If you want to add spin to your shots on the greens, remember this swing thought suggested by the Short Game Chef.
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If you want to level up your short game, you need to be able to spin chips and pitches around the greens. If you can do this effectively, you can gain access to the most hidden hole locations.
Most recreational players have no idea how to generate spin with wedges. They see what the pros do on TV every weekend and think it’s easy to master the ball on the greens. But when they get to the course, the ball rarely cooperates.
Most of the things that pros do on the golf course seem easy, but in reality the shots are difficult to make. However, when it comes to getting your shots around the greens, it’s not as difficult as you might think. You just need to remember one key idea about the swing.
How to spin wedges
Last week, the GOLF team hosted our annual event 100 best teachers Summit at Cabot Citrus Farms in Florida. The event brings together the best minds in golf instructors and every year I attend and learn a ton about the swing. This year was no different.
The event was full of great tips, but the one that stuck out to me the most came from a golf teacher and short game guru Parker McLachlini.e. the Short Animal Chef. While filming with McLachlin, he explained to me how to best execute a straight shot from the court, changing the way I thought about generating spin.
When I hit the shot, McLachlin instructed me to use my body as the engine of movement. Basically, it should feel like you’re taking the shot by turning your body, rather than just waving your arms and hands.
Once I started focusing on this shot feel, I was amazed at how much extra spin it caused in my shots. Then McLachlin said a sentence that will stay in my memory for a long time.
“You create speed in the right place.”
By using my body to direct the movement of my throw, I generated speed through the strike zone. This move helped create the spin – and that was without me even trying.
If you want to add spin to your shots on the green, remember this quote from McLachlin. If you can generate speed in the right place – i.e. by impact — you’ll generate more turnovers on your pitches and unlock a new skill in your short game.
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