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Brakkus Dedicated Member

Brakkus

Hi just wondering if it's not worth having a swing for your wedge that only goes just past your leg then through to the other one past the followthrough.I have struggled to hit this and have found that if I choke down the grip and go to hip height where the club becomes horizontal in the takeback then I can be more aggressive and avoid the chunk.

Just seems on those shorter shots 10-40 yd range that anything less than a hip height swing leads to the bounce or the leading edge of the club to to lose speed and purity of contact when I strike the ball.

I almost grip the steel when hitting those shots when in tight to the pin,seems to work well with chipping too.

Do you have advice or should I not worry?Do I abandon the partial swing back?

"Repetition is the chariot of genius"

Driver: BENROSS VX PROTO 10.5
Woods: BENROSS QUAD SPEED FAIRWAY 15"
Hybrids:BENROSS 3G 17" BENROSSV5 Escape 20"
Irons: :wilson: DEEP RED Fluid Feel  4-SW
Putter: BENROSS PURE RED
Balls: :wilsonstaff:  Ti DNA

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bjw181 Well Established Member

bjw181

You mean a pitch shot?

Yes, its a good shot to have!

"Mulligan: invented by an Irishman who wanted to hit one more twenty yard grounder." -Jim Bishop

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Brakkus Dedicated Member

Brakkus

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Yes but if I'm swinging back to just past my right leg then I'm looking for a small shot with feel and no matter how much I practice it,it works very well of a mat BTW,but it's inconsistent off the grass depending on the lie or the quality of the strike at the bottom.

Should I hit it faster?

"Repetition is the chariot of genius"

Driver: BENROSS VX PROTO 10.5
Woods: BENROSS QUAD SPEED FAIRWAY 15"
Hybrids:BENROSS 3G 17" BENROSSV5 Escape 20"
Irons: :wilson: DEEP RED Fluid Feel  4-SW
Putter: BENROSS PURE RED
Balls: :wilsonstaff:  Ti DNA

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osean79 Established Member

osean79

I also hit my pitch shots similar to what you've described. Usually, swining back to just past my right leg... i'd be hitting short chip shots about 10-20 yds. You should always accelerate on the downswing... and yes hit it faster.

In my Bag-Boy NXO Revolver cart bag:
Driver: 909D2 9.5, UST Proforce V2 x-stiff
Wood: Burner '09 3-Wood
Hybrid: H585 3-Hybrid, stiff steel shaft
3-PW: : MP-57 4-PW, Rifle Project X 6.0Wedge: Solus 51, 56, 61Putter: White Hot XG Teron 34"Ball: ProV1x "Practice"

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EightBlue Well Established Member

EightBlue

the key to the shot is making sure your followthrough is about 50% longer than your backswing. this will make sure you accelerate through the ball instead of hacking at it.
Bag: Three Five Yellow
Driver: 905R 9.5 Degree, Fujikawa Shaft Shift
3-Wood: Sumo2 15 degree
Hybrids 19 and 21 degree
Irons tour x-20 (5-PW)Wedges vokey 52.08,56.14, 60.04Putter circa 62 #1: Pro V1Where I usually play: Rush Creek
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wedge player Great Member

wedge player

Hi just wondering if it's not worth having a swing for your wedge that only goes just past your leg then through to the other one past the followthrough.I have struggled to hit this and have found that if I choke down the grip and go to hip height where the club becomes horizontal in the takeback then I can be more aggressive and avoid the chunk.

thats how i do it

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