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Kind of an aside from the question, but you're likely doing yourself a disservice by chipping with a lob wedge.

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The one thing he posts about that he's stoked on and you suggest a change? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

Re: How do you remember everything? (swing questions)
 

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black knight,

Your comparison to poker tracker is ridiculous. Let's just say I wasn't shocked to see you come up with something like that, lol.

And what does Pelz suggest for when you are outside of those 12! yardages?

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Considering that they're 3-4 yds apart each, there's nothing you'd need to do. And if you're under the ranges, you're chipping anyway.

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Kind of an aside from the question, but you're likely doing yourself a disservice by chipping with a lob wedge.

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What would you suggest?


I dont really chip with my lob wedge, I just bought it yesterday, I just went to the range, and practiced in my backyard to get a feel for it and it helped me to get a feel for the short game a little better. it taught me how to get the ball in the air.

it helped me enough, that I could set up a bucket 20 feet away, and after figuring out how far back to take the club, I could get it in th bucket about 50% of the time. Would Id like to be able to do, is be able to basically do that from 10 feet, up to 300 ft (maybe not directly in the bucket, but close obv).

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You're on the right path doing what you're doing...eventually, learn to do that with your other clubs too, and you'll be well along to having a killer short game.

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black knight,

Your comparison to poker tracker is ridiculous. Let's just say I wasn't shocked to see you come up with something like that, lol.

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Seriously, WTF? Pokertracker is a matter of calculating percentages and making the best play. Half wedges involve a lot of factors - skill, nerves, wind, green conditions, etc. This isn't even close to a decent comparison.

Re: How do you remember everything? (swing questions)
 

just make sure that when you have lots of green to work with to not chip with the lob wedge

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Kind of an aside from the question, but you're likely doing yourself a disservice by chipping with a lob wedge.

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Short Game guru Stan Utley would disagree with this. As with everything golf related, there are rarely absolute rights and wrongs. Many tour players use the L wedge almost exclusively, while others use different clubs for different trajectories. OP isn't a tour player, but that doesn't necessarily mean he is wrong for using the L wedge for most greenside shots.

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I would say you are complicating things a good bit in trying to remember "everything". When you play, there are going to be distance that come up over and over - and some that won't unless if you're hitting the ball all over the course. I.e. - it would be rare for me to have a 40-55 yard shot on the course. The sweet spot is probably something like 80-130 yards, so I'm just going to concentrate on that range. When I lay up, I would try to be about 80 yards out from the green - and that would be like a smooth sand wedge.

At the range just hit 20 balls 60 yards, then 20 80 yards, etc to calibrate your swing. It should then become just a feel thing like shooting a basketball.

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Kind of an aside from the question, but you're likely doing yourself a disservice by chipping with a lob wedge.

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Short Game guru Stan Utley would disagree with this. As with everything golf related, there are rarely absolute rights and wrongs. Many tour players use the L wedge almost exclusively, while others use different clubs for different trajectories. OP isn't a tour player, but that doesn't necessarily mean he is wrong for using the L wedge for most greenside shots.

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I don't think anything you wrote contradicted my post. That being said, I'd be much more inclined to support a tour player's decision to chip with a lob wedge than a non-tour player. For most players it simply makes your margin for error in ball striking prohibitively small.

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Kind of an aside from the question, but you're likely doing yourself a disservice by chipping with a lob wedge.

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Short Game guru Stan Utley would disagree with this. As with everything golf related, there are rarely absolute rights and wrongs. Many tour players use the L wedge almost exclusively, while others use different clubs for different trajectories. OP isn't a tour player, but that doesn't necessarily mean he is wrong for using the L wedge for most greenside shots.

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Clarify "many"? Even Mickelson has been getting away from the L wedge a lot.