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hello Shawn, I continue to struggle with my hundred yard shot. Do you recommend a certain degree wedge and bounce for around this yardage. I also would like your input on the bounce in Loft for chipping and sand shots. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Mike Dempsey
The best weapons to load up on are the following:
52 degree Ping SS wedge; Glide 2.0 stealth 12 degree bounce
56 degree ES wedge in 8 degree bounce 2.0 stealth
60 degree TS wedge in 6 degree bounce 2.0 stealth
All carbon steel with superb feel; great spin; perfect 60 degree for lob shots and tightly packed sand
The other 2 wedges are super in the fairway and rough; _lus the ES sand wedge is for deeper fluffy sand.
Everything you need around the greens!
Hey Shawn, how do the Glide 2.0 compare to the Ping Glide previous generation? I see that the loft and bounce specs are the same between Glide and Glide 2.0 for the SS ES and TS wedge. I am looking for a second hand club but as a lefty, the 2.0s are not easy to find. Thanks! Dario
The TS is such a nice grind; have made so many career shots with that thing!
If you are able to get the 60 degree in TS (6 degrees bounce) the 56 degree in ES (8 degrees bounce) and the 52 degree in SS, you have yourself a gorgeous and effective arsenal for all shots around the greens.
I had a pitch session with the local pro yesterday (group session for the team(s) playing in the danish league).
Unfortunately I dont know the training plan ahead of schedule so usually I review your videos after our weekly practice sessions.
One of the things he talked about on the pitch shots was the importance of rotating and keeping the hinge all the way through, not allowing any kind of release since it would close the face of the club.
Another important thing was swinging slightly from outside to inside.
Trying to hold the hinge through impact wasnt very comfortable, it didnt feel natural at all and gave alot of strain in the wrists. I understand the risk of getting a closed clubface at impact, but I guess that is just a result of releasing at the ball, not towards the target.
That there is a classic example of what is wrong with today’s golf coaching and instruction; you are exactly right in feeling how wrong this is. Have you seen the flop shot video? I cut through a dandelion stem softly. Have you seen the video with the wood shavings? Or the carrot peel video? If you shave wood along the ground with a nice quick zippy whip and stay a bit longer along the ground, you will have your “holding of the wrists”
Ask the pro on what everyday task he could relate this action to; it will make him think! Tell him about Gabriele Wulf’s research for the last 20 years on human motor skill learning and how insanely bad we are at body part positioning.
Hi Shawn
I am a new eagle member.
What club do you recommend for pitching? The 60 for short pitches? The 52 or pitching wedge for longer pitches? What would you consider the maximum yardage to be a pitch? I would also like to know how to control the trajectory of a pitch. I live in West Texas we have major wind out here.
Thanks I love the videos and have been working on the premise with some immediate improvement. I will try to upload a video of my swing soon. Thanks again
Fred
Hey Fred! Wait till you see our short game area at the Royal Quebec Golf Club in Quebec city! I will be able to show you all of this in spades!!!
Shawn
Hi Shawn,
Does this wide descending angle also apply to iron shots?
Thanks
Yes! 👍😀 this is a precursor to the iron play!
Interesting. So my takeaway for the irons is similar to my takeaway for a chip shot, only I hinge a bit to get to a ‘pitch’ position and complete the backswing for a ‘full swing’ position.
Hi Shawn,
do you keep 70% of your weight on the front foot during the back swing on a full pitch shot and have the ball positioned half way between each foot for a non fade/non draw pitch?
Thanks
Same type question do you have your weight on the front foot like in the chip. Basically like a chip with an added hinge.
Yes, however the ball position and the width of stance changes; ball is now close to centre vs on the back foot; and because the swing is longer, the stance will widen a bit accordingly;
Shawn
Yes, you want to favour against the lead side; getting ready to usenthat kinetic chain to deliver into the picture; see the kinetic chain series of videos right here on premium!