I cheat with my wedges : simple golf swing tips

[@MarkCrossfield]

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[@nickskerrett5240]

I made the mistake of telling my mates to watch your videos, now they're getting better too. Thanks Mark!

[@seanhaynes5654]

Hahaha

[@John-boy22]

I love Marks short coaching tips. Best on KZbin!!

[@MarkCrossfield]

Very kind

[@alestev24]

Thank you, what an eye-opener. I have this problem with all my short er clubs, even down to the 7-iron (traditionally lofted). Have to try this right away.

[@SolomonLi]

Great details to keep in mind Mark! I always love these tips… They really push me to practice more!

[@jameswest8681]

This is something I've had a problem with. Thanks for another great video Mark!

[@tag_76]

This video is absolutely brilliant! I've been working on this since seeing something similar on another channel but Mark's explanation is far superior. I've also tried incorporating this type of swing idea into my other non-wedges like the 9i, 8i, and 7i and have seen improvements there too. Really sound advice!

[@TH3P4To]

Mark just watching the last content you uploaded and seeing how you are Striking the ball, can you say you are playing your best golf over the last years? you are hitting it farther, consistently, and crushing your irons and wedges as well... mate your game just evolved...

[@chrisjackson4214]

Wow! Just stepped outside to my net after watching this. Instantly better! Thanks Mark!!

[@MarkCrossfield]

Love it. 👍

[@ruggerboy600]

Another awesome tip, love your style, so easy and simple to do

[@MarkCrossfield]

Thanks for watching.

[@stephenbrown1077]

Excellent explanation Mark. Some of my wedges do go left and leave me wondering why. Good tips to follow up, have saved the video thankyou.

[@MarkCrossfield]

Hope it helps.

[@randymahony8157]

Thank you professor Parfield . I will work on it.

[@paulengebretson6597]

That seems to be the perfect diagnosis for why my 30 -40 yard wedge shots miss left SO often. Thanks

[@MarkCrossfield]

Brilliant, hope it helps

[@steveg7504]

Great content Mark, another great easy drill to get to grips with, understand and practice with noticeable results 👍

[@MarkCrossfield]

Hope it helps steve.

[@stevescaggs5982]

Very good explanation Mark.

[@MarkCrossfield]

Thank you.

[@seegarsmkr]

Thanx Mark. Intuitively I knew these things but in the heat of battle I don't think about it and my miss with irons and approaches is left especially on good strikes. Even on lies where the ball is below my feet I feel like I am almost double crossing and pulling rather than allowing the angles to work for rather than against me.

[@Rogcljon]

Great thanks Mark, that was exactly the video I need 👍

[@Hoggar10]

This is what my chipper has helped with as it's more upright! The feeling of having my hands higher with the chipper has bled into my 50 and 56 degree wedges too

[@stephenmateer1934]

great video mark

[@FF04RDF]

Excellent 👍🏻

[@nielsaxelsson]

I keep forgetting to stand closer and more upright - thanks for the reminder 👍

[@MarkCrossfield]

You are welcome

[@richichichi78]

To encourage a higher upright handle/lower toe setup, do you ever have students take more of a palm grip with their wedges but still a fingers grip for their full shots? If you always encourage a fingers grip, do you try to preset more ulnar deviation at setup to get the handle higher?

[@rajaboes5425]

This is precisely where you excel Mark. Basically simple ideas explained really well.

[@MarkCrossfield]

Thanks 👍

[@peterpallotta2828]

Thanks, Mark -- that was excellent. A question though, re: lie angles. I read once about tour pros, say Ping staffers, who routinely use flatter lies for their wedges than for their irons -- e.g., blue dot for 3-9 irons, and black/red dot for the PW-GW-SW -- since the last thing they need is more 'help' drawing their short irons/wedges. First, is that true -- am I remembering that right? Second, it it is true, do you recommend that for average/decent golfers too? Third, if so, how does that relate with your suggestion for higher hands in the set-up? Thanks again, always fine work.

