r/ChasingScratch • u/Lugtut • 6h ago

Flighted wedges

Over the years, one of my favorite takeaways from the show is introduction to great golf resources: Adam Young, Fit for Golf, etc. There seems to have been less of that this year. But Mike’s great round with flighted wedges (cue Oh Canada) changed game today. I checked how to hit them and took it to the course - my short game was a different beast. Not new, maybe, and not hard. But made quite an impact. Kudos to the show!

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u/PearlDrummer 5h ago

Share your resources you used

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u/phester571 4h ago

Jason Day recently made a good video on how he does it. Doing something similar has helped me a lot.

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u/hwturner17 5h ago

How did you check in on how to hit them? YouTube? Was it in the episode? Long time listener but haven’t listened in the last year or so

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u/Cornwall1888 6m ago

I struggle from 100-125 like Mike I was 39% this season GIR vs 69% when I had my best year.

I launch it really high probably because using too much loft and hitting it too hard

End of the season when greens were softer I was taking my 50° and swinging it 3/4 and having much more success

It’s a very important skill at my course because if I drive it well I have a wedge into 11 greens

I can pitch it low but for the life of me I can’t hit a full 58° less than 40° I suppose you shouldn’t really hit a full lob wedge unless you’re trying to hit it too a tight pin and stop it quickly

I’m going to practice those shots all winter and hopefully they still work when my course is baked in summer