Do you golf? advice needed

[Lestat]

Don't quit your swing when you make contact. Lot of people try and punch it or pinch it and a whole host of things will happen and nothing consistant,

Punching it or pinching it works in some cases but not all.

Closer in, say 25 yards and in, use an 8 iron or 9 iron to run the ball up on the green towards the hole. Unless you are real good with a wedge, flubbing it is real possibility.

what does "run the ball up on the green" mean?

 

[AAP]

worst golf advice ever

You want to hit balls into little holes or do you want to LLOOOOOKKKK GOOOOOOOOD and pick up chics and then bang your balls against their little holes? this is a no brainer.

 

[HumorMe]

what does "run the ball up on the green" mean?

Around the green, a 7, 8, or 9 iron can be used instead of a wedge. If the greens are slow then it is a very forgiving shot. If they are fast then have to learn the touch of those clubs around the green. Not a lot of loft in these clubs so trying to go over a sand trap or some other hazard is not recommended.

You don't get a lot of spin if any on the ball and you hit well short of the hole and let forward momentum take it towards the hole.

A 60 degree wedge will get loft on the ball and when it hits, it usually just rolls a few feet depending on the fastness/slowness of the green.

 

[Lestat]

Around the green, a 7, 8, or 9 iron can be used instead of a wedge. If the greens are slow then it is a very forgiving shot. If they are fast then have to learn the touch of those clubs around the green. Not a lot of loft in these clubs so trying to go over a sand trap or some other hazard is not recommended.

You don't get a lot of spin if any on the ball and you hit well short of the hole and let forward momentum take it towards the hole.

A 60 degree wedge will get loft on the ball and when it hits, it usually just rolls a few feet depending on the fastness/slowness of the green.

so why not use the 60 degree wedge near the green instead of going with a high iron?

 

[jnevin]

so why not use the 60 degree wedge near the green instead of going with a high iron?

It's a very tempermental club. It can be duffed and go 6" or skulled and go 120 yards.

 

[Lestat]

It's a very tempermental club. It can be duffed and go 6" or skulled and go 120 yards.

that is exactly what my problem was yesterday!!!!!

 

[HumorMe]

so why not use the 60 degree wedge near the green instead of going with a high iron?

There are so many answers I could give you but I will only give you a couple.

There might a lot of undulations in the green and hitting a 60 degree wedge and not hitting good and wind up hitting it into one of the undulations, the ball will literally stop after it lands and roll backwards or if you hit it onto the top of one of the undulations it could roll more than you want it to.

You really have to have the touch around greens to use a 60 degree wedge.

Being a novice like yourself, the higher irons would work better for you but it takes a lot of practice and knowing how the greens roll.

Even though I consider myself a pretty good golfer, I use the higher irons around greens regularly. To me, it just seems like a safer shot unless there is something in my line to the hole.

 

[HumorMe]

It's a very tempermental club. It can be duffed and go 6" or skulled and go 120 yards.

Your answer was better and shorter than mine.

 

[Lestat]

There are so many answers I could give you but I will only give you a couple.

There might a lot of undulations in the green and hitting a 60 degree wedge and not hitting good and wind up hitting it into one of the undulations, the ball will literally stop after it lands and roll backwards or if you hit it onto the top of one of the undulations it could roll more than you want it to.

You really have to have the touch around greens to use a 60 degree wedge.

Being a novice like yourself, the higher irons would work better for you but it takes a lot of practice and knowing how the greens roll.

Even though I consider myself a pretty good golfer, I use the higher irons around greens regularly. To me, it just seems like a safer shot unless there is something in my line to the hole.

great advice man