"Offensive Wedge Play"

[cometgolfer]

Ok....... 3 day event this weekend and I manage to make a miserable total of 1 birdie in 54 holes. A simply horrible performance considering how well I hit the ball in general.

They tend to get a little carried away with pin placements in this event and this year was no different...... lots of pins on small shelves, at the base of slopes, etc. I hit it pretty well each day..... but in the 80 to 110 yard range I rarely got it as close as I should. I tend to spin my full wedges and I had many wedge shots that required a "drop and stop" ball behavior in order to get it close. Unfortunately I had several of these land near the pin but ended up 30 feet away as they would spin towards me.

Any suggestions for hitting those shots? For a swinger is a circle delivery path the best approach to keeping the ball from getting too "active" after impact?

Yoda...... I know that Brian Gay is considered one of the best with the wedge. Any "tour secrets" that you can divulge?

At some point wedge play in that 80 to 120 is all about going low and not about simply saving par. The frustration level that goes with the lack of hitting it close inside of 120 is maddening!

CG

[GPStyles]

CG, ask yourself what causes the ball to spin so much, then ask yourself what sort of shot, ball flight and trajectory would cause it to spin less.

Lifting the 54 degree wedge out of the bag and hitting it full out is not always the right answer.

You must work on being able to hit the ball 80-110 yards with a number of different clubs to give you options in play.

Good luck.

[okie]

Move the ball closer to low point

[taustin]

seriously, I use a ball with less spin. sounds too simple doesn't it?

[O.B.Left]

Id add that if you have some special spin producing grooves in your Gap or Sand wedge they are hurting you on the full shots. For short shots around the green on a lob wedge they can help reduce the roll making the super high ballistic parachute flop shot unnecessary which is a good thing.

[Yoda]

At some point wedge play in that 80 to 120 is all about going low and not about simply saving par. The frustration level that goes with the lack of hitting it close inside of 120 is maddening!

CG,

Thank your for your long-term support of LBG.

Three questions:

On the shots you've referenced . . .

1. What is your Length of Stroke? Are you taking a Full swing? Or a Half or Three-Quarter Swing?

2. Where are your Hands located at the Finish? Hip high; Shoulder high; or Left ear?

3. What is the Clubshaft Position? Where is pointed (Clubhead end or Handle end) in relation to the Plane Line?

When you control these variables -- and Lag Pressure -- you control the shot.