going through some vids with yoda and VJ discussing the cut shots, lob shots, and yodas 'drag wet mop' pitch shots around the green and bunker play etc...
my question to yoda is what club is recommended per shot?
would a PW be safer to use than a SW for some of these shots? same question about the LW vs PW?
do you use one club and vary lag pressure feel for the distance at hand or change clubs per distance etc?
Going through some vids with yoda and VJ discussing the cut shots, lob shots, and yodas 'drag wet mop' pitch shots around the green and bunker play etc...
my question to yoda is what club is recommended per shot?
would a PW be safer to use than a SW for some of these shots? same question about the LW vs PW?
do you use one club and vary lag pressure feel for the distance at hand or change clubs per distance etc?
I used a 60-degree Lob Wedge in each of these videos, but I could just as easily have used the 56-degree Sand Wedge. The Pitching Wedge is appropriate when you want a lower Shot with more run.
For Pitching, I will always use one of the two Sand Wedges. For Chipping, I like to get the Ball on the Green and running. Most of the time, I do this using the 56-degree Sand Wedge and varying Ball Location and otherwise manipulating the Clubface Loft. And, of course,varying Clubhead Lag Pressure. Where there is a lot of distance between Ball and Cup, I'll go to a lower-Lofted Club, but seldom lower than an 8-Iron. Assuming a good lie, I like the concept of "Putt your Chip."
In all cases, Power Regulation (2-M-2) is the key. You can vary Effective Clubhead Mass or Clubhead Speed or both. You vary Mass by (1) using the #3 Pressure Point to meter out more or less Lag Pressure (Clubhead Acceleration Rate) and (2) by using a longer or shorter Club (or gripping up or down). You vary Clubhead Speed by (1) length of Stroke, i.e., increasing or decreasing the amount of time you give the Lag Pressure to work (Acceleration Time) and (2) by the Release Interval, its Arc and Trigger Delay.
would recommend sandwedges on any type of lies?
same question for LW?
same question for pw?
or is it all in the execution?
great vids btw. great stuff.
I used a 60-degree Lob Wedge in each of these videos, but I could just as easily have used the 56-degree Sand Wedge. The Pitching Wedge is appropriate when you want a lower Shot with more run.
For Pitching, I will always use one of the two Sand Wedges. For Chipping, I like to get the Ball on the Green and running. Most of the time, I do this using the 56-degree Sand Wedge and varying Ball Location and otherwise manipulating the Clubface Loft. And, of course,varying Clubhead Lag Pressure. Where there is a lot of distance between Ball and Cup, I'll go to a lower-Lofted Club, but seldom lower than an 8-Iron. Assuming a good lie, I like the concept of "Putt your Chip."
In all cases, Power Regulation (2-M-2) is the key. You can vary Effective Clubhead Mass or Clubhead Speed or both. You vary Mass by (1) using the #3 Pressure Point to meter out more or less Lag Pressure (Clubhead Acceleration Rate) and (2) by using a longer or shorter Club (or gripping up or down). You vary Clubhead Speed by (1) length of Stroke, i.e., increasing or decreasing the amount of time you give the Lag Pressure to work (Acceleration Time) and (2) by the Release Interval, its Arc and Trigger Delay.
Great comments Yoda...I will pay closer attention to my number #3 pressure point when chipping.
Another great reference for picking the right club for the short shot at hand is Tom Watson's book "Getting Up and Down...How to Save Strokes from Forty Yards and In". Add in your understanding of the hinge actions and their execution...throw in some practice...and you will produce an excellent short game.
would recommend sandwedges on any type of lies?
same question for LW?
same question for pw?
or is it all in the execution?
Avoid using the Sand Wedge in those situations where the Bounce of the Club -- usually its greatest asset -- becomes a liability. Namely, where the Bounce off a hard surface, e.g., hardpan or bunkers with wet sand or little sand, could cause the Leading Edge to 'bounce' into the belly of the Ball. In those cases, saftey calls for the Club with less Bounce. And don't be afraid to use that Pitching Wedge to hit well behind the Ball and thus "create your own Sand" in Bunkers that have little.
Generally, poor lies are not a problem. Just move the Ball back in the Stance a bit and make Impact with a decided Forward Lean of the Shaft. The worse the Lie, the greater the Forward Lean.
Remember, too, that Uphill Lies add Loft and Downhill Lies take it off. With the normal Pitch Shot, take Gary Player's advice and "Aim for the top of the flag." That goes double when the lie is Uphill, whether from Fairway or Bunker.
aim for the top of the flag??? why? on everyshot (pitch)?
thanks yoda, really appreciate this detailing.
i was going to ask, should i visualize the final destination of the pitch shot or visualize its landing area? many teachers ive seen promote the landing, but i always get iffy about that, coz it does depend moreif it will run upon landing or if youre shooting a lob shot.
aim for the top of the flag??? why? on everyshot (pitch)?
thanks yoda, really appreciate this detailing.
i was going to ask, should i visualize the final destination of the pitch shot or visualize its landing area? many teachers ive seen promote the landing, but i always get iffy about that, coz it does depend moreif it will run upon landing or if youre shooting a lob shot.
I can't tell you how many pitch shots I've 'stiffed' thinking about the top of the flag. Or how many I've left short without that thought.
As stated in my post, I'm talking about a normal Pitch Shot (which hits with little or no run or even back-up). Trust me, the average golfer -- indeed, almost all golfers -- will be short, not long, on Pitch Shots. Hence, "Aim for the top of the Flag." You'll get closer if you do.
That said, you should always visualize the Shot you intend to play. If you're looking to send it in low with two skips and a dead stop, then by all means, visualize and play it that way. On the other hand, if you intend a high soft Lob with little, if any, roll, then visualize and play it that way, too.
Golf is a Game of many Shots, each of which has countless variables and all of which can be explained scientifically. But in the end, those Shots must be executed by a human being. Namely, you.
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