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Dialing in wedges
Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:37 am
Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:37 am
I am trying to dial in my wedge yardages with full shots, 3/4 and 1/2 swing, as Peter Finch likes to call a WADC.
Peter Finch WADC
Does anyone have any recs on the best way to get these yardages down without access to a launch monitor? Or paying a place like golf tech. I have tried all the free or low priced launch monitor apps and none of them I have found are reliable enough for this.
TIA
Peter Finch WADC
Does anyone have any recs on the best way to get these yardages down without access to a launch monitor? Or paying a place like golf tech. I have tried all the free or low priced launch monitor apps and none of them I have found are reliable enough for this.
TIA
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Posted on 7/29/21 at 8:41 am to Prairie Tiger
Any decent range should have multiple flags to aim at. Get a range finder and get the yardages. A nice practice facility will have an area just for this kind of practice.
Posted on 7/29/21 at 8:52 am to Prairie Tiger
Find an instructor who has a launch monitor and ask if you can rent it because you want to find your yardages
Posted on 7/29/21 at 8:52 am to SECSolomonGrundy
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Any decent range should have multiple flags to aim at. Get a range finder and get the yardages. A nice practice facility will have an area just for this kind of practice.
I was thinking of something similar but instead of switching flags, I would mark out the yardages you are looking for and go for one flag. work on one swing and move to the next distance with the same club, then change clubs and repeat.
Posted on 7/29/21 at 8:54 am to SECSolomonGrundy
This is more like figuring out how far a 1/2 shot with a 52,56 and 60 degree goes rather than picking a target at a range. Not really all that convenient with a range finder unless you can shoot your ball that you just hit and see how far it went.
Posted on 7/29/21 at 9:10 am to Prairie Tiger
5gallon buckets and practice
Place the buckets out at different distances and do the ladder drill.
Place the buckets out at different distances and do the ladder drill.
This post was edited on 7/29/21 at 9:11 am
Posted on 7/29/21 at 12:23 pm to Prairie Tiger
I have always found the range balls are too inconsistent. They are different brands and beaten all to hell. Its better to get your distances using the exact ball you play. Using a launch monitor at home into a net may be more informative.
Posted on 7/29/21 at 12:36 pm to Outside looking in
I have a shag bag of balls that i have taken out of play over the years and use that for short game practice. It's probably close to 200 prov1 type of golf balls 
Posted on 7/29/21 at 12:55 pm to Prairie Tiger
I’m not sure how skilled a player you are, but I found the best way for me to dial in was to not try and learn too much at one.
Know your full swing distances (should be generally easy to calculate based off known distances from 9i, 8i if you know what your loft degrees are).
After that, I only practiced swings where my left arm is parallel and wrist fully cocked. (I’m R handed). I hit lots of balls w all my wedges only using that swing motion. You can get a good idea of distance that way after hitting a few buckets. The main key is to get very comfortable with that swing length, making good contact and having similar ball flights.
Then I just made sure to leave myself 50, 80, 90, 100 Yd distances into the green as that’s what my distances were and trust my shot. You’ll be able to best refine it on the course.
After feeling confident with those then I know I can either make slightly longer or shorter swings depending on distance.
If you’re really good and trying to play tournaments and stuff then disregard my advice.
Know your full swing distances (should be generally easy to calculate based off known distances from 9i, 8i if you know what your loft degrees are).
After that, I only practiced swings where my left arm is parallel and wrist fully cocked. (I’m R handed). I hit lots of balls w all my wedges only using that swing motion. You can get a good idea of distance that way after hitting a few buckets. The main key is to get very comfortable with that swing length, making good contact and having similar ball flights.
Then I just made sure to leave myself 50, 80, 90, 100 Yd distances into the green as that’s what my distances were and trust my shot. You’ll be able to best refine it on the course.
After feeling confident with those then I know I can either make slightly longer or shorter swings depending on distance.
If you’re really good and trying to play tournaments and stuff then disregard my advice.
This post was edited on 7/29/21 at 12:59 pm
Posted on 7/29/21 at 1:33 pm to BeaverPRO
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I have a shag bag of balls that i have taken out of play over the years and use that for short game practice
He even brings them to the beach. That’s dedication
Posted on 7/29/21 at 2:23 pm to 0jersey
I have a 10.5 index handicap trying to break into single digits now. So I’d like to get wedges really dialed in to where if I have for instance a 70-75 yard shot into the green, I would know that is either a full 60 perhaps or a 1/2 swing 56, depending on what type of shot I may want to do.
Posted on 7/29/21 at 2:46 pm to Prairie Tiger
I would seriously range off 70 yards to a pin, place alignment stick or towel 5 yards behind the target, drop 20-30 balls and hit at your target. once you start seeing consistently 15-20 (>50%) balls between your target and the towel/stick you will see marked improvement on the course.
Do this 7-8 times per practice session
The biggest thing you have to think about is are you trying to carry it 70-75 or finish at that distance as you may hit it 65-70 yards to get to your desired yardage. if it's carry you are worried about then focus on where your balls are landing and not finishing. This will give you a sense of instant feedback
if you are trying to revamp your entire shore game, go get a shore game lesson.
Do this 7-8 times per practice session
The biggest thing you have to think about is are you trying to carry it 70-75 or finish at that distance as you may hit it 65-70 yards to get to your desired yardage. if it's carry you are worried about then focus on where your balls are landing and not finishing. This will give you a sense of instant feedback
if you are trying to revamp your entire shore game, go get a shore game lesson.
Posted on 7/29/21 at 8:10 pm to Prairie Tiger
I agree w Beaver below. But I still maintain that you should just stick to the one swing type with all your wedges and get those dialed in as it will give you 3-4 distinct and nicely gapped distances which can get get refined rather quickly on the course.
I recommend trying to leave yourself in the close vicinity of these distances on the course so you can practice those swings. Your scores will drop just having that one swing with 4 clubs. I speak from experience and my advice is keep it simple.
You'll be in single digits shortly by just doing that if you're already a 10.5.
I recommend trying to leave yourself in the close vicinity of these distances on the course so you can practice those swings. Your scores will drop just having that one swing with 4 clubs. I speak from experience and my advice is keep it simple.
You'll be in single digits shortly by just doing that if you're already a 10.5.
Posted on 7/29/21 at 9:58 pm to Prairie Tiger
This really simple. . .go to the golf course with your range finder and a few balls , hit from some different distances and see how far the ball goes. You don't need a launch monitor.
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