You find your ball in the center of the fairway with just 50
yards to go. You take your sand wedge only to have to hit it two (or three!)
times before finding the green. It is a common error that tends to make many
golfers leave the game.
Before you throw in the towel, let’s discuss some great ways
to overcome this shot.
First, find your yardages for each wedge.
Do this by practicing at a par three course in your local area. Buy a laser range finder and have a yardage card to write down your shots as you hit them.
Do this by practicing at a par three course in your local area. Buy a laser range finder and have a yardage card to write down your shots as you hit them.
Hit five or six shots from a specific yardage to a specific
flag that is level.
Write down the results that you get on each shot and take
the average of the shots as your distance.
So let’s say you hit your pitching wedge to the center of
the green on a 100 yard par three. Now you established one yardage.
If we imagine that the left shoulder unit is the center of a clock and that your left arm is the hour hand, you should never swing past 10 o'clock. Now swing only to 9 o'clock with your left arm and you will produce a different amount of distance. Since in our example the pitching wedge at 10 o'clock produces 100 yards, odds are the pitching wedge at 9 o'clock will produce about 80. Now you have established two yardages.
If we imagine that the left shoulder unit is the center of a clock and that your left arm is the hour hand, you should never swing past 10 o'clock. Now swing only to 9 o'clock with your left arm and you will produce a different amount of distance. Since in our example the pitching wedge at 10 o'clock produces 100 yards, odds are the pitching wedge at 9 o'clock will produce about 80. Now you have established two yardages.
Do this with each wedge in your bag and own 100 yards and
in.
The final key is to practice these yardages. On the par three courses or on the driving range, always check the distance to the flag with a laser range finder (if you don’t have one, get one!). This way you will know what distance you are hitting.
The final key is to practice these yardages. On the par three courses or on the driving range, always check the distance to the flag with a laser range finder (if you don’t have one, get one!). This way you will know what distance you are hitting.
Remember, wedges are weapons for precision, not distance. Therefore, swing controlled and smooth.
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