[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-wedge-play-common-wedge-play-mistakes-and-simple-fixes":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"common-wedge-play-mistakes-and-simple-fixes","Common Wedge Play Mistakes and Simple Fixes","Clean up the habits that waste strokes from scoring range.","\u002Fimg\u002Fwedge-play\u002Fcommon-wedge-play-mistakes-and-simple-fixes_common-wedge-play.png","Common Wedge Play Mistakes and Simple Fixes illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"wedge-play","Wedge play","\u003Ch3>The distance-control problem\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Many wedge misses come from indecision: one club, too much backswing, and a last-second slowdown. Others come from aiming at the flag when the slope, lie, and green speed call for a safer landing spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Mistake\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Result\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Better choice\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Decelerating\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Fat shots or weak floaters\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Shorter backswing, turn through\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Chasing spin\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Ball lands too far or checks unpredictably\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Control carry first\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Ignoring lie\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Wrong launch and rollout\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Read grass and turf before club\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Flag hunting\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Short-sided misses\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Land on the fat side when needed\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Ch3>Fix the backswing length\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Use three reference swings: lead arm parallel to the ground, hands hip high, and a small chest-driven pitch. Pair each with a smooth finish. Write down carry numbers after clean strikes, not after the one perfect ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Around the green\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Choose the lowest-lofted club that comfortably carries the trouble and lands on the green. When there is no green to work with, then loft becomes the tool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",163,{"slug":15,"title":16},"the-fundamentals-of-wedge-play","The Fundamentals of Wedge Play",{"slug":18,"title":19},"drills-to-improve-wedge-play","Drills to Improve Wedge Play",1782812356057]