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Thin wedge shots

Putting myself in some excellent positions, 100 yards and under to the pin. Finding on quite a few occasions thou, that I'll catch the ball thin off the bottom of the club, with my wedges. Ball comes of straight but no height and like a bullet. Costing me to many drop shots. Any ideas on how to rectify?

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11 Comments

trevor.frisby

Jun 27, 2021

Thank you for the suggestion. What kind of distances can you get using your method?

thomas.linehan

Jun 27, 2021

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80 yards with a 56 degree. Further with 52.,however I was talking more like 20 to 30 yards when chipping. Depending on the distance to the pin I us 52, 56 and sand wedge. Each one landing in the same area but each will run different. Also you have to look at if they're up hill, down hill or flat. Give it a try. I learned this from a guy that teaches on YouTube., called the Body Swing.

trevor.frisby

Jun 27, 2021

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Do you have link to it please

thomas.linehan

Jun 27, 2021

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No but go on YouTube and type in the Body Swing chipping. I think his name is Wilson. Very good lesson.

thomas.linehan

Jun 27, 2021

I have found that my right hand takes over. What I do is to wrap my thumb around to meet my index finger. Using it only as a guide. Weight forward, get as close to the ball as I can (like Ray Floyd) and go straight back, using the toe. It seldom is miss hit. Hands must be quite.

trevor.frisby

Jun 21, 2021

Thank you for the replies, only been a couple of weeks since joining the online course. Still trying to take all the information in.

My consistency and distance already in the last 3 rounds has improved dramatically since using Toms method. Just trying to put it all together.

Tom Saguto

Jun 25, 2021

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@trevor.frisby - Some excellent suggestions here in response to your issue. The only things I'll add are: 1) Ensure that your hands are forward at address - aligned with the inside of your lead thigh, and 2) as @Ian "Twiggy" Jones suggests, try adjusting your ball position, though I would only add that you may also want to experiment with placing it further back in your stance with the wedge. (Note: You do have some personal preference leeway with regard to ball position. I tend to like the simplicity of keeping it consistent relative to the inside of the lead heel and adjusting the stance width depending on the length of the club. Alternatively, the Stack & Tilt book prescribes a stock ball position that is in the middle of the stance for short irons, two balls inside the lead heel for middle irons, and incrementally more forward for the longer clubs - the farthest forward being even with the inside of the lead heel for the driver - again, with the stance width increasing as we move from shorter to longer clubs. It's very important to use alignment sticks when monitoring ball position - one on the foot line, a second one parallel to the first to mark the target line, and a third perpendicular to these to show ball position. Make incremental tweaks to see how different positions affect impact quality and shot shape.)

Alan Studnicky

Jun 21, 2021

I personally would review the pitching and chipping videos. Maybe you already have done that but these have helped me immensely for the under 100 yard shots. https://saguto.golf/courses/enrolled/836978

Ian "Twiggy" Jones

Jun 21, 2021

I would check the ball position in your set-up. I was hitting a lot of thin shots with my longer irons and a lot of deep divots with my shorter irons. This was due to the ball position creeping back in my stance.

If you watch the video concerning the "grid", your zero point is your lead shoulder. You need to move your lead foot so it's in line with your lead shoulder and keep that point fixed, only moving the trail foot to adjust stance width according to the club you are using.

I was making the mistake of adjusting both feet and losing my zero point. I was set-up to fail before even swinging the club.

mpandichjr

Jun 20, 2021

Tough without seeing the swing, but a couple of suggestions. It will be more 'feel vs. real' as to what may work for you.

If you are 100 yds and under, you don't need to swing hard. Good compression will get the ball there. My AW used to be right on 105 yds before S&T. Now with compression it is my 120 club. Suggestion #1: Feel like you are shortening the backswing and focus on good rhythm in your transition. Less moving parts equals better contact. #2, if you are thinning the shot, then try to intentionally hit it fat. Get your contact point to be slightly behind the ball. Sometimes doing the opposite of what is happening can be a fix. Feel vs. real. If this works, then you know you aren't hitting fat, it is just a mental trigger to stay over the ball and cover it. #3, make sure you are maintaining good tilt in the back swing (left shoulder down) and exaggerate the feeling. Sometimes I get a little lazy on those short shots and flatten out my swing and don't get my weight on the left side, which can cause a slight fall back to the right and thin the shot.

You will get it fixed for sure. Good luck.

trevor.frisby

Jun 20, 2021

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@mpandichjr thank you for the reply. It's strange as not happening with my irons above pw. Mainly on my 50 degree wedge on a full shot.

I'll try some of your suggestions. Could be me not getting enough tilt. I feel like I'm doing the same as my irons above pw. So frustrating dropping shots when inside that distance.