Wedges

Hello;



I am new to golf – and I find my wedge shots are always going to the right. Perhaps the problem may lie with the adress position of my club….. is this normal…. Those posts about hitting down on the ball were really teriffic – if I understand it correctly – you hit the ball before taking a divit – when you strike down on the ball – it is almost as thought you are “pinching” it – and it launches forward…..

That is correct about hitting the ball........before we adress your problem with your wedges how do you hit all of your other clubs? if you are just pushing or fading your wedges i would close the clubface or move the ball away from your body, creating a more lateral swing.

Thanks for your post… I am struggling with all of my irons – all my woods off the Tee are fine – and my driver is also okay. I have been trying, quite deliberately not to “scoop” the ball – and when I make a good shot with my irons and I usually cannot have a repeat of the good shot – or understand what I did differently. When my shots go bad, they go to the right. The weather in Toronto is still a little harsh – but next time I am out I will take less of a back swing – this way I can concentrate on my path, club position – with fewer things going wrong – once I get that down I can take a lager back swing. I really appreciate your posts and try and incorporate whatever new information I can into my game.


James

That is exactly right.......when control is a problem, simplify your swing. That is what i always do and i may loose a bit of distance but the accuracy is worth it. The things i said will help a bit im sure but maybe not all the way. You need to get the club on the right plane and square at impact.