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I know one recent college grad who's trying the same thing. This guy was a Division III All-American, went on to play one year at Division I LSU, and is not working hard. He won the Gulf States Open, a pro event, and made it to the second stage of the Korn Ferry Tour School late in the fall. And didn't make the cut to get to the final stage. I won't talk about swing or play stuff, but I believe there are a couple of things that are essential. Obviously, talent, and drive, or work ethic. I can't tell you how to do it, but you HAVE to get through it. Golf is going to be your life, and it takes lots of work. Two more things that are really critical. You'll need the facility to be able to practice. My young friend stayed in Baton Rouge, as a past player on the team he can still use the LSU practice facilities. And money. Its unlikely you'll be able to work a full-time job and practice the way you will need to. You'll probably need backing, from a parent, from a consortium of friends or club members., something to support you. Good luck, its not an easy path, but anything is possible. Another young man from our area, Mike Brennan, just won for the first time on the "big" PGA Tour.

No one in the world is as smart as Phil thinks he is.

Get more comfortable with being uncomfortable. If you don’t like practicing then give up now. You don’t have the passion to become a pro. Unless that mentality changes you won’t do well under stressful situations. Call the PGA Tour and ask. They probably have resources available.

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Thanks man, sometimes it’s hard to improve bc when I’m not feeling comfortable I don’t like practicing bc I get frustrated. Any advice?

Yeah that’s true, but every time I go see my swing coach he tells me that the wedges aren’t helping me and that I should try another ones. Yeah I’ve tried that too but still high. It’s a 48 bettinardi that goes 140 max with a draw and my 9 goes 155 stock.

I’d say don’t just switch brands look at the specs of your wedge first. A lower bounce or slightly stronger loft on a Betti or Vokey could fix the high launch without changing your feel. Testing a few in a fitting session is the safest way.

My advice: soak up all the advice you can, especially on training, equipment, and the mental game. Sharing your own experiences helps too. For turning pro, the key is patience and steady improvement small gains add up.

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Day 51: mirror work tonight. Focused mostly on backswing, trying to make sure I’m not too steep.

You can't do this kind of thing with range balls.

Day 15, 1/15. A dozen balls, about twenty minutes, 6-iron, indoors, off a mat, into the net, with real balls. My focus today was making sure my swings were slow and I stopped the backswing where I'm trying to.

Day 26 - 2026-01-15 45 minutes of range work with some freeze filming for coach. 45 minutes of green short game work. Tried some bad-lie chipping with hybrid.

Launch angle is avg 28.6 and the spin rate avg 8425 but I was using range balls. All were the same quality and brand. And I was using normalizer.

What's your VLA? Spin? Kind of ball?

This are the numbers on my TrackMan from 2 days ago. The dynamic loft is very high with the PW and the other clubs aren’t that high compared to the PW.

Day 155 1-15 Backswing work focusing in slightly cupped at top. Pausing at the top and then arching wrist. Felt/looked way off to start got better by the end. Hit foam balls. Recorded and used mirror.

Day 472 - 2026-01-15 Set up GEARS Hybrid a bit early so got six swings on it with analysis. So much faster/easier.

It's almost surely going to be your technique, not the wedges. Define "too high" and provide some launch monitor stats: Clubhead and ball speed Dynamic loft AoA VLA Spin What kind of ball you're using

Hi guys, I’m currently using bettinardi wedges but the launch angle is too high, should I start using Vokey wedges?

Great thanks man.

Pinehurst in Mid May. Playing Tot Hill, Mid Pines, Pine Needles, and Southern Pines.