Possibly the most overlooked club, wedges are also considered to be scoring clubs as a player’s success or failure can often be linked to their performance with these highly effective clubs. Me and my golf students focus much of our training on developing a sound wedge shot which will ultimately round out a player’s ability, there may not be better golf strategies than focusing time and effort on your wedges.
Golfers new to the game must get their gapping correctly, which we measure in increments of 5 degrees between wedges. The most common pitching wedges are usually 45 degrees, a gap wedge at 50 degrees, a sand wedge at 55 degrees and the lob wedge at 60 degrees. Once you’re able to determine your gaps, consider experimenting with the bounce and grind options that are available on higher lofted wedges, allowing players to maneuver through a variety of course conditions.
Me and my golf students often choose a sand wedge with higher bounce or a lob wedge with lower bounce because these wedges can be used to similar shots. While playing in softer turfs, higher bounces wedges would be better golf clubs to use than low bounce wedges that are typically utilized on firm turf.
PGA Tour legends like Ben Hogan became synonymous with wedges, as he was known to call his pitching wedge the Equalizer because of the way he could use the club so effectively. While the classic Ben Hogan golf swing may not have been the most accurate or longest in the PGA, Hogan was a master at short game scenarios and his wedge shots helped him earn such a distinction.
Often players become confused about the differences between chipping and pitching their shots and why either technique plays a crucial role in their scoring success.
The main difference between a chip shot and a pitch shot centers around the fact that a pitch shot will fly farther than it rolls, while chip shots are rolling farther than they’re flying. Chip shots often travel much longer distances than pitches, especially in course conditions that favor rolling, typically consisting of slopes and solid ground beneath the turf.
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00:33 Simple Scoring Club Strategies
01:00 Choosing The Club that Benefits You
02:07 Landing Trajectory and Flighted Wedges
02:34 58 Degree Glide Wedge Demo Swing
03:09 Pitches Vs Chip Shots Explained
03:36 Consistent Shot Tracking Example
04:04 Ben Hogan Bandage System
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