Partial Shots

[ks8829]

Partial shots have help me fill in distance gaps and keep the ball low in windy conditions. I also hit partial shots with my driver into uphill or windy par 3s.

What is your partial shot?

[kfowler]

I HUGE stroke saver for me has been the less than 100 yd shot. I had traditionally used my sand and lob wedge here but had a lot of consistency problems. After losing a match because of two 60 yd shots I missed, I tried a new approach with great success.

I now choke down all the way to the end of the grip and use a PW for 75-100 yards, GW for 60-75, SW for 45-60, and LW for anything less. This has given me much better control and accuracy. I shot a personal best 77 yesterday and used this shot many times.

[bradholmes]

i havent tried doing this but it has been suggested to me a few times

normally for 60-80 yards i use my sw and do an easy full swing

then i have a gap wedge for 80-100

pw is usually 100-130 for me

one thing i like doing is using a 7 iron to chip onto the green from 10 yards out or so, as long as i have a long run it works well for me

[RS22]

For windy conditions I will, say for a shot in normal conditions that would be an 8 iron, choke up on a 6 iron an inch and make a smooth swing to go roughly the same distance while being much lower ball flight. I also hit half shots with my 8, 9, PW and even GW for shots of 120 yards and in that fly very low through the wind and usually one or 2 hop stop on the green. They are very cool shots to play because they are very accurate direction and distance wise.