Dial in the Distance with Your Wedges

Watching Phil at The Players this week was rather special. It makes you realise how important the short game is. If you have got a good short game, then you can get away with murder. Phil's wedges definitely saved him a few shots and was instrumental in his win.

Well, if you want to realise your potential or maybe one day play on the PGA Tour, you need to be good with your wedges. So, what can you do to improve your wedge play?

First of all, you need to be able to control your distances. If you can control your distance, then you will knock it a lot closer and the closer you knock it, the higher the probability that you will make the putt. Golf is a numbers game, and to lower your score you need to know your numbers.

If you have three wedges in your bag, then you have essentially NINE distances at your disposal. If you visualise your swing as a clock, and your arms as the hour hand, then you have three positions on the clock per club.

The three postions that your arms should swing to are: 7.30, 9.00 and 10.30. If you can swing to these three positions with each wedge (pitching, sand and lob wedge) and measure the distance, you will give yourself a better chance and getting up and down more often. All three shots should be played at the same rhythm.

This is one of the quickest ways to lower your score, and is something that anyone can do regardless of athletic ability. I have played against golfers that don't hit it as far as me, but have beat me because they were better with a wedge in their hand.

The moral of the story: Better Wedge Play, Means Lower Scores.

So what you waiting for? Lets go and shoot some lower scores!!!