As you know, I’ve been focusing heavily on wedge play with many of my videos. Throughout all my sessions with players I’ve come to find the most useful drill for players of all levels. We began using it only for helping people to feel what it means to use the bounce, but have come to apply many different actions that occur with this.
Please try hitting short 5-15 yard wedge shots using only your trail hand…. right hand for rightys & the left hand for leftys. Put your lead hand in your pocket to give it a place to go.
As you begin swinging your arm and the club, you will find that the best results will come when you Allow the arm/hand/club to fall back to the ball in the downswing with the effort of gravity. Basically with no effort at all. Poor contact or balls that go crazy high will be from too much effort or ‘hit’ to the motion. Please apply this feeling to all soft pitch shots.
Now! Let’s take a look at what your body has been doing in the meantime. HIt a few more shots paying close attention to how little your lower body has been moving. If your legs are still moving, pretend they’re in a barrel of molasses. The legs are only allowed to React to the swinging of the arms and should never lead the motion in any direction.
Generally speaking, we’ve found that the better players need to focus on the body motion and the higher handicapers need to focus on the effortless gravity of the downswing, however, anyone may benefit from both.
Now go have fun making great contact and hitting those soft high pitch shots! Bounce is your Friend!!
Please try hitting short 5-15 yard wedge shots using only your trail hand…. right hand for rightys & the left hand for leftys. Put your lead hand in your pocket to give it a place to go.
As you begin swinging your arm and the club, you will find that the best results will come when you Allow the arm/hand/club to fall back to the ball in the downswing with the effort of gravity. Basically with no effort at all. Poor contact or balls that go crazy high will be from too much effort or ‘hit’ to the motion. Please apply this feeling to all soft pitch shots.
Now! Let’s take a look at what your body has been doing in the meantime. HIt a few more shots paying close attention to how little your lower body has been moving. If your legs are still moving, pretend they’re in a barrel of molasses. The legs are only allowed to React to the swinging of the arms and should never lead the motion in any direction.
Generally speaking, we’ve found that the better players need to focus on the body motion and the higher handicapers need to focus on the effortless gravity of the downswing, however, anyone may benefit from both.
Now go have fun making great contact and hitting those soft high pitch shots! Bounce is your Friend!!