Deciding which club to use for short game shots can be difficult. Selected which club to use is personal opinion, however there are some basics that make selected a club easier. There are different situations where you should selected one club than another, but again selecting a club is personal opinion.For instance, hitting over a bunker you need to the ball to go over the bunker, and stay on the green. So you would need the trajectory of the ball flight to be high so that it lands at a steep enough angle that the ball won't role off the green. So the club that would do this job the best would be a lob wedge. A lob wedge is the highest lofted club (typically 60 degrees)
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However, some shots you don't need a lot of loft such as bump and run shots. Bump and run shots are used when there isn't anything in the way of you and the hole, but you're too far away to putt. These shots are typically used with an 8 iron because it doesn't have a lot of loft so it will role more than a lob wedge.
How many clubs does an average player own? Or how many do you need to play?
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to your i-search topic? time to switch over to that. This advice is interesting, but it's time to dig in to the research.
ReplyDeletewould you use a lob wedge in a sand pit? or can you only use a sand wedge for that?
ReplyDeleteYou really got to know this stuff if you are caddying.
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