Within 8 inches from 50 yards!

What a fantastic day for golf!  At Laurentide Golf Course, it was bright, warm and sunny.  As I approached the first tee, I decided to focus on my wedge play during today’s round.  Each non-tournament round, I try to focus on a specific part of my game and make sure that I perform this skill the way I practice it.  Well today’s wedge play produced my shot of the day.

I have read many articles from Golf Digest with mixed results.  My suggestion is to focus on the big muscles when executing a pitch shot.  The wrists stay locked, forward of the ball on contact and your shoulder movement creates the speed of the club head.  These three simple things are all I focus upon when using my wedges from within 60 yards.  It can be duplicated and consistently results in a reasonable putt.  Today, my shot of the day was a 50 yard pitched that stopped within in 8 inches of the hole!

My time on the links today was awesome.  I was successful on focusing on my wedge play and relaxed enough to absorb the beauty of my surroundings.  I am a grateful golfer!