If you struggle with wedge distance control, inconsistent yardages, or feel like the clock system in golf just is not clicking for you, this might completely change how you practice.
In this video, Mike Granato and Shaun Webb from Athletic Motion Golf break down the easiest way to control wedge distance using a simple speed based system that eliminates the guesswork most golfers rely on. Instead of measuring backswing length like the traditional clock system, they focus on controlling club head speed to produce consistent carry distances.
Most golfers think wedge yardage is about where their arm stops. The golf ball does not care about your backswing length. It only responds to speed and strike quality. That is why so many amateur golfers can make a perfect nine o clock swing and still hit three completely different distances.
This is where the 60 60 60 concept comes in. A 60 degree wedge swung at 60 miles per hour should carry about 60 yards when delivered properly. From there, you build predictable yardage gaps through your 56 and 52 degree wedges using the same baseline speed. It is simple, measurable, and extremely effective when practiced with feedback tools like Trackman or any launch monitor.
If your wedge distances are inconsistent, your smash factor is all over the place, or your short game feels random inside 80 yards, this gives you a structured way to diagnose whether the issue is speed control or strike quality.
Dial in your wedges. Stop guessing yardages. Build a repeatable system that makes your short game automatic.
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Video Chapters:
00:00 – The 60-60-60 Wedge System Explained
00:24 – Why the Clock System Doesn’t Work for Everyone
01:19 – The Golf Ball Only Cares About Speed
01:56 – Building Your “Drunk Blindfolded” Baseline
02:40 – Testing 56° and 52° Wedges at 60 mph
04:11 – Creating Reliable Yardage Gaps
04:38 – Manipulating Speed for Different Shots
05:21 – How to Practice This Indoors (TrackMan Tip)
05:55 – What Inconsistent Smash Factor Means
06:56 – Why This Makes You a Better Iron Player
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This is a much better concept for most people. Swinging to set positions has too many variables, Time of day and weather conditions for example.
Going off your Short Game System, are you trying to hold off the speed a little compared to your 3/4 wedge swing in the Short Game System? Hope that makes sense but I treat your Short Game System like freaking gospel man but this is slightly different I think?
How come you don't use the choke down on the grip method ALONG WITH the speed system? In other words, you can choke down one or two inches on the grip and swing that 60 mph swing to get 5 yards less.
How does this help the average golfer that doesn’t have daily access to an instrument that measure swing speed?
Is this an argument for having all your wedges the same length? Or is the quarter inch increments small enough that it doesn’t matter
Sorry for the off topic, but I cannot resist: the long awaited swing coach update with face on analysis is out and it is really awesome. Thank you AMG and Swing Intelligence!
So I do this. I have a 30mph swing, and a 60 mph swing. I use a 60, 55, and 50 degree. This gives me about 10 yard gaps from 30-80 yards.
One thing I added is that I grip down on the club for the standard distances, if it’s in between I can move up the grip to add a few more yards.
For example, gripped down on the 60* at the lower speed it carries about 30. If I grip it normally it will go about 36-37 yards. Grip in the middle it will go about 33-34
You talk about a 12-14y sand shot being the same feel as a 60-70y wedge shot. Is a typical sand shot also 60mph club speed?
My compressed 60 goes 90 yds 35ft apex moderate spin. My high 60 goes 80 yds 40ft apex high spin. My "tiger dead arm," 60 goes 70 yds 30ft apex low spin. My "pelz" compressed 60 goes 65 yards 25ft apex one skip stop. My pelz high 60 goes 50 yards 35ft apex a little spin. After that im into my pitch swing.
I havn't totally dialed into my lower lofted clubs yet. I know the stock distances, apex, pelz distances.
But having that type of range from 90-50yds with one club has given me more and better birdie opportunities.
My misses are 15ft instead of missing the green.
I've been trying to dial in my run out of differnt clubs chipping and working on my bunker game and putting recently.
Golf is complicated.
Wouldn’t this be hard to calculate because if each club is slightly longer
Woohoo thank you Amg
I'm a clock method guy. So much easier to groove.
I get the speed method, but i just can't imagine that's going to be a method most golfers will be able to maintain.
NBA players don't use a clock system, and neither should golfers. You should have a stock go to shot relative feel is based on like a free throw. This video is basically this mentality. There's no substitute for practice though. NBA players know how far and what trajectory to shoot based on insane amounts of reps.
The only block practice I really can get behind is wedge work. It's the only shot you don't need to shape (although of course you should have .2 path one way or the other just to think in a shape). Block practicing weges is the quickest way to improve. It affect every shot. Your long irons, your drives, and best of all, your pitches.
When I have a wedge in my hand I just treat it like a basketball shot myself. The wind is the defense and you can think of flighting like that.
🤯 sort of knew this 1.0 smash but never put 2+2 =4
Hey! Love the content do you know if you’ll ever be able to just upload swings to the swing coach app from you’re photo library
Great video…golf is a game of variability’s. Picking a target and laying a 60 degree wedge open, holding it off, and then the ball bounces off a sprinkler head 2 feet from the hole…is not a desirable skill. It’s a variable that happens from time to time in golf. This is also a big reason why I am leaning more away from the strokes gained concept. It’s a great theory, but Mark Broadie even explains that it’s not a perfect theory. The game has way too many variables, and going out and playing for “the miss hit” is like saying, “the only spot I ever miss is in that direction!” Everyone misses in every and all directions. #1 player right now, has a stellar short game. Scotty plays a fad off of the tee with a driver in hand. And isn’t it something to see that when he misses his drives are LEFT?!?! His not avoiding the left, his pursuing a shot shape he wants to play. This gives him the best shot at playing the hole well.
Great video. I agree that every player should find a "drunk, fell out of bed" wedge shot to calibrate with. I didn't choose mine, I just hit balls until I found a swing that felt so comfortable and natural that I could repeat it the most consistently. It turned out to be 35 yards with my 56. Every partial shot I hit is calibrated by adding to or taking away from that baseline shot. Every warmup session starts with that shot before moving to full swings.
I play a combo of clock system and feel for my wedges…and I could play pure clock system if I needed to. I tried to apply it to my putting and it didn't work at all…which is why I am glad you are presenting different options for tgose that had it happen witth their wedges. For putting I get better results if I take the putter back to the same spot and then use speed control for distance control. My calibration point with putting is 12ft. I didn't choose the distance, I just putted balls until I found the sweet spot of my natural stroke. To hit farther than 12 I know I need to "put a little on it" and to hit shorter requires "taking something off of it."
Been doing this for years but I use 50 mph. It’s not only great for wedges. I know those 50 mph carry numbers up to a 6 iron. Great for windy days or recovery shots from the trees.
I was a clock guy 20 some years ago after reading Pelzs' book. I still have the short game bible and the putting bible. While I don't practice anywhere near what I used to back then. The best part of it is those swings are still there. I can grab any of my wedges and use those swings and I'm right in the same yardage range I was years ago. I do dabble with other methods because I feel it enhances my current system. Ultimately I think the biggest takeaway is use a system. Whatever that may be and whatever feels comfortable. Use what works for you, but don't be afraid to mess around with other systems. I'll choke down a half inch and take 5 yards off using the clock system. I'll move the ball forward a touch to hit it higher for a front pin played to the center. I'll move it back a touch to lower the flight for a back pin. You can hit draws and fades as well to try and access different pins.
I have issues with the clock and hitting the "clock" numbers.
I like swinging all the wedges, and 9 iron, to 90* then choke up on the grip for different distances. And maybe different stance widths for long wedge shots. Thoughts?