Any golf shot is easy to master if your fundamentals are sound. That means solid posture and ball position, and a grip that is light for maximum feel and to help maintain a slow, smooth tempo. It’s almost impossible to get too fast in your swing if your grip is light. Wedge play is about distance and trajectory control. Unfortunately, there are no shortcuts. It takes commitment to a technique, and practice time. Spend as much time as possible on this part of your game.
I like to teach the technique of different swing lengths relating to a clock face, I think this shot is most reliable and repeatable when you make a 9 or 10 o’clock swing with the same release and finish. It makes rhythm and tempo easier. Once you become proficient at one wedge, then it’s easy to take the same swing and move into another wedge. You basically end up with two wedge swings, and you decide on distance by wedge loft. It’s what tour professionals do so well.
One important key for hitting consistent wedge shots: finish the backswing! You need to feel the end of the backswing and then allow your body to begin its forward rotation into and through impact and follow-through. Just take your wedge and practice this approach to see how it feels. Once you have found your comfortable backswing lengths at 9 and 10, you can begin building your own “wedge chart”, and you can even further experiment with gripping down on the club.
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