Short game control
• Try with your arms to hit the clock-face
positions and fill the grid
• Keep your pace constant
• It is possible to see and feel the length
of your swing
• You cannot feel speed changed in MPH
• Hold and check the finish position is
where you envisaged
This will enable you to feel your distances
by length of the swing you make.
Stand in an open field and make 10
swings with the same club and the
same length. For example, use your
pitching wedge and a swing that feels to
you 9 o’clock to 3 o’clock. After making
these shots, you should see that the ball
is landing around the same area. Put
the distance into your grid and you now
have a distance to work with.
Once the grid has been filled out, you will
have plenty of distances to work with.
Short Game Control
On the golf course, the key is to
envisage the end position of the clock
face on the follow-through.
7 to 5
8 to 4
9 to 3
10 to 2
Full
9 Iron
In summary
• Correct club selection
• Ball position in the middle with not too
much shaft lean
• Concentrate on getting to the finish
position of your intended swing for
execution
By Lee Andrews
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The top line across are the positions on a clock-face
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