Control your distance with scoring clubs

Dewsweeper writes in that they are having trouble hitting wedges close and with distance control in their wedge game can I help?

1 Practice distance- know how far you really carry the ball. Mark yardages and use real golf balls. Lay some towels or baskets out on the range in ten yards increments and learn to hit wedges and land on the towel. Technology and the use of flightscope or carry and hit your scoring irons.

2 Use a big motion and make sure your arms are matched up with your pivot. Too much arm or flash speed at bottom makes it difficult to predict how the ball will jump out and far it will carry.
People who make short back swings and really accelerate have a hard time becoming precise and accurate with these shots.
Try hitting more club with less speed see if you don’t get it closer

Practice with towel drill. Place a big towel under your arms across your chest to match your arms and pivot up so that you can become a better wedge player.

Is it ok to practice on the course?

Dewsweeper asks t is it ok to practice on the course or do I need to hit balls to get better?

Personality dictates the most effective way for you to practice as well as where you are in the development of your game. Some players hate hitting balls they will get more out of time practiceing on the course. Practicing on the course is excellent when working on playing and scoring . It is important to keep in mind that you must still alllo for work on your short game.

If you are making a change or working on mechanics it is important to use the range and not worry about ball flight. It is critical to work on making changes initially away from the course and focus on the process of changing rather than the flight and results of the ball.

How to Play Better in the Wind?

Dewsweeper writes in and wants to know how to play better in wind.

Obviously the player wants to hit the ball lower. However it is important to do this the correct way and to hit the correct shots around the course. You can do this by playing ball slightly back as well as getting the chest more forward at impact. I prefer a combination of the two.

Biggest mistake players make when playing in the wind is that they try and hit shots harder into the wind. Harder swings produce more speed. More speed produces more spin and gets the ball out of control.

Try using more club and less arm speed which will result ina ball that stays down with less spin and will give you more control over the shot.

Don’t under estimate the wind and allow for the cross wind as well as it can greatly affect the flight of the ball.