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The Setup And Swing You Need To Hit Perfect Wedge Shots

Eric Cogorno Golf

2 golfers recommended it · ✓ 2 said it fixed their problem

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Explainer · Intermediate

Setup and swing for good wedge shots, including a dead hand wedge technique.

Part of Improve your wedge play in 5 videos · step 3 of 5

Why golfers recommend it

  • Dead hand wedge, dramatic change
  • High pitch video changed game

Summaries are written by AI from what golfers said about the video.

2 comments from Reddit

u/Lyzandia 2025 · r/golftips · in “Bump and Run Tips Elevated Green”

I was searching this while summer for an answer to that question. My problem (I don't know if it's yours), is that I wasn't confident at all with distances on a high pitch shot (say to an elevated green). But my bump and run I had full confidence in. But there are too many situations where my bump and run fails me, such as shots over bunkers, up a hill, with thick rough intervening, etc. I came across this video …

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u/theRegVelJohnson 2025 · r/golftips · in “Wedge play help ?”

Agree with everyone else: Learn the "dead hand" wedge technique. Pelz, Jason Day, Stricker, etc. all talk about a version of it. The idea is that you take as many variables out of the swing as possible. You control distance with backswing length and club selection only. I started practicing this a month or two ago, and the change has been dramatic. Much easier to gauge distance and get some repeatable shots. …

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