[brownman]

I have used a variation of this (chipping with a putting setup) - shaft more vertical than lie (club resting on toe). Ball comes off softly with much less backspin allowing one to make a longer / firmer stroke without the ball jumping off the clubface. The hard part is knowing when to change the method back to basic stroke.

Bruce

As a matter of interest,have u ever used a chipping stroke on putter ,I use it if there are longish mounds just in front of greens.Deadly accurate and u dont need to hit it hard