I enjoyed him explaining the swing speed, angle of attack etc etc, really insightful 😄
Miserable-Hunt-593
I love pro tips, see ball, hit ball make ball do what I want. See easy!
Godlessheeathen666
The pros make this game look ridiculously easy.
TheKnightsRider
Cheers. Grabbed my 60deg from 55 yards and now I’m 110 yards away
Massive_Season7075
Besides his skill level. They play on grass that’s better maintained too. Our courses are patchy fur, but he’s hitting off carpet.
Important_Wheel_2101
50% pitch shot and it’ll do that. Got it.
ChaosINnc
From 50yds I’m still just trying to hit the green…
thegroovemonkey
Oh wow thanks, Colin
DiminishedProspects
Had a chance to play with a PGA Tour pro once. On an approach, wind was hard left to right and pin was tucked left. His shot started right at the pin and never moved off the flag, finished to 6-8 feet.
I asked how he did that. He said he would draw the ball into a crosswind on approaches, as it kept the ball online and prevented it from running out on the green in high winds. So I asked what swing adjustments he made to hit draws.
“Honestly, I don’t know. I can just think ‘hit draw’ and it will draw”…
Different level.
LarzHoneytoast
also takes certain conditions that we don’t get on your average muni. Greens have to be firm enough for it to take that first bounce.
WindigoMac
“Explains” was used loosely in this case
wasntahomer
I should’ve known to just hit to 6 feet around the hole. Here I’ve been trying to hit it into the hole all this time to miss by 30′.
Three-Off-The-Tee
Forgot to mention you need speed and to hit it on the center of the club face at about three grooves up, oh and good urethane balls help too…😂
UltraBogey
so because of this terrible explaination i will enlighten you all on how i hit this shot:
1. most important part, premium balls. “cheaper” balls will not spin like this. also clean grooves but that should be given with any shot.
2. back of stance. like way back almost in line with your back foots big toe. you want to really be able to drop the face on top of the ball.
3. just a touch of lag. you really want to trap the ball between the club face and ground. just think noodle arms and lots of hip action.
4. flick release (not sure what its actually called). if you hold your hands out like you are praying, a normal relase will end with your trail hand on top. with flick release you want your leading hand on top. the face should be pointing to the sky after impact. this is how you slide the club under the ball, and its the most important mechanical aspect of generating lots of spin with shorter distances without using pure compression (something like a thai spinner).
5. lots of practice. most great wedge players use their “feel” to judge shots and the spin. This can only be learned through rigerous practice and drills.
6. hit the ball out the sweet spot. if that seems beyond your current reach, you probably should focus on that aspect first. for me phil mickelsons art of the short game was the real key to this, suddenly it just clicked.
I personally use a 50° for this shot, as i find it easer to trap the ball with less loft. plus the slower swing speed should help with good contact. generally it will be lower with a less dramatic backspin stop. also as a side note, i don’t try to get steep (over the top) with this shot but i think thats more personal preference with wedges.
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Oh. Yeah. Just like that. 😬
I enjoyed him explaining the swing speed, angle of attack etc etc, really insightful 😄
I love pro tips, see ball, hit ball make ball do what I want. See easy!
The pros make this game look ridiculously easy.
Cheers. Grabbed my 60deg from 55 yards and now I’m 110 yards away
Besides his skill level. They play on grass that’s better maintained too. Our courses are patchy fur, but he’s hitting off carpet.
50% pitch shot and it’ll do that. Got it.
From 50yds I’m still just trying to hit the green…
Oh wow thanks, Colin
Had a chance to play with a PGA Tour pro once. On an approach, wind was hard left to right and pin was tucked left. His shot started right at the pin and never moved off the flag, finished to 6-8 feet.
I asked how he did that. He said he would draw the ball into a crosswind on approaches, as it kept the ball online and prevented it from running out on the green in high winds. So I asked what swing adjustments he made to hit draws.
“Honestly, I don’t know. I can just think ‘hit draw’ and it will draw”…
Different level.
also takes certain conditions that we don’t get on your average muni. Greens have to be firm enough for it to take that first bounce.
“Explains” was used loosely in this case
I should’ve known to just hit to 6 feet around the hole. Here I’ve been trying to hit it into the hole all this time to miss by 30′.
Forgot to mention you need speed and to hit it on the center of the club face at about three grooves up, oh and good urethane balls help too…😂
so because of this terrible explaination i will enlighten you all on how i hit this shot:
1. most important part, premium balls. “cheaper” balls will not spin like this. also clean grooves but that should be given with any shot.
2. back of stance. like way back almost in line with your back foots big toe. you want to really be able to drop the face on top of the ball.
3. just a touch of lag. you really want to trap the ball between the club face and ground. just think noodle arms and lots of hip action.
4. flick release (not sure what its actually called). if you hold your hands out like you are praying, a normal relase will end with your trail hand on top. with flick release you want your leading hand on top. the face should be pointing to the sky after impact. this is how you slide the club under the ball, and its the most important mechanical aspect of generating lots of spin with shorter distances without using pure compression (something like a thai spinner).
5. lots of practice. most great wedge players use their “feel” to judge shots and the spin. This can only be learned through rigerous practice and drills.
6. hit the ball out the sweet spot. if that seems beyond your current reach, you probably should focus on that aspect first. for me phil mickelsons art of the short game was the real key to this, suddenly it just clicked.
I personally use a 50° for this shot, as i find it easer to trap the ball with less loft. plus the slower swing speed should help with good contact. generally it will be lower with a less dramatic backspin stop. also as a side note, i don’t try to get steep (over the top) with this shot but i think thats more personal preference with wedges.
Ummm, he really didn’t explain anything.