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03-05-2007 10:03 PM #1
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80 yards in: A grey zone???
While impatiently waiting for the spring to come, I've been thinking about overall golf strategy (or my lack of it ). It occurred to me that there is a whole progression of clubs that allow us to be very specific with our yardage from 80 yards and up: sand wedge, gap wedge, pitching wedge, nine-iron, eight-iron...etc.
But what about shots eighty yards in? Sure when I'm close to the green I can chip, pitch or putt it, but from let's say 80 yards to 10 yards, should I use a sand wedge? A lob wedge? Full swing? Three-quarter swing? Half-swing? Full swing with slower tempo?
It all seems to me to be far less precise that from 80 yards up, where, when I'm "on", I know exactly what club to hit to go 130 yrds, 135yrds, etc. Is it just me or is there actually some "grey area" that modern clubs don't address, perhaps relying on actual players to develop their own "feel" for these shots. Which, if true, I find somewhat surprising given how many shots can be lost with a poor short game...
Just my $0.02...
Elrik
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