As we start getting back into pleasant weather conditions and start getting that desire to get back to our golf game, just where must our focus be? Perhaps a question that should be asked before that is: what is actually the most important role in striking a ball? Should you look for advice on what you need to concentrate on, you may read "practice" and "take lessons". That of course doesn't need to be said. If you aspire to play better golf, you have to practice and you should get some professional guidance.
But for me the most important part of striking a ball will be "ball contact". The crispness of the way you hit a ball is going to not only determine your distance, but your accuracy. Whenever you whack the ball that has a glancing blow will take yardage from your ball flight, and when it's hit with some sidespin, the ball is going to form either left or right. That is not necessarily bad, as long it's controlled and you are able to know what you are doing.
Being able to consistently have great contact on the golf ball is going to optimize the outcomes of the shot more than anything. So just what could you do to best work on to consistently strike a shot? I accomplish that using the pitching wedge. The reasons:
1. Being an iron, it has a similarity with other irons in your golf bag, so when you move down in loft your ball-strike is basically equivalent.
2. It really is a versatile golf club if you learn the varied ways to use it, so it is possible to work popping the ball high or take the spin of the ball and let it run, all depending on the way you hit the ball.
3. You can train in a relatively small area, and it does not even cost you the price of a container of range balls. With eight or ten balls and a little space on the practice green you can hit numerous golf balls in a short period of time.
What goes into the golf swing is very important, but that split second that you come into contact with a ball will be the payoff for all that goes into your swing. You can have the most perfect backswing or a picture-perfect follow through, but if you hit an inch behind your ball it isn't going very far. As a result my small piece of guidance, especially as you are just getting back in the swing of things and you are building callouses on your hands again is to simply knock short shots using an abbreviated swing. As soon as it starts to feel natural again, start building yourself to your complete golf swing.
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Practicing with a wedge can be a quicker way to making improvements is many aspects of your golf game, such as avoiding hitting the ball fat . The wedge has many purposes for your total golf game, and you should spend ample time practicing with it. Sean O'Kelly is an avid golfer and writer living in Chicago.
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