The 100 Yard Shot

[Shamed04]

I just wanted everyone else's opinion on how to approach shots in the range of 75-100 yrds..For me I hit my SW approx. 80 max and that is with a clean shot and I hit my PW btw 115-120 very comfortably. My biggest drawback has been the shots in btw. I have been using my PW for all of these shots and trying to find a smooth rythm to produce shots at this range, but I have had varied results. Would yall suggest I invest in a good GW or keep working on this skill. If im in a layup situation i try to either get inside 50yrs or keep it around 130 but for those times I have to put it at 100 I wind up having to go up and down for par. My last 2 rounds this past weekend were 71 and 73 which is a great improvement for me but i found this range caused me to lose several strokes in both rounds. What is everyones suggestion.

[jzzkwz]

Re: The 100 Yard Shot

I recently purchased a GW, but still have NO confidence in the club... 52 degree Cleveland...

I have always been really good at 100 yards with my PW by choking down 1 to 1 1/2" on the club...since I hit my clubs the same distance as you (minus flyers) maybe this would work for you!

Good Luck and nice round(s) as of late!

[LowPost42]

Re: The 100 Yard Shot

I'm a fan of the gap wedge. You can either a) buy a gap wedge for your modern set, or b) buy a set of irons made in the mid 70's. This way, you won't need a gap wedge because the loft gap between your SW and PW won't be so big.

Or you can work on choking down - but why not acquire another full swing club?

[Shamed04]

Re: The 100 Yard Shot

My gf has a mizuno gap wedge, maybe it would be a good idea to play a round with her club in my bag and see what the results are. Any suggestions on a good one. I have a set of taylormade 320 irons and a taylormade fe2o3 56*, 60*. I know it prob doesnt make a diff. just a personal choice

[LowPost42]

Re: The 100 Yard Shot

Don't you think the shaft might be a touch weak for you?

[Shamed04]

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no my gf plays with stiff shafts just as i do

[LowPost42]

Re: The 100 Yard Shot

Then try 'er out! A 52° should give you a predictable gap from your LW and SW. Depending on your PW, there still may be a bit of a gap between it and the GW - but based on your yardages, I would suspect it should be OK.

[Shamed04]

Re: The 100 Yard Shot

ok thanks for the advise...i actually just ordered a 52* fe2o3 to match my 56* maybe ill be able to pin thos 10yrds down to 3ft consistently now

[kbp]

Re: The 100 Yard Shot

no my gf plays with stiff shafts just as i do

I'm glad your relationship is going so well.

[Shamed04]

Re: The 100 Yard Shot

LOL thats sick

[GreeBoman]

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maybe it would be a good idea to play a round with her

Im sure she wouldnt mind

[Shamed04]

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she hasnt put up much of a fight yet

[james.welsh]

Re: The 100 Yard Shot

There's an excellent piece in the April 2007 issue of Golf Magazine. The article describes a method of combining different back swings with various amounts of choking down on the grip to achieve fairly predictable distance / trajectory. Sometimes you need 100 yds but need to go under some trees or the next time the same distance but over water etc.

I'd recommend trying this at the range. Bring your notepad (you always bring one of those with you when you play -- right? Write down the distances you get with each setting.

I agree, those in-between distances are rather nerve-racking.

[GreeBoman]

Re: The 100 Yard Shot

I have a PW, SW and LW.
I used to try to adjust my swing and open the face of the various clubs to get the inbetwen shots, now I just choke down on the grip and make a full (well as full as these shots ever are) swing.
I find it much easier to adjust my grip then worry about shortening my swing. Whenever I shorten I usually end up decelerating and we all know how that ends up...

[BrianW]

Re: The 100 Yard Shot

I use 4 wedges, PW,GW,SW and LW. For distances I use the Pelz method of always swinging at the same speed and using three set backswing positions with each wedge: They are like the positions on a clock face with 6:00 at address and 12:00 above your head, use only 7:30, 9:00 and 10:30 with each wedge. This gives 12 known distances, when you add bump and runs, chip shots and lobs you get a very wide number of controllable options when approaching the green.