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To get it close from inside 100 yards, make sure your swing features these 10 elements
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By Marshall Smith with David DeNunzio; Photography By Kelly Kerr
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 Whether it’s your third shot on a long par-5 or your approach on a
short par-4, the full-swing wedge—be it with your gap, sand or pitching
iron—is a critical play. All good players accept the short-range shot
as a relatively easy opportunity to get up and down for birdies and
pars, and do so with the regularity average golfers get up and down
from just off the green. The reason: practice.
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4 different shots with four different clubs from greenside sand
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By Craig Bunker, PGA, with Ryan M. Noll, Photography by D2 Productions
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 Bunkers are the only place on the golf course where you’re not always
required to hit it perfectly. It’s okay—even encouraged—that you
sometimes hit it fat, hold the face open through impact and minimize
your weight shift and rotation. So why, then, are golfers terrified of
what seemingly should be one of golf’s easier shots? Astonishingly, the
top player on the PGA Tour through 20 rounds of golf this year—Luke
Donald—has nearly a 90 percent success rate from the sand. There’s no
reason you can’t be at least half that good. |
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Add closed and open-faced shots to your short-game arsenal
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By Marshall Smith with David DeNunzio; Photography by Kelly Kerr
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 The plethora of multiple wedge offerings is fantastic. They’ve made
extinct the old saying “a sand wedge is the only wedge a good player
needs.” That adage came from Greg Norman, who I bet has added a lob
wedge to his set since. Nevertheless, despite owning the tools for
hitting any number of specific yardages from 125 yards and in, most
short shots you’ll face will require something much different than a
full swing from one of the two or three wedges in your bag.
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Build confidence by learning the basics
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By Brady Riggs, with Mike Chwasky, Photography by Warren Keating
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 Like any aspect of the game, improving your bunker play takes practice.
But practicing the wrong technique will do little but further ingrain
whatever mistakes you’re already making. As a result, instead of
getting better, you’ll probably just get worse. The good news is, the
fundamentals of solid sand play are actually pretty simple, and can be
learned quickly provided you take the time to make certain your setup
and execution are correct. |
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Four stellar shots to save par from tough greenside situations
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By Steve Mitchell, Photos by Sam Greenwood
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 The ability to salvage par from a difficult situation around the green
often is the difference between contending for a tournament title and
missing the cut. Common scenarios require a high-lofted shot over an
obstacle, such as a bunker, heavy rough or a greenside mound. There are
four approaches for successfully executing a lofted wedge shot. I refer
to them as the Butterfly Lob, the Explosion Pitch, the Bird’s Nest Lob
and the Standard Pitch. |
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