Best Way to Control Low Point with Wedges?

[cwdlaw223]

What's the best way?

I often can't tell why I hat a fit shot, low shot or thin shot on wedge shots ranging from 30-60 yards and it kills me. Sometimes I feel the bounce/back end of the club hit the ground first instead of my leading edge and I swing exactly the same (at least that what it feels like) the next time and my leading edge will dig too much.

Is it all just practice, lie and wedge grind configuration???

Put me on bent grass with a soggy surface and it's fat city for me or else I can't control the distance and just guess. If the surface is hard I have very little distance control problems.

[Richie3Jack]

I think you might have too much shaft lean and when you hit turf, you can't use the bounce and the club sticks into the ground. Then when you make ball first contact, the low point is so far forward because of the shaft lean you are likely to hit it thin.






3JACK

[cwdlaw223]

Is your first sentence for a fat shot?

What about when the trailing edge/back of the wedge hits the ground first? Too little shaft lean? The swings often feel the same which is why it's so frustrating. I want to dominate shots from 30-60 yards but I often feel lost unless the ground is firm.

[Richie3Jack]

I'd have to see for myself.







3JACK

[golfdad]

Greetings, may i make a tiny suggestion?

Go inside a bunker, hopefully not extremely fluffy.

draw a vertical line across the sand, address your wedge on the line, without a ball, and hit say 20 swings into the sand, with the intention of landing EXACTLY on the line each time. So your divot should start exactly on the line and go forward like a dollar bill size.

I think this is a simple way to assess where exactly you land your wedge, thus your ability to really control your attack angle and location. Often on grass turf, this feedback is not as precise. If you are hitting a ball, your attention will be drawn toward the ball flight and chances are you won't study this component patiently and carefully.

The other thing to keep in mind is you are trying to hit through the ball and not at the ball. A good divot should be way ahead of the ball.