or at least try it and see the results. A 54 or 56 still works great around the greens and in the rough.

This looks perfect for me because I often find myself short of the green. I'd happily take out my 5 iron (which I always struggle with anyway) and put this chipper in the bag.

big fan of collaborations with other YT golfers.

Would of been interesting if you played alternating shots with a SW, 8i and the Ping Chipr and see the difference. I’m not convinced by it

They should have called it a utility wedge. I've got one and it's brilliant.

Going straight in my bag!!! And im not taking anything out!!!!!

What shoes are those that you are wearing James they are 🔥

Nothing is new? As others have said, look at Cleveland now? And Cleveland ten years ago with the "Niblick"? Besides chipping, one of my playing partners used it as a short shafted seven iron from around 130 yards in. It was and they are, short utility clubs.

$179 US is a lot for one wedge. But I’ll buy it.

Have a chipper form Maltby. Best $35 I’ve spent.

I have a Cleveland smart sole c , I Absolutely love it

Gamed a chipper in the mid late 90's and was very good with it,,holed out quite often off the green

when my 52 needs replacement, i will get a chipper. i dont play full shot wedges. also they have have called it the iChip

I kept all my wedges and took out the club I mishit the most often, 3 hybrid

seems decent however as a new golfer shoots around 100 and im 19. id rather spend the time to get really good with wedges as my score doesnt really bother me. idk tho

Like to see this compared to chipping with a super game improvement 9 iron - same sort of head size and weight

Many people think they would replace a SW or LW, but if hitting this with a full shot makes the same distance of a PW/AW, I would replace one of those, so I would have the benefits of both worlds…

I hope you do get one yo test James because I'd love to give this a try at woolley

I would put one of those in my bag, but at close to $200, that's a hard pass for me.