using wedges sw pw lw

[leehutchinson]

hello there, Im having trouble with using my wedges on mainly full shots from around 100 yards. Am I right in thinking that I should be cocking my wrists before moving my arms away from the ball?
Also I have been reading that everyone is getting 120 + yards from their pw when Im only getting around 100, why is this???

Thanks guys.

Lee.

[puttinone]

Re: using wedges sw pw lw

Was having the same problem. I was adding loft to the clubs and not getting enough clubhead speed. Gave the clubs a little forward press,extended the arms more and put some more effort in the swing. Now I have to start over on my distance for each club, buts its great getting that distance thing.

[doppelganger]

Re: using wedges sw pw lw

As for the cocking of the wrists, you do have to cock them sooner than with longer irons because the shaft is shorter. On the other hand, never cock your wrists before you even start your back swing. Concerning distance, you might wnat to try a more aggressive attack angle. To do so, bring the ball back in your stance (towards your right foot if you're right handed) and strike the ball with a descending blow. By doing so, you'll get more distance from your wedges since you're actually "delofting" the clubs. Give it a try a see what happens.

[doppelganger]

Re: using wedges sw pw lw

Forgot to mention, narrow your stance a little. Your feet shouldn't be too far apart and for the love of God don't ever swing too hard. Just keep the same tempo as any other club.

[bill reed]

Re: using wedges sw pw lw

hi all
good point about swinging to hard doppleganger, if you swing harder you inpart more spin and ball climes ever higher and results in distance lost, the amout of spin the wedges put on the ball is huge and hitting harder can often take distance off.
bill

[ogallalabob]

Re: using wedges sw pw lw

To me hitting wedges is not about the distance but rather hitting them an exact distance every time and knowing those distances. I would not worry too much about a loss of 10 even 20 yards that much from your short irons as long as there are no yardage gaps from 150 yds in.

I have more success from a 100 yards hitting a nice easy gap wedge then a hard sw. Though my hard pw goes 125 I am more comfortable using it at 110 with a nice easy fade swing.


But, you might also want to get the angle of the wedges checked, some of the yardage could be due to the fact that they are off or not as strong as normal pw. (i.e if your pw is 50 rather then a a standard 48 that could explain 5-7 yds or so)

[BrianW]

Re: using wedges sw pw lw

hello there, Im having trouble with using my wedges on mainly full shots from around 100 yards. Am I right in thinking that I should be cocking my wrists before moving my arms away from the ball?
Also I have been reading that everyone is getting 120 + yards from their pw when Im only getting around 100, why is this???

Thanks guys.

Lee.

Hi Lee

I agree with the previous comment regarding distance, don't concern yourself about it, keep a smooth tempo and use a longer club if you need more.

Have a look at this video lesson on pitching it should help.

http://www.ritson-sole.com/golf-tips...tching-method/