Partial shots almost as far as full from tee

[Moxley]

Started recording my wedge/high iron distances today on a local par 3. 

One thing I noticed  with clubs like the SW is that I was hitting my partial shots virtually as far as full. a 3/4 swing was probably going 95% of the full swing, and even a 1/2 swing was going probably 80%. I guess i must swing a little quicker on these partial shots (or rather ,I generate almost as much swing speed with a shorter swing)

Quick question - would you say this is normal, or should be aiming to get a 1/2 shot closer to 1/2 the distance? 

[boogielicious]

56 minutes ago, Moxley said:

Started recording my wedge/high iron distances today on a local par 3. 

One thing I noticed  with clubs like the SW is that I was hitting my partial shots virtually as far as full. a 3/4 swing was probably going 95% of the full swing, and even a 1/2 swing was going probably 80%. I guess i must swing a little quicker on these partial shots (or rather ,I generate almost as much swing speed with a shorter swing)

Quick question - would you say this is normal, or should be aiming to get a 1/2 shot closer to 1/2 the distance? 

It is tough to tell without video, but most likely you are making better contact with the 3/4 shot or it is more than 3/4. The partial shot swing should be the same speed in the downswing. The thread below discusses this.

 

[Moxley]

Great link, thank you. Have started with the 3/4 shots as my standard full and will work from there. 

[inthecup]

A half a swing is a tricky thing to gage.  I have partial wedge/iron shots, I am not sure if I would call them 1/2 or 3/4 it doesn't really matter as long as it is repeatable.

I don't really swing my wedges full ever so I have limited information there.

Here are my distances

7 iron full 155, 7 iron partial 145

8 iron full 145 8 iron partial 130

9 iron full 135 9 iron partial 120

PW full 125, PW partial 115

50 degree full 105 50 degree partial 95

54 partial 85

60 partial 60

The difference between full and partial is the amount of backswing.  The partial shot is a lower trajectory and lower spin shot but much more accurate.  Depending on where I am  hitting it to the partial shot will yield better results for me.

I am going to assume your partial shots were more accurate.  Imagine if you only took partial shots how would it effect your scores?

[saevel25]

On ‎7‎/‎25‎/‎2017 at 5:28 AM, Moxley said:

Started recording my wedge/high iron distances today on a local par 3. 

One thing I noticed  with clubs like the SW is that I was hitting my partial shots virtually as far as full. a 3/4 swing was probably going 95% of the full swing, and even a 1/2 swing was going probably 80%. I guess i must swing a little quicker on these partial shots (or rather ,I generate almost as much swing speed with a shorter swing)

A few things,

1. What you think might be a 3/4 swing could be a full swing if you over-swing consistently. You might not actually be stopping a 3/4. Sometimes feel isn't real. You might want to spend time actually practicing different swing lengths and marking down they distance they go. This is what I do. have a label tapped to my club showing the yardages for four different positions in my backswing. That way I know how far to take it back. I also practice those shots a lot to get a feel for them.

2. You also may be hitting the ball more solidly. You could be catching the sweet spot more often. You also could be producing better launch conditions. Does your 3/4 swings produce shots not as high, but they still fly the near full distance? If so, then I would say you probably flip at the ball more with your full swing.

On ‎7‎/‎25‎/‎2017 at 5:28 AM, Moxley said:

Quick question - would you say this is normal, or should be aiming to get a 1/2 shot closer to 1/2 the distance? 

Typically partial distance shots follow consistent gaps with the irons.

Lets say your 3/4 SW goes 60 yards, your 3/4 LW should go about 50 yards, and your 3/4 PW (or Gap Wedge depending on the type of clubs you own) will go 70 yards.

A 1/2 shot might not necessarily go half the distance. It depends on the golfer.

[inthecup]

1 hour ago, inthecup said:

A half a swing is a tricky thing to gage.  I have partial wedge/iron shots, I am not sure if I would call them 1/2 or 3/4 it doesn't really matter as long as it is repeatable.

I don't really swing my wedges full ever so I have limited information there.

Here are my distances

7 iron full 155, 7 iron partial 145

8 iron full 145 8 iron partial 130

9 iron full 135 9 iron partial 120

PW full 125, PW partial 115

50 degree full 105 50 degree partial 95

54 partial 85

60 partial 60

The difference between full and partial is the amount of backswing.  The partial shot is a lower trajectory and lower spin shot but much more accurate.  Depending on where I am  hitting it to the partial shot will yield better results for me.

I am going to assume your partial shots were more accurate.  Imagine if you only took partial shots how would it effect your scores?

I forgot to mention I hit my driver 350 into the wind.  Don't want to buck the internet distance model.