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Control Your Distance with the Corner Turning Wedge Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Recognize the importance of swing length for distance control.
- Practice maintaining a consistent tempo while increasing swing size.
- Feel more confident hitting shots between short pitches and full swings.
Learn how to effectively practice turning the corner in your wedge shots to improve distance control and landing spot accuracy. This drill helps bridge the gap between shorter and longer shots, enhancing your overall finesse around the greens.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.340
This wedge drill is practice turning the corner. So this is more of a concept
2
00:00:04.340 --> 00:00:05.320
of how to practice.
3
00:00:05.320 --> 00:00:10.020
So if you're making relatively solid contact, your next goal is to work on
4
00:00:10.020 --> 00:00:13.970
distance controlling and controlling your landing spot and turning that basic
5
00:00:13.970 --> 00:00:15.760
technique into a really good skill.
6
00:00:15.760 --> 00:00:20.160
So with a lot of my golfers, I have a phrase of practice turning the corner.
7
00:00:20.160 --> 00:00:21.240
Here's what I mean by that.
8
00:00:21.240 --> 00:00:24.760
With your standard finesse wedge shot,
9
00:00:25.320 --> 00:00:30.100
if you're hitting really close, kind of bump and run style,
10
00:00:30.100 --> 00:00:34.660
then you're gonna take practice wings where the club is gonna stop
11
00:00:34.660 --> 00:00:39.890
before the wrist do a whole lot of hinging. There might be just a slight amount
12
00:00:39.890 --> 00:00:40.960
in that takeaway,
13
00:00:40.960 --> 00:00:47.080
but it's gonna stop basically before you get to about hip height. So it ends up
14
00:00:47.080 --> 00:00:51.080
looking something like that. Well,
15
00:00:51.880 --> 00:00:57.110
what ends up happening is golfers get really good at controlling their landing
16
00:00:57.110 --> 00:00:58.500
spot on these shorter shots,
17
00:00:58.500 --> 00:01:01.540
but then when they have to go a little bit further,
18
00:01:01.540 --> 00:01:07.610
instead of making a bigger swing, what they do is they try and speed it up and,
19
00:01:07.610 --> 00:01:08.080
you know,
20
00:01:08.080 --> 00:01:13.080
yes, I made solid contact there, but overly accelerating is gonna tend to lead
21
00:01:13.080 --> 00:01:16.120
towards distance control problems, especially under pressure.
22
00:01:17.480 --> 00:01:21.490
So what I prefer is you keep the same tempo and you work on lengthening the
23
00:01:21.490 --> 00:01:22.120
swing.
24
00:01:22.120 --> 00:01:25.080
What that means is you're going to work on
25
00:01:25.080 --> 00:01:29.640
what I call turning the corner or starting to get some hinge, because most golf
26
00:01:29.640 --> 00:01:33.560
ers are comfortable hitting these little pitch shots where you're down here, and
27
00:01:33.560 --> 00:01:35.800
then they're comfortable hitting, say,
28
00:01:35.800 --> 00:01:38.520
50/60 yard shots where you're up here,
29
00:01:38.520 --> 00:01:44.640
but in between is that corner. So you want to get comfortable making back
30
00:01:44.640 --> 00:01:47.000
swings where you're somewhere in that corner,
31
00:01:47.160 --> 00:01:51.500
and still being able to hit the ball solidly so you can control your distance
32
00:01:51.500 --> 00:01:51.960
control.
33
00:01:51.960 --> 00:01:59.040
So in practice, that would look, we'll go one
34
00:01:59.040 --> 00:02:02.440
before,
35
00:02:02.440 --> 00:02:06.120
and then we'll do one
36
00:02:06.120 --> 00:02:09.320
in the corner,
37
00:02:09.320 --> 00:02:14.720
so that went good five yards further, and then we'll do one where we go
38
00:02:16.240 --> 00:02:21.730
past the corner, and by working on that range of short of the corner, in the
39
00:02:21.730 --> 00:02:23.120
corner, past the corner,
40
00:02:23.120 --> 00:02:27.320
that'll make you more comfortable changing direction with the cast pattern from
41
00:02:27.320 --> 00:02:28.600
different length back swings,
42
00:02:28.600 --> 00:02:31.930
and that's really going to give you a leg up when it comes to dialing in your
43
00:02:31.930 --> 00:02:33.640
distance control around the greens.
44
00:02:33.640 --> 00:02:37.000
So you've got short of the corner,
45
00:02:37.000 --> 00:02:40.880
and then you've got
46
00:02:40.880 --> 00:02:43.480
in the corner.
47
00:02:45.000 --> 00:02:48.510
You can see that goes just a touch higher and a little further, and then you've
48
00:02:48.510 --> 00:02:49.760
got past the corner.
