Session 2: Wedges That Actually Score

Most golfers inside 100 metres are playing feel golf.

Hit it soft. Trust your hands. Hope it lands close.

That works occasionally, and leaves you completely lost when it doesn't.

Because feel without a reference point isn't a skill. It's a guess dressed up as confidence.

Session 2 replaces the guessing with something more reliable: a stock wedge carry. One club. Repeatable distances. Smaller misses. That's how scores improve from wedge range, not through better technique, but through knowing your numbers.

What You'll Work On

Session 2 applies the GreenBays framework - Technique, Skills, Competition - to wedge distance control. The focus is landing the ball where you're actually aiming, not where you hope it goes.

Warm Up (0–5 min)

Mode: TrackMan Range Club: Sand Wedge or Gap Wedge

Hit 6–8 half swings. Smooth tempo. No targets.

This is about waking your hands up before training starts. Glance at carry distance. Note where you're starting, honestly, not optimistically.

Technique — Low Point & Contact (5–20 min) Mode: Shot Analysis Club: Wedge

Short swings only. Sets of 3. Check two things after each set:

• Impact Location — are you striking the centre of the face, or drifting heel or toe?

• Attack Angle — are you hitting down through the ball, or scooping?

Step away between sets. One feel adjustment only. No re-hits.

The latest average Attack Angle for a pitching wedge on the PGA and LPGA tours:

PGA = -4.7° LPGA = -3.2° The key rule: clean contact first, distance second. Most golfers try to force distance from a short swing and get inconsistent contact as a result. TrackMan shows you exactly what's happening at impact, and for most golfers, it's not what they expect. Contact causes. Ball flight reacts.

First time using TrackMan? Here's how to set up your screen.

Skills — Stock Wedge Ladder (20–50 min)

Mode: Target Practice Club: One wedge only. Distances: 35 / 55 / 75m

4 balls to each distance. Same setup every time. No re-hits.

Track two things per distance:

• Carry distance — are you landing in the right zone?

• Miss size — how far off was your worst ball?

The goal isn't to flush every shot. It's to build a carry reference you can rely on under pressure. Stock shots aren't glamorous. They're the difference between a bogey and a double.

Competition — Wedge Matrix (50–60 min)

Mode: TrackMan Performance Centre → 40–80m Wedge Matrix

Changing targets every 8–10 shots, or even better, randomise the greens. Two numbers to watch:

• Proximity — how close are you finishing on average?

• Shots Gained — on each shot, are you gaining or losing strokes against the field?

Shots Gained puts a number on performance that carry distance alone can't tell you. A shot that finishes 4 metres from a difficult pin is worth more than the same shot to an easy one. The matrix accounts for that, and shows you exactly where wedge distance control is costing you shots.

Session Takeaway

Smaller misses turn doubles into bogeys. Bogeys turn into pars. The compounding value of wedge distance control starts with one thing: knowing your carry numbers instead of trusting your feel.

Your first score is your baseline. Write it down. Come back. Beat it.

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