Thursday, July 30, 2009

Beer Money for Short Game

Playing short game against my pro this afternoon for beer money... I must be crazy right...no...wrong... my short game is great.

I swing on a simple targe line keep club face position on target line the entire time...i do not use my hands, i use my hips only. 25 yards 56*wedge, i open the face 45* from square in my stance, i align the grooves of my club face to perpendicular and on my target line, feet together...it leaves my body aimed about 45* to the left of my target...at this point, the ball is centered between my feet which are still side by side... I step out with my right foot visualizing a straight line back from my toes which were previously together... to about shoulder width, maybe a touch inside shoulder width but definately no outside... from here I keep the face on the targe line, using my hips and shoulders to execute the swing...on the back swing the right elbow does bend some and stays relatively the same as at address... mostly next to my right rib cage... i bring the club back to parrallel with my shoulders and hips and then turn through the ball with my shoulders and hips allowing the club to continue to a full finish by my left ear... I can hit with about 85% accuracy three foot from the left or right of pin... and typically hole 2 shots out of every thirty on the range. I use the same swing from 50 yards I just don't open the club face at address...and from that range I hit to about 6 yards either side of the pin with about 90% accuracy. I use this same swing with my varying wedges... 53* open from 33-35 yards... square to target from 65 yards.... my 50* open from 40-45 yards...square to target from 70 to 75 yards... I close the gap between seventy five and 100 in this order... full swing no wrist hinge with 56* 75-80 yards...53* full swing no wrist hinge from 80 to 95 yards...50* full swing no wrist hinge from 95 to 105 yards...Pitching wedge 105 to 120 no wrist hinge... 120-130 no wrist hinge with 9 iron.... at this point I am only using no wrist hinge for accuracy... I tend to be less accurate with a wrist hinge... and since this is a math contest not an art contest...I do what it takes to score, not look good.

please share your technique as there are thousands of different ways to get the job done and I would like to hear some more...

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