49
00:02:49.760 --> 00:02:56.780
Again, going a little bit higher and a little bit further. So that'll help you
50
00:02:56.780 --> 00:02:59.600
with your distance control with your finesse wedges.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.340
This wedge drill is practice turning the corner. So this is more of a concept
2
00:00:04.340 --> 00:00:05.320
of how to practice.
3
00:00:05.320 --> 00:00:10.020
So if you're making relatively solid contact, your next goal is to work on
4
00:00:10.020 --> 00:00:13.970
distance controlling and controlling your landing spot and turning that basic
5
00:00:13.970 --> 00:00:15.760
technique into a really good skill.
6
00:00:15.760 --> 00:00:20.160
So with a lot of my golfers, I have a phrase of practice turning the corner.
7
00:00:20.160 --> 00:00:21.240
Here's what I mean by that.
8
00:00:21.240 --> 00:00:24.760
With your standard finesse wedge shot,
9
00:00:25.320 --> 00:00:30.100
if you're hitting really close, kind of bump and run style,
10
00:00:30.100 --> 00:00:34.660
then you're gonna take practice wings where the club is gonna stop
11
00:00:34.660 --> 00:00:39.890
before the wrist do a whole lot of hinging. There might be just a slight amount
12
00:00:39.890 --> 00:00:40.960
in that takeaway,
13
00:00:40.960 --> 00:00:47.080
but it's gonna stop basically before you get to about hip height. So it ends up
14
00:00:47.080 --> 00:00:51.080
looking something like that. Well,
15
00:00:51.880 --> 00:00:57.110
what ends up happening is golfers get really good at controlling their landing
16
00:00:57.110 --> 00:00:58.500
spot on these shorter shots,
17
00:00:58.500 --> 00:01:01.540
but then when they have to go a little bit further,
18
00:01:01.540 --> 00:01:07.610
instead of making a bigger swing, what they do is they try and speed it up and,
19
00:01:07.610 --> 00:01:08.080
you know,
20
00:01:08.080 --> 00:01:13.080
yes, I made solid contact there, but overly accelerating is gonna tend to lead
21
00:01:13.080 --> 00:01:16.120
towards distance control problems, especially under pressure.
22
00:01:17.480 --> 00:01:21.490
So what I prefer is you keep the same tempo and you work on lengthening the
23
00:01:21.490 --> 00:01:22.120
swing.
24
00:01:22.120 --> 00:01:25.080
What that means is you're going to work on
25
00:01:25.080 --> 00:01:29.640
what I call turning the corner or starting to get some hinge, because most golf
26
00:01:29.640 --> 00:01:33.560
ers are comfortable hitting these little pitch shots where you're down here, and
27
00:01:33.560 --> 00:01:35.800
then they're comfortable hitting, say,
28
00:01:35.800 --> 00:01:38.520
50/60 yard shots where you're up here,
29
00:01:38.520 --> 00:01:44.640
but in between is that corner. So you want to get comfortable making back
30
00:01:44.640 --> 00:01:47.000
swings where you're somewhere in that corner,
31
00:01:47.160 --> 00:01:51.500
and still being able to hit the ball solidly so you can control your distance
32
00:01:51.500 --> 00:01:51.960
control.
33
00:01:51.960 --> 00:01:59.040
So in practice, that would look, we'll go one
34
00:01:59.040 --> 00:02:02.440
before,
35
00:02:02.440 --> 00:02:06.120
and then we'll do one
36
00:02:06.120 --> 00:02:09.320
in the corner,
37
00:02:09.320 --> 00:02:14.720
so that went good five yards further, and then we'll do one where we go
38
00:02:16.240 --> 00:02:21.730
past the corner, and by working on that range of short of the corner, in the
39
00:02:21.730 --> 00:02:23.120
corner, past the corner,
40
00:02:23.120 --> 00:02:27.320
that'll make you more comfortable changing direction with the cast pattern from
41
00:02:27.320 --> 00:02:28.600
different length back swings,
42
00:02:28.600 --> 00:02:31.930
and that's really going to give you a leg up when it comes to dialing in your
43
00:02:31.930 --> 00:02:33.640
distance control around the greens.
44
00:02:33.640 --> 00:02:37.000
So you've got short of the corner,
45
00:02:37.000 --> 00:02:40.880
and then you've got
46
00:02:40.880 --> 00:02:43.480
in the corner.
47
00:02:45.000 --> 00:02:48.510
You can see that goes just a touch higher and a little further, and then you've
48
00:02:48.510 --> 00:02:49.760
got past the corner.
49
00:02:49.760 --> 00:02:56.780
Again, going a little bit higher and a little bit further. So that'll help you
50
00:02:56.780 --> 00:02:59.600
with your distance control with your finesse wedges.
Have questions?