[@MarkCrossfield]

Fitting wedges to a different lie can totally help. But remember you need to be dynamic with these clubs too.

[@rickcudmore8156]

Also getting fitted for clubs will help with your misses. I was fitted in April last year for irons and the fitter noticed the toe of my irons was up. Once he gave me a club with the proper lie, my ball striking improved greatly. As a lefty I was missing many shots to the right.

[@Chris-yj1zg]

Just back from the range... who'd hav thought it, this works 🤣 great advice as always Mark 👌🏽

[@MarkCrossfield]

Love it. Keep it up bruh.

[@LordWellfleet]

The last bit, dropping the lead foot back, aligns with Julius Boros's approach to this issue: He advocated opening the stance more as the clubs get shorter. Now _that's_ a simple tip! 🙂

[@ericwilmsen5932]

Holding a golf towel between both arm pits will keep your arms connected to your body. Doing that, for some reason also makes me stand slightly taller which is a plus.

[@shakes2966]

I'm constantly pulling my chip shots. gonna try this

[@chadillac1127]

This couldn’t have come at a better time. I’ve been really struggling with my wedges.

[@jamesmc81]

Does choking down on the club not solve alot if this?

[@MarkCrossfield]

It defo helps depending on how the player adjusts set up.

[@JustinMiller-iy5sc]

Have you ever given golf lessons to a seated golfer? I have the same issue pulling my lofted clubs, but play from a SoloRider in a seated position.

[@c0mbat15]

I have to say that I'm baffled by how I am significantly pulling my PW but not my 9i or other higher lofted wedges. I have the Taylormade Stealth irons up to the PW and the Cleveland Smartsole wedges. So there's maybe something about the Clevelands that are preventing the pull. But I'm a bit baffled why I'm not progressively pulling the Stealths a little less as I club up. The PW is an anomaly.

[@trevormorton8415]

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[@jacobmccain8082]

People always comment about how low I hit my wedges and why I can hit a lob wedge from 95 yards when I can barely carry a driver 250. This is how. Arms long, step into front foot and turn while holding the face. That's it.

[@dunksshaw823]

Hi Mark, great content as always. I have been messaged by someone claiming to be you and asking for me to pay for delivery for a prize I have won, thought I should let you know!

[@MarkCrossfield]

It’s a know scam. Thanks for the message

[@randymahony8157]

I've been struggling with this problem and couldn't figure it out. Thanks Mark you shaftoid. Lol

[@MarkCrossfield]

Haha 😂 hope this helps.

[@systemoptimizer3542]

That's a lot of compensating positions and movements to balance out a badly fit lie angle. The simpler solution is to be fit (by a skilled fitter), and have the lie angle adjusted for the player's normal swing. Easier to have one swing for all clubs than to have multiple swings for multiple clubs. Why make the game more difficult with compensating positions and movements (that you'll have to remember and spend extra time practicing) when you can just have the club modified for the setup and swing you already have, and have grooved?

[@MarkCrossfield]

Lie angle changes for wedges defo can help. Even with them these ideas still would apply.

[@davidmcpa]

A little less chatter and more demo of the shots would improve this video.

[@tmoney-fh2yh]

I clicked this for cheat codes.

[@justinmills556]

Could you just bend your lie to help this?

[@Coreadrin]

you can move your hands and stance more upright a hell of a lot more degrees than you can realistically bend a wedge. 1 second on a clock is 6 degrees. Once you get beyond about 3 or 4 it's no go. Even 2 is considered a pretty strong bend flat or upright.

[@MarkCrossfield]

You could depending on how low you get.

[@justinmills556]

@@MarkCrossfield you did a short video on it not too long ago so I’ve been doing the technique changes for my shorter irons. Definitely better at not going left. I was more just curious if bending could help if swing changes were not doing enough for some players?

[@uctpclh]

Not sure why Mark keeps going on about cheating. Nice video though.

[@guyoglesby6677]

Instead of using the word Cheat out of context, why don't you just expand your vocabulary, nice content though.....