Category: Wedges

Overshooting a Chip Shot

You always hit past the pin when chipping even though you try hard to get the ball up into the air.

Hitting Onto the Green

You hit straight at the pin and are almost always left with a difficult putt or it rolls off the green.

Shanking

You shank the ball; this causes the ball to fly off towards the right after making contact with the neck of the club. It happens because you swing too fast, off plane, over-the-top or away from your body. It is common to shank the ball if you are playing an extreme fade from a sand bunker.…

Downhill Lie Near the Lip

Your ball landed in the sand bunker near a high lip and to make matters worse, it is also on a downhill lie.

Fat Pitch

You decelerate your swing during short shots or try to scoop the ball up while pitching, only to find that the ball flies short. Another possible cause of a fat pitch is that you are only shifting your hips and your upper body stays behind the ball; the club will then bottom out too soon for a thin or fat contact.

Cushioned Grass

Your ball lands in an island of grass in the middle of a sand bunker next too the green or in a cushioned greenside rough.

Short Bunker Shot Over a High Lip

Your ball is sitting up in a greenside bunker and it has a high lip to it.

Lobbing With Too Much Wrist Cock

You lose distance and make large divots because you are cocking your wrists too much when using your lob wedge.

Prevent Scooping Your Wedges

You scoop the ball with your wedges in attempt to get the ball airborne but just the opposite happens. This causes you to hit the ball thin or fat.

Chipping Yips

You shank, top, or hit the ball thin because you jerk the club or the clubhead is taking an upswing instead of a downward blow.