Golf Tips from the Pro, Stephen Hind, at the Remuera Golf Club
IMPROVING DISTANCE CONTROL WITH YOUR WEDGE
You need to have two swing lengths each for a Pitching Wedge, Gap Wedge and Sand Wedge. That will result in you scoring better from 110 yards in, lowering your handicap, playing with more confidence and having a lot more fun. You’ll also find that you will play better golf, even when you have a lay-off.
If you are playing with just two Wedges, please fix that and get a Wedge that spans the gap between your Pitching Wedge (at about 48°) and your Sand Wedge (at about 56°). Without a 3rd Wedge you are asking much more of your swing than even a tour professional does. Without a 3rd Wedge you have to play 1/3, 2/3 and full shots with each Wedge. That takes too much control, you get it wrong and then your confidence in your short-game goes.
Now make sure you have a rhythm and note the distance you hit each of these shots. You ought to have the 110 yards down to 40 yards covered now. Add, in each practise session, hitting each of these shots with all your Wedges, keeping a check on the distance you are hitting them, and making sure you are honing that rhythm. Come and chat to me if you want some help.
SO MANY CHOICES, BE CAREFUL AND GET IT RIGHT
There is a good reason I would like to make sure every one of our golfers plays with a fitted set of Irons: better shots, more enjoyment and improved scores. That goes for every single golfer, whatever your handicap.
The diagram below shows just some of the basics we are looking to get right when fitting you for a golf club. You may be interested to know that for any #6 Iron there is well over 100 variations of the same model (that is a combination of the different shaft lengths, flexes and type, along with the different lie angles) before we think about different grip sizes. I am talking just basic, standard, brand components here, NOT all the exotic variations that the better golfer may be interested in.
