[MartZubok]

How you control trajectory with your wedges? I feel like I hitting my wedges too high.

What do you do to hit a lower shot? A video would be nice.

Thanks!

[UBJ3kvP1]

i press my hands pretty far forward with a 60 or 56 for short chips around the green..

[Knongargoapex]

I create a lot of lag and hit with a descending blow to the ball, "dead" hands, and full extension through the impact zone...they still go semi high, but at least it is a piercing flight instead of the weak floater you get with the wrists flipping through impact.

[Efonukmp]

I play the ball pretty far back in my stance, hit it with the shallowest descending blow I can. My 54* launches around 45* and spins like nothing you've ever seen before. Which is a problem at times and it helpful atother times.

[Prererularl]

Something I wished I learned or listend to my coach about was: fold a towel long ways, place across your chest, tuck each end under your arm pit. Place the ball towards your right foot and swing without have the towel come out of your arm pits. This will teach you the "dead hands" shot and to control distance with how far your grip down and the speed of your shoulder turn. This is my somewhat variation what you would read about in Golf Digest at the back pages.

For some reason the leason I took 8yrs ago made all this click. Must be host the instructor explained it to me. With this drill/technique he had me work on, I can now create a mid piercing pitch shot. Spin is determine how much I grip down and the speed of my turn.

YMMV but this has worked for me to control distance, trajectory, and spin.

**Tappin' from the center of the middle of the fairway**

[VastDrura]

Something I wished I learned or listend to my coach about was: fold a towel long ways, place across your chest, tuck each end under your arm pit. Place the ball towards your right foot and swing without have the towel come out of your arm pits. This will teach you the "dead hands" shot and to control distance with how far your grip down and the speed of your shoulder turn. This is my somewhat variation what you would read about

**Tappin' from the center of the middle of the fairway**

I find this to be very helpful

[Xiciljed]

My 54* launches around 45* and spins like nothing you've ever seen before.

Wow. Never? And I've seen some pretty spinny wedge shots.

Kevin

[Efonukmp]

Wow. Never? And I've seen some pretty spinny wedge shots.

Kevin

Sarcasm man himself throwing some either sarcasm or non-sarcasm back at me? OK maybe it's not like this, but it's pretty sweet.

[Knongargoapex]

OP... DG Spinners launch lower, spin more. That might help to bring the launch down a bit?

Something I wished I learned or listend to my coach about was: fold a towel long ways, place across your chest, tuck each end under your arm pit. Place the ball towards your right foot and swing without have the towel come out of your arm pits. This will teach you the "dead hands" shot and to control distance with how far your grip down and the speed of your shoulder turn. This is my somewhat variation what you would read about in Golf Digest at the back pages.

For some reason the leason I took 8yrs ago made all this click. Must be host the instructor explained it to me. With this drill/technique he had me work on, I can now create a mid piercing pitch shot. Spin is determine how much I grip down and the speed of my turn.

YMMV but this has worked for me to control distance, trajectory, and spin.

**Tappin' from the center of the middle of the fairway**

Good tip, should've elaborated on my "dead hands" shot.

[cingularring]

Shallow divots and like threshold said, make sure your swing is "connected". Your core and large muscles are the motor, not the hands. No digging.

Tight or at least well mown fairways are very important too. The lie is everything.

[Dwencejed]

Grip pressure. Hold on tight for low, grip lightly for high. Works every time.

[cingularring]

Grip pressure. Hold on tight for low, grip lightly for high. Works every time.

Interesting - never thought of that. Maybe your wrists are quieter with the tight grip.

[BILBONDER]

Make sure you aren't flipping the club head under the ball. That is great for a flop shot but really kills distance on a longer shot. Also don't swing too hard, swinging and hitting the ball harder with a wedge creates more backspin which will make the ball fly higher. Moving the ball back is not as effective as just swinging easier with less loft on the wedge because moving it back can cause a pinch on the ball that can make it fly up higher.

[Zoxeeoy]

My wedge trajectory is all controlled by the speed in which I deliver the club into the ball. I also control this with my setup.
Full wedge shot with maximum carry is place in middle back of stance with full swing.
Mid flight is open stance, ball back of stance 3/4 or 1/2 swing.
Low shots with open stance but delivering club in a more up right posture to utilize the lower grooves.

[Aw1HhC0m]

i change my trajectories by moving the ball either off my right toe, middle or left toe. in that order it'd be low, regular, high trajectories. i don't think much about my grip tightness, too much or not enough wrist, etc...i just pick a position and go.

[MartZubok]

Something I wished I learned or listend to my coach about was: fold a towel long ways, place across your chest, tuck each end under your arm pit. Place the ball towards your right foot and swing without have the towel come out of your arm pits. This will teach you the "dead hands" shot and to control distance with how far your grip down and the speed of your shoulder turn. This is my somewhat variation what you would read about in Golf Digest at the back pages.

For some reason the leason I took 8yrs ago made all this click. Must be host the instructor explained it to me. With this drill/technique he had me work on, I can now create a mid piercing pitch shot. Spin is determine how much I grip down and the speed of my turn.

YMMV but this has worked for me to control distance, trajectory, and spin.

**Tappin' from the center of the middle of the fairway**

Thanks..that is a good tip.

[MartZubok]

Grip pressure. Hold on tight for low, grip lightly for high. Works every time.

Interesting...I never thought about doing that.

[MartZubok]

Thanks all. These are some good insight & tips.

btw...I'm talking about shots in the 120 yard to 80 yard range.

[artkolkovk]

There's a ton of way's to do it. its all about feel at that point. I grip way down at the grip end with the shaft and ball way back in my stance for a low bumb and run, or mid position for a short pop fly that shuts down quickly.