If you’re looking to improve your golf game and lower your scores, focusing on your wedge shots within 50 yards is key. While putting is important, honing your wedge skills can give you more opportunities for shorter putts. Building a wedge system can help you understand your wedges better and identify your strengths and weaknesses. Golf Teacher to Watch, Monique Thoresz, shares some tips on how to start building your wedge system.
Thoresz emphasizes that great players can score low even when their ball-striking isn’t at its best. So, even if you’re not a scratch golfer, you can still improve your short game with some knowledge and effort. To begin, it’s crucial to know how far you carry the golf ball from key distances, including shots from 50 yards and in.
Thoresz suggests using a wedge system as a starting point, especially for mid- to high-handicappers. She shares the success story of one of her students who won the club championship using this system. The student started by testing out each wedge with full and half swings to determine the distance they carried. After experimenting, she settled on her 56-degree sand wedge with a three-quarter swing for 50-yard shots.
By finding the right club and swing size to achieve the desired carry distance, Thoresz’s student gained confidence in her ball-striking abilities. This simple yet effective approach can help you develop a plan of attack for shots within 50 yards and improve your overall game.