Lesson One – The wedge
March 24th, 2007 by Doogs
Had my first lesson today in quite a few years. Wayne Rogers, the pro at the Growling Frog Golf Course, was the man entrusted with working miracles on my swing! Having noted that my core problem at the moment was anything within 100 metres, he took one look at my swing and set to work.
Here’s a summary of swing thoughts for my short game:
- More weight on front foot
- Better control on backswing
- More centred ball position
- Less upper body movement
By the end of the lesson I was definitely hitting cleaner, crisper chips. Wayne also noted that my wedges are currently:
- Pitching 46 degrees
- Sand 56 degress
- Lob 60 degrees
That leaves a big gap between pitching and sand, and does explain another reason for my problems with ‘in-between’ approaches of about 50 to 90 metres requiring a half/three qtr pitching, or overhit sand. So, I am now on the lookout for a gap wedge of about 52 degrees, and work on my lob as the bunker club of choice. Fellow golf blogger, the Wedge Guy, has an interesting article on lofts which is well worth a read.
