If you’re serious and want to improve your game, one GOLF Top 100 instructor says this is the shot (and distance) to focus on.
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High-handed players offer more shots on the golf course, whether it’s a loose ball off the tee here or a three-putt there. There are a million ways to fix these problems and get better, but it takes dedication, practice and proper instruction.
But there are also other areas of your game that are more important to hone first.
At last year’s Top 100 Golf Instructors Conference, we asked the best instructors in the States to give their advice to the handicapper who is committed to reducing strokes on their scorecard.
Trillium Rose’s advice? Master the 30 to 50 yard wedge shot.
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“You can just hit squirrely shots to the green, but once you get there, okay, times up, now you have to beat green,” said Rose, director of instruction at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md. [to get closer to the green]now that you are at 50 yards you should have a shot to 50 yards. And if you do, you’ll be ready.”
It is a challenging yard for any golfer, especially high handed players who may not be as confident on half swings or soft shots. It’s also out of range where you can putt, which is the go-to for many beginners off the greens.
Rose said he has a specific game plan for making shots from these yards.
First, the center of the ball should be in your center and the angle of the shaft should be neutral. Put 60 percent of your weight on your front foot. When you take your backswing, there should be a wrist hinge but keep it small. From there, that weight is on the front foot, rotate and bring the chest to surround the whole body.
Rose says this works for any club you want to use in this situation, be it a pitching wedge, 54 degree or 56 degree.
Check out the video below that Rose recently posted breaking down this type of shot. You can view more of his golf instructional videos here.
