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Amount of Roll

Problem

You need to know how much roll you will get with your wedges and short irons.

Cure

The amount of roll will depend on your swing, the loft you use, and how open or closed the clubface is set. You will gain more loft with an open clubface and lose loft with a closed clubface.

Therapy

Practice hitting your 7, 8, and 9 irons around the green as well as your wedges. Instead of just hitting the clubs, pay attention to see how much airtime and roll you see with each shot. Knowing these distances and roll will help you score better on the course. Try pitching and chipping with each of these clubs to learn how to control the more. You should see more loft and a lot more roll while chipping. Whereas, you should see more airtime and less roll while pitching the ball.

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