Ask Mulligan for help
Tyler Ferrell is the only person in the world named to Golf Digest's list of
Best Young Teachers in America AND its list of Best Golf Fitness Professionals in America.
Control Your Distance with the Corner Turning Wedge Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Recognize the importance of swing length for distance control.
- Practice maintaining a consistent tempo while increasing swing size.
- Feel more confident hitting shots between short pitches and full swings.
Learn how to effectively practice turning the corner in your wedge shots to improve distance control and landing spot accuracy. This drill helps bridge the gap between shorter and longer shots, enhancing your overall finesse around the greens.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.340
This wedge drill is practice turning the corner. So this is more of a concept
2
00:00:04.340 --> 00:00:05.320
of how to practice.
3
00:00:05.320 --> 00:00:10.020
So if you're making relatively solid contact, your next goal is to work on
4
00:00:10.020 --> 00:00:13.970
distance controlling and controlling your landing spot and turning that basic
5
00:00:13.970 --> 00:00:15.760
technique into a really good skill.
6
00:00:15.760 --> 00:00:20.160
So with a lot of my golfers, I have a phrase of practice turning the corner.
7
00:00:20.160 --> 00:00:21.240
Here's what I mean by that.
8
00:00:21.240 --> 00:00:24.760
With your standard finesse wedge shot,
9
00:00:25.320 --> 00:00:30.100
if you're hitting really close, kind of bump and run style,
10
00:00:30.100 --> 00:00:34.660
then you're gonna take practice wings where the club is gonna stop
11
00:00:34.660 --> 00:00:39.890
before the wrist do a whole lot of hinging. There might be just a slight amount
12
00:00:39.890 --> 00:00:40.960
in that takeaway,
13
00:00:40.960 --> 00:00:47.080
but it's gonna stop basically before you get to about hip height. So it ends up
14
00:00:47.080 --> 00:00:51.080
looking something like that. Well,
15
00:00:51.880 --> 00:00:57.110
what ends up happening is golfers get really good at controlling their landing
16
00:00:57.110 --> 00:00:58.500
spot on these shorter shots,
17
00:00:58.500 --> 00:01:01.540
but then when they have to go a little bit further,
18
00:01:01.540 --> 00:01:07.610
instead of making a bigger swing, what they do is they try and speed it up and,
19
00:01:07.610 --> 00:01:08.080
you know,
20
00:01:08.080 --> 00:01:13.080
yes, I made solid contact there, but overly accelerating is gonna tend to lead
21
00:01:13.080 --> 00:01:16.120
towards distance control problems, especially under pressure.
22
00:01:17.480 --> 00:01:21.490
So what I prefer is you keep the same tempo and you work on lengthening the
23
00:01:21.490 --> 00:01:22.120
swing.
24
00:01:22.120 --> 00:01:25.080
What that means is you're going to work on
25
00:01:25.080 --> 00:01:29.640
what I call turning the corner or starting to get some hinge, because most golf
26
00:01:29.640 --> 00:01:33.560
ers are comfortable hitting these little pitch shots where you're down here, and
27
00:01:33.560 --> 00:01:35.800
then they're comfortable hitting, say,
28
00:01:35.800 --> 00:01:38.520
50/60 yard shots where you're up here,
29
00:01:38.520 --> 00:01:44.640
but in between is that corner. So you want to get comfortable making back
30
00:01:44.640 --> 00:01:47.000
swings where you're somewhere in that corner,
31
00:01:47.160 --> 00:01:51.500
and still being able to hit the ball solidly so you can control your distance
32
00:01:51.500 --> 00:01:51.960
control.
33
00:01:51.960 --> 00:01:59.040
So in practice, that would look, we'll go one
34
00:01:59.040 --> 00:02:02.440
before,
35
00:02:02.440 --> 00:02:06.120
and then we'll do one
36
00:02:06.120 --> 00:02:09.320
in the corner,
37
00:02:09.320 --> 00:02:14.720
so that went good five yards further, and then we'll do one where we go
38
00:02:16.240 --> 00:02:21.730
past the corner, and by working on that range of short of the corner, in the
39
00:02:21.730 --> 00:02:23.120
corner, past the corner,
40
00:02:23.120 --> 00:02:27.320
that'll make you more comfortable changing direction with the cast pattern from
41
00:02:27.320 --> 00:02:28.600
different length back swings,
42
00:02:28.600 --> 00:02:31.930
and that's really going to give you a leg up when it comes to dialing in your
43
00:02:31.930 --> 00:02:33.640
distance control around the greens.
44
00:02:33.640 --> 00:02:37.000
So you've got short of the corner,
45
00:02:37.000 --> 00:02:40.880
and then you've got
46
00:02:40.880 --> 00:02:43.480
in the corner.
47
00:02:45.000 --> 00:02:48.510
You can see that goes just a touch higher and a little further, and then you've
48
00:02:48.510 --> 00:02:49.760
got past the corner.
