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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 needs to be rolled. Usually amateur golfers tend to
Ishot to a hole that you attempt to put in a hole or use the same approach shot regardless of the lie of
close to the hole around the fairway or the green. the ball. Around the green, there's a situation where
The approach shot is a shot that takes place within you need to float or roll.
about 100 meters of the distance from the green or
hole, and is an important part of the short game If you look at the set-up position, you will weigh
with putting. Therefore, Wedge-based shots such 65 to 70 percent on your left foot, while your lower
as pitching, sand, and lob wedge are the basis for body and stance will be narrow and your left foot
approach shots, but in actual approach, all clubs will be slightly open. Open it at around 11 o'clock
from wood to putter are used. Professional golfers in the target direction and place the club face in
use three to four wedges to play a short game, the normal square position. In short, it means that
especially a variety of approaches around the green. weight movement and body rotation are made in
Wedge is common in Pitching Wedge, Sandwedge, advance, and when swinging, the ball is impacted
lob wedge and Extra lob wedge. The chipper, the by minimizing movement of the body movement.
middle form of putter and wedge, is also used to
take chip shots, a type of approach shot, around the When you make a triangle and take a chip shot
green. with your arms and shoulders, you can swing with
a down-blow swing while keeping the shape of the
In general, the higher the golf skill, the more triangle intact, shoulders, and upper body move
important it is to understand short games, and thus simultaneously. The most important thing to be
the proportion of short game practice will gradually careful about is not to bend your arms or use your
increase. However, if you look closely at the practice wrists. If you look in the mirror and try your own
range, most weekend golfers focus on driving or chip-shot swing, you'll be able to see if there's a
practicing iron 5 to 7. The percentages are over problem right away.
80 percent. They are curious about the full swing,
but surprisingly, they rarely question the short A running approach is a shot that usually hits the
game. However, there is a fact that golfers are often ball low when the pin is in the back to make it roll a
mistaken. The ultimate goal of the game, golf, is not lot. The set-up method is to place the ball in front of
to make a perfect full swing, but to put the ball into the right foot and position both hands naturally in
the hole cup with a lower score. front of the 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 the stand or slightly to the right. Put more weight on
OB as beginners. If you go out of the field and see if your left foot for a simple swing. Clubs usually used
there's a ball around the green, there are times when for this shot use A (52 degrees) and SW Sandwedge
the slope is very steep. There may be a situation (54,56 degrees). A pitch shot that floats the ball is
where the pin is at the back without obstacles and better than a chip shot that rolls over 30 meters.

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