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[GOLF LESSON]

Different Approach Shots

at Ball’s Positions

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n golf, approach shots mean on-green or close Usually amateur golfers tend to use the same approach
Ishot to a hole that you attempt to put in a hole or shot regardless of the lie of the ball. Around the green,
close to the hole around the fairway or the green. The there's a situation where you need to float or roll.
approach shot is a shot that takes place within about
100 meters of the distance from the green or hole, and If you look at the set-up position, you will weigh 65 to
is an important part of the short game with putting. 70 percent on your left foot, while your lower body and
Therefore, Wedge-based shots such as pitching, sand, stance will be narrow and your left foot will be slightly
and lob wedge are the basis for approach shots, but open. Open it at around 11 o'clock in the target direc-
in actual approach, all clubs from wood to putter are tion and place the club face in the normal square po-
used. Professional golfers use three to four wedges to sition. In short, it means that weight movement and
play a short game, especially a variety of approaches body rotation are made in advance, and when swing-
around the green. Wedge is common in Pitching ing, the ball is impacted by minimizing movement of
Wedge, Sandwedge, lob wedge and Extra lob wedge. the body movement.
The chipper, the middle form of putter and wedge, is
also used to take chip shots, a type of approach shot, When you make a triangle and take a chip shot with
around the green. your arms and shoulders, you can swing with a down-
blow swing while keeping the shape of the triangle in-
In general, the higher the golf skill, the more impor- tact, shoulders, and upper body move simultaneously.
tant it is to understand short games, and thus the pro- The most important thing to be careful about is not to
portion of short game practice will gradually increase. bend your arms or use your wrists. If you look in the
However, if you look closely at the practice range, most mirror and try your own chip-shot swing, you'll be able
weekend golfers focus on driving or practicing iron 5 to see if there's a problem right away.
to 7. The percentages are over 80 percent. They are cu-
rious about the full swing, but surprisingly, they rarely A running approach is a shot that usually hits the ball
question the short game. However, there is a fact that low when the pin is in the back to make it roll a lot. The
golfers are often mistaken. The ultimate goal of the set-up method is to place the ball in front of the right
game, golf, is not to make a perfect full swing, but to foot and position both hands naturally in front of the
put the ball into the hole cup with a lower score. left thigh.

All shots are important in golf, but golfers who are The setting-up of the common approach that we use
more than beginners know the importance of shots the most around the green is placed in the center of
within 100 meters, except when they make a lot of OB the stand or slightly to the right. Put more weight on
as beginners. If you go out of the field and see if there's your left foot for a simple swing. Clubs usually used for
a ball around the green, there are times when the slope this shot use A (52 degrees) and SW Sandwedge (54,56
is very steep. There may be a situation where the pin degrees). A pitch shot that floats the ball is better than
is at the back without obstacles and needs to be rolled. a chip shot that rolls over 30 meters. The shot is slight-

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