Which Wedge? Short Game Club Choices
Which wedge should you use for the different situations around the green? Erika Larkin’s process for assessing the lie, selecting the type of shot and choosing the right club.
Erika Larkin is PGA Director of Instruction at The Club at Creighton Farms in Aldie, Virginia. She is the owner of Larkin Golf LLC and author of A True Swing. Erika was named Middle Atlantic PGA Teacher of the Year 2012, has been ranked the number 1 teacher in Virginia by her peers and Golf Digest since 2014. She is also has been recognized as one of America’s Best Young Teachers by Golf Digest since 2012. She has been featured many times and magazine and appeared on The Golf Channel. Erika is a certified SwingAI Coach where she gives online lessons through the “Play with the Pros” App.
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Which wedge should you use for the different situations around the green? Erika Larkin’s process for assessing the lie, selecting the type of shot and choosing the right club.
In this quick tip Erika Larkin shows how to address the ball at setup so that you hit your driver with an upswing.
Erika Larkin shows how a simple pendulum action combined with moving your weight forward is the simplest path to hitting the ground after the ball consistently.
Erika Larkin explains where you should be looking before you pull the trigger and take your swing.
Get your backswing higher and wider with Erika Larkin’s simple backswing exercise drill.
Are you aiming way left (or right for left handers) to compensate for a wicked slice? Erika Larkin has some great stance and swing path tips to help you straighten your shots and even hit a nice draw.
Erika Larkin shows how If you have a more upright or flatter swing you will need a weaker or stronger grip to square the clubface at impact.
Erika Larkin introduces the ‘Swing Table’. Get your table tilting to match the club you are hitting.
If you don’t have a simulator or launch monitor here are some great ideas for improving your swing from Erika Larkin you can do with just a net or even without a ball.
PGA Instructor Erika Larkin has some ‘handy’ checkpoints to help you make sure that you’re not manipulating your shots with a faulty grip.
If you are hitting a ball that starts out to the right then slices further to the right, you are hitting push slices. Erika Larkin shows how to get your shots back on track.
Erika Larkin shows how to play the perfect punch shot with a low penetrating ball flight when you need to keep the ball under the wind or overhanging branches.
