Nice video and great content. Just a note on chipping, something that has helped me tremendously. Maybe you already use this, maybe not. Basic system is to think of 60* and 56* wedges as 1:1 roll to carry, 52* and PW as 2:1 roll to carry, 9iron as 3:1, 8iron as 4:1 etc. on down through the bag. From there, laser or pace off the distance to the hole. Say it's 20 yards and you want to use your PW because it has the best bounce for the lie. Add 1 to the rollout number to account for the for the first (carry) part of the shot and divide the distance by that number. So, 20 divided by 3 is 6 (by approximation). So you want to carry the ball about 6 yards (a couple feet past 6 is ideal) and it should rollout to about pin high. Of course, account for uphill vs. downhill as necessary. Then all you have to do is focus on hitting your landing spot at 6 yards onto the green. Once you get the hang of it mentally, it takes almost no time to calculate. I've been leaving myself far more makeable putts and tap-ins with this method than I ever have before.
One other point of note. I've made the same mistake in the past on in between yardages for 120 and under shots: choking down on the grip doesn't actually reduce distance for the most part, it just reduces launch angle and spin, so shots will come out lower and actually run out more on average. Those partial wedge shots come down to practicing different backswing lengths and tracking the carry distance, so you have a 'logbook' of your own various distances at each backswing length. For example, PW carries 120ish with an '11oclock to 1oclock' swing, 56* wedge carries 86 yards with a '10oclock to 2oclock' swing.
Good video. Good idea. A lot of us can relate to your challenges. Discussing strategy is very helpful. Nicely done!
Thanks Dan!
Nice video and great content. Just a note on chipping, something that has helped me tremendously. Maybe you already use this, maybe not. Basic system is to think of 60* and 56* wedges as 1:1 roll to carry, 52* and PW as 2:1 roll to carry, 9iron as 3:1, 8iron as 4:1 etc. on down through the bag. From there, laser or pace off the distance to the hole. Say it's 20 yards and you want to use your PW because it has the best bounce for the lie. Add 1 to the rollout number to account for the for the first (carry) part of the shot and divide the distance by that number. So, 20 divided by 3 is 6 (by approximation). So you want to carry the ball about 6 yards (a couple feet past 6 is ideal) and it should rollout to about pin high. Of course, account for uphill vs. downhill as necessary. Then all you have to do is focus on hitting your landing spot at 6 yards onto the green. Once you get the hang of it mentally, it takes almost no time to calculate. I've been leaving myself far more makeable putts and tap-ins with this method than I ever have before.
One other point of note. I've made the same mistake in the past on in between yardages for 120 and under shots: choking down on the grip doesn't actually reduce distance for the most part, it just reduces launch angle and spin, so shots will come out lower and actually run out more on average. Those partial wedge shots come down to practicing different backswing lengths and tracking the carry distance, so you have a 'logbook' of your own various distances at each backswing length. For example, PW carries 120ish with an '11oclock to 1oclock' swing, 56* wedge carries 86 yards with a '10oclock to 2oclock' swing.
A 6H? Are you using Pinhawks here? Is that a Pinhawk Hybrid?
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