I hit my 7 iron 155 my 5 iron 178 and 4 iron just under 190. I play with Hogan apex blades, My PW will only travel 110-115 AT most. 55* sand wedge I hit around 55 yrds. Distances with wedges seem way off I had the Lies and lofts checked and they are stock. Any suggestions. Also the shafts on all the clubs are freqency matched pro force 75 still flex. Thanks
Maybe it's just me, but those distances compute in my book:
I used to have the same problem with wedges until I
a. moved the ball back in my stance and
b. practiced with a big rubber strap around my upper arms and torso
I was amazed how far the wedges go with so little "effort" after getting the feeling of being connected with the shorter shafts.
That link hit my numbers spot on for every club. Pretty neat!
Move the ball back in your stance about 2 inches from middle. Hit down and through. People tend to get scoopy with the wedges wanting to help it up. But what they don't realize is that it is the backspin caused by hitting down and through that cause the ball to fly. The forward force cause by the club propel it forward and the backspin caused by the grooves gripping the ball and spinning it give it lift. If you scoop up on the ball and get a clean hit, you will hit a knuckler that has no spin and will drop like a rock with no distance. When you hit down and through on the ball, I think you will find your ball going further and that gap will close.
I hit my 7 iron 155 my 5 iron 178 and 4 iron just under 190. I play with Hogan apex blades, My PW will only travel 110-115 AT most. 55* sand wedge I hit around 55 yrds. Distances with wedges seem way off I had the Lies and lofts checked and they are stock. Any suggestions. Also the shafts on all the clubs are freqency matched pro force 75 still flex. Thanks
When I first started playing I hated the difference in distance between my PW and 9 iron (I think my PW at that time was a 50*). Not knowing any different, I went out and found a 46* PW (I now use an old Ben Hogan Enforcer that is a heavy blade). Over the years I have gotten to love this PW loft so much that I have come to hit it about as far as I hit my 9 iron. In fact I have taken the 9 iron out of my bag to leave room for a four wedge selection: PW 46*, GW 50* bent to 51*, SW 56* and LW 60*. Since my 9 iron was a cavity back and the PW a muscle-back blade there is only about 5 yards difference (if that) between the two. That means a little bit of a gap between the 8 iron and PW, but it's not big enough to cause a problem. I really don't use the LW all that often but when I do it is definitely nice to have in the bag. "Horses for courses" is what my Grandfather used to say.
I used to have the same problem with wedges until I
a. moved the ball back in my stance and
b. practiced with a big rubber strap around my upper arms and torso
I was amazed how far the wedges go with so little "effort" after getting the feeling of being connected with the shorter shafts.
According to that link my problem is I cannot hit my 5 iron 200 yards.
Seriously, the results were pretty close to my yardage.
Stowe
Good luck, the straps will help you keep your triangle consistent throughout your shot. You can also put gloves or clubhead covers under your armpits and try to keep them in place until you make your followthrough.
Also concentrate on swinging down on the ball. You lose distance on wedge shots when you sweep or scoop your shot. You actually get more distance and better backsping when you concentrate on swinging down.
i hit my pitching wedge about 100 yards but sand wedge only goes about 50 to 55,it goes way high and from ball to green it has a shape of a horse shoe trajectory,i worried about this and will try some of the tips here but it stopped becoming a problem when i decided to use the sandwedge for the distance i hit it,then if 75 yards i use three quarter pw,i think the jump from pw to sw in loft is more than from 9 iron to pw probably double,although i am aware that i am scooping under which gives too much height and also very little contact with ball
i had the same problem, to correct it, i closed my club face a little and i got excellent results, but i will try placing it 2 inches further back tonight at the range and see what happends.
If the wedge is played too far up in the stance (remember, it's a shorter club), it's difficult to get much distance because it becomes physically harder to hit down and through the ball.
I hit my 7 iron 155 my 5 iron 178 and 4 iron just under 190. I play with Hogan apex blades, My PW will only travel 110-115 AT most. 55* sand wedge I hit around 55 yrds. Distances with wedges seem way off I had the Lies and lofts checked and they are stock. Any suggestions. Also the shafts on all the clubs are freqency matched pro force 75 still flex. Thanks
ya try moving back a few inches like close to back foot and also try hitting down on it instead of up, dont be afraid to take divot but make sure its after the ball
I had the same problem with my pitching wedge, I picked up a 52 degree gap wedge. Problem solved, 125 yards every time. Now I use my standard wedge for 100 yards, sand wedge 85, lob wedge 65 and in.
I think people get too caught up in what their distances SHOULD BE instead of playing to what they are, and fine tuning the swing from there.
In my book these compute also. But Stowe's sandwedge distance is too short (although a gap wedge would help). I think part of the problem may be that people play with a 3i-pw set of a certain kind, and then have 2-4 additional wedges of another kind. The 3i-pw clubs usually have a nice flat bottom, which helps in placing them correctly on the ground. This is not always true for the shorter wedges, which can encourage incorrect placement (too far forward). I think this setup discrepancy could explain a lot of the reported wedge difficulties.
July 6th, 2006, 11:56 PM
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