Stop Double Hitting Your Wedge Shots
YOU WILL NEVER DOUBLE HIT YOUR WEDGE SHOTS AGAIN…
It happens when you least expect it. You can have an open pitch into the green and bam, it happens. THE DREADED DOUBLE HIT. For those of you that don’t know what we are talking about I suggest you stop reading this blog and come back tomorrow when I give a lesson on HOW TO MAKE MORE THREE FOOT PUTTS.
If you want to stick around I have to explain to you what a double hit wedge shot is. After you make contact with the golf ball you hit it again while it is in the air.
I am going to explain exactly what happens, why and how to fix it.
The reason you double hit a wedge shot is because the club head slides to shallow along the ground underneath the golf ball. While the club head is sliding underneath the golf ball there is a second problem going on. The club head is moving to slow. Upon impact the golf ball rolls across the face of the golf club and the club head continues to glide along the ground (slowly). At this exact moment the golf ball leaves the clubface (slowly) and begins to arc in the air. Unfortunately at this instant the club head catches up with the golf ball and strikes the golf ball again.
The main reason you double hit your wedge shots is the angle of the swing is too shallow at impact. The club head has to enter into the back of the golf ball on more vertical angle. When it arrives at the bottom of the golf ball on a steep angle the golf ball jumps off club face. The jumping versus sliding propels the golf ball away from the face. The clubface cannot catch up with the ball at this moment and you will never double hit the ball.
The combination of the shallow angle and the clubface moving too slowly is setting you up for a double hit every time. I am going to give you your lesson right now and you will never ever, ever, double hit another wedge shot.
#1. Place the golf ball in the center of your stance.
#2. Place 75% of your weight on your left foot.
#3. Make sure the grip of the golf club is across from your belt buckle.
#4. When you swing the club back: DO NOT SLIDE YOUR WEIGHT BACK TO THE RIGHT.
#5. Keep 75% of your weight on your left side during the entire swing.
#6. Swing the leading edge of the golf club into the ground. CHOP in the downswing.
#7. The number one pitching secret in golf: FOLLOW THROUGH LOW…CHOP IN THE DOWNSWING.
As a side note if you double hit a shot you have to count one stroke for the first hit, one stroke for the second hit and yet another stroke for hitting a moving ball. One shot equals three strokes. You don’t have to worry about that anymore.
Come back tomorrow for a lesson on you can start making more THREE FOOT PUTTS…
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Golfingly yours,
Bobby
