The Easiest Way to Control Your Wedge Distances
Distance control, particularly with wedges, is a skill that can only be honed through intentional practice. All of those spectacular shots you see on TV are the result of 100s of hours of practice. However, you are not a professional golfer and do not have hours per day to work on these shots.
Instead, what you should try to do is have a basic understanding of how to manipulate your backswing and follow through to control distance. You will not be perfect by any means, no one is, but you can improve greatly by working on basic technique. And most importantly, controlling the tempo of your swing.
Controlling your wedge distance through proper technique and swing tempo is critical. Especially for those awkward distance wedge shots where you need a half or three-quarter swing. These types of shots are often a struggle with recreational golfers. And because they struggle with half or three-quarter wedge shots, they tend to want to be in full-swing yardages.
Many people even believe that having a full shot will make it easier to shoot a lower score. (Spoiler: they do not.)
The reality is that it is always better to be closer to the hole. You will score better, on average, from 50 yards than you will from 100 yards. The data from places like Arrccos and Shot Scope make this abundantly clear.