49
00:02:49.760 --> 00:02:56.780
Again, going a little bit higher and a little bit further. So that'll help you
50
00:02:56.780 --> 00:02:59.600
with your distance control with your finesse wedges.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.340
This wedge drill is practice turning the corner. So this is more of a concept
2
00:00:04.340 --> 00:00:05.320
of how to practice.
3
00:00:05.320 --> 00:00:10.020
So if you're making relatively solid contact, your next goal is to work on
4
00:00:10.020 --> 00:00:13.970
distance controlling and controlling your landing spot and turning that basic
5
00:00:13.970 --> 00:00:15.760
technique into a really good skill.
6
00:00:15.760 --> 00:00:20.160
So with a lot of my golfers, I have a phrase of practice turning the corner.
7
00:00:20.160 --> 00:00:21.240
Here's what I mean by that.
8
00:00:21.240 --> 00:00:24.760
With your standard finesse wedge shot,
9
00:00:25.320 --> 00:00:30.100
if you're hitting really close, kind of bump and run style,
10
00:00:30.100 --> 00:00:34.660
then you're gonna take practice wings where the club is gonna stop
11
00:00:34.660 --> 00:00:39.890
before the wrist do a whole lot of hinging. There might be just a slight amount
12
00:00:39.890 --> 00:00:40.960
in that takeaway,
13
00:00:40.960 --> 00:00:47.080
but it's gonna stop basically before you get to about hip height. So it ends up
14
00:00:47.080 --> 00:00:51.080
looking something like that. Well,
15
00:00:51.880 --> 00:00:57.110
what ends up happening is golfers get really good at controlling their landing
16
00:00:57.110 --> 00:00:58.500
spot on these shorter shots,
17
00:00:58.500 --> 00:01:01.540
but then when they have to go a little bit further,
18
00:01:01.540 --> 00:01:07.610
instead of making a bigger swing, what they do is they try and speed it up and,
19
00:01:07.610 --> 00:01:08.080
you know,
20
00:01:08.080 --> 00:01:13.080
yes, I made solid contact there, but overly accelerating is gonna tend to lead
21
00:01:13.080 --> 00:01:16.120
towards distance control problems, especially under pressure.
22
00:01:17.480 --> 00:01:21.490
So what I prefer is you keep the same tempo and you work on lengthening the
23
00:01:21.490 --> 00:01:22.120
swing.
24
00:01:22.120 --> 00:01:25.080
What that means is you're going to work on
25
00:01:25.080 --> 00:01:29.640
what I call turning the corner or starting to get some hinge, because most golf
26
00:01:29.640 --> 00:01:33.560
ers are comfortable hitting these little pitch shots where you're down here, and
27
00:01:33.560 --> 00:01:35.800
then they're comfortable hitting, say,
28
00:01:35.800 --> 00:01:38.520
50/60 yard shots where you're up here,
29
00:01:38.520 --> 00:01:44.640
but in between is that corner. So you want to get comfortable making back
30
00:01:44.640 --> 00:01:47.000
swings where you're somewhere in that corner,
31
00:01:47.160 --> 00:01:51.500
and still being able to hit the ball solidly so you can control your distance
32
00:01:51.500 --> 00:01:51.960
control.
33
00:01:51.960 --> 00:01:59.040
So in practice, that would look, we'll go one
34
00:01:59.040 --> 00:02:02.440
before,
35
00:02:02.440 --> 00:02:06.120
and then we'll do one
36
00:02:06.120 --> 00:02:09.320
in the corner,
37
00:02:09.320 --> 00:02:14.720
so that went good five yards further, and then we'll do one where we go
38
00:02:16.240 --> 00:02:21.730
past the corner, and by working on that range of short of the corner, in the
39
00:02:21.730 --> 00:02:23.120
corner, past the corner,
40
00:02:23.120 --> 00:02:27.320
that'll make you more comfortable changing direction with the cast pattern from
41
00:02:27.320 --> 00:02:28.600
different length back swings,
42
00:02:28.600 --> 00:02:31.930
and that's really going to give you a leg up when it comes to dialing in your
43
00:02:31.930 --> 00:02:33.640
distance control around the greens.
44
00:02:33.640 --> 00:02:37.000
So you've got short of the corner,
45
00:02:37.000 --> 00:02:40.880
and then you've got
46
00:02:40.880 --> 00:02:43.480
in the corner.
47
00:02:45.000 --> 00:02:48.510
You can see that goes just a touch higher and a little further, and then you've
48
00:02:48.510 --> 00:02:49.760
got past the corner.
49
00:02:49.760 --> 00:02:56.780
Again, going a little bit higher and a little bit further. So that'll help you
50
00:02:56.780 --> 00:02:59.600
with your distance control with your finesse wedges.
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