Flighting Wedges Into the Wind // with Gareth Raflewski // Instructor Series

[@robbbranche]

I'm not even sure if I'm allowed to watch, or just listen, without paying …..this is incredible information being dished out FREE FREE FREE!!! Outstanding TXG, can't thank you, and, of course, Gareth, enough for these short game videos...just outstanding gentlemen!! Thank you for sharing! hmmmm….no dart marks today Sir Matt!

[@mattsheehan5033]

Robb Branche Agree! The content is so good and thought provoking!

[@BWen3]

This is too damn good. We don’t deserve you guys.

[@rmgrorders]

Just the heroes we need right now

[@boiler_kh]

I agree this is one of the best videos yet! I would love a longer video from Ian and Matt focused on wind. For many of us in the US, 30mph happens but is rare. I’d love to see a video with impact of 5, 10, 15 mph winds. Those are much more normal conditions and I’d like to see impact into, with and cross winds. Maybe a series of videos? TXG videos are the best on KZbin. I haven’t missed one in last couple months.

[@rwattersjr]

These last two videos with Gareth are pure gold. I’ve replayed them a couple of times with pencil and clipboard taking notes. It’s raining here or I would be out gapping wedges with my hands back!

[@chrisfreitag2603]

Instructor series is fabulous. Knowledge and insight provided by Gareth is extremely helpful and valuable to all golfers. Well done TXG. There’s a reason you are the best. More sessions with Gareth please.

[@jrhstl6769]

Thanks for bringing Garett to the party. I got more out of these last two videos on short game than my 60+ years of playing. Now to the range to practice.

[@kennypelton8407]

That was one of the most unbelievable, eye opening videos, I have ever seen! Great job!!!

[@t3golf]

I was on the left side of the fairway yesterday with about 125 yd approach with a tree over hanging the fairway about 30 yds ahead of me. The branches were fairly high, but not high enough. I thought about this lesson and the concepts in it & put them to work. I stuck my PW to 4 feet & made birdie. Only bird of the day. Thank you gentlemen. That’s the shot that’s going to bring me back next round.

[@seancook2264]

I need to watch this video every time before I go out any play in the wind. Made some of these errors playing in a 3-5 club gusting wind the other weekend. Great video and excellent source of “the truth”! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@markc3653]

Great video for hitting into the wind. This video absolutely was a major contributor and helping me when my foursome this weekend playing in 20 mile an hour plus winds Thanks guys for useful content!

[@robertshaw797]

Great early season refresher! Will be back to watch next year!

[@GSHOCKOUTDOORS]

You did it again! I think THIS video is your most useful to date.

[@BHollywood7]

Another great video guys, especially useful for those of us stuck here on the West coast of Scotland.

[@brianyoung3]

I've been working on flighting shots for a couple of years now. I grew up in a place where wind wasn't much of a thing. Now in my 50's (6 hcp), I had figured out to deloft, ball back, swing easy and take a lot more club but my success had been mixed to be kind. You've filled in a lot of the gaps. Thank you. Can't wait to try it out.

[@rmgrorders]

Gents. Took this on the course yesterday. Worked so well. I showed a friend and he did it too. 30mph wind. Thank you!

[@williamcampbell8985]

Another brilliant lesson. Truly top quality from TXG and Gareth. Looking forward to the rest of the week.

[@GreatEighp]

I thought the title said "Fighting wedges into the wind" and I definitely thought CAN RELATE! Lol

[@michaelcenter7829]

This information is great. Listening to this helps in my discussions with my instructor. I get the best of both worlds. Absolutely brilliant. Please keep up the guests.

[@TimG907]

I went out on the course the other day and had a par 3 into strong wind. I went 3 clubs stronger because of this video. Ball landed pin-high. Thank you! Keep up the great work gentlemen!

[@p1miguel999]

Playing in wind 15-30 mph tomorrow morning. Perfect time to view this video👍🏼. Thanks TXG always a good view

[@rp6163]

Intellectually stimulating + course applicable = 👍👍👍

[@markmc65]

Brilliant! So many lessons to learn. Need to watch this over and over!

[@razor7241]

I have been having lots of trouble chipping and pitching for some time (kinda yippy). I played today and tried Gareth’s method (moved the handle back at address) and DRAMATICALLY improved my pitching! Great stuff Gareth. Thanks a lot to Gareth and TXG for having him! You guys are the BEST!

[@joshuamoon1430]

By far one of the most informative series of videos from a technical to an application standpoint. Phenomenal content and hats off to Gareth!

[@pmac6062]

Been from the UK the wind is brutal at times. This is youtube video gold. Well done guys

[@CDMac24BB]

This is absolutely phenomenal information. Loving this series with Gareth. You're going to have a whole legion of Raflewski cadets running around North America with their ½, ¾ and full distances inked onto their wedges with a sharpie.

[@simono6520]

Great video as always - I always struggle in the wind - its so hard to resist hitting harder as your whole brain is telling you to do just that. One more point though: Wind speed tends to increase from the ground up - at least up to a hundred feet or so. Its called the wind gradient. Ground friction tends to slow the flow down near to the ground and then as the friction effect get less higher up the flow is more laminar and faster. Hitting over the brow of a hill increases this effect - as a paraglider pilot we called this compression. The wind over a ridge gets compressed as it goes over the brow and so speeds up - just like river water speeding up through a narrows straight or "rapids". Some more reasons why golf is so damn complicated!

[@nickmarr1]

I’ve learnt more there in less than 20 mins than 20 years of trial and (mostly) error on the course. Superb, gents. 👍🏻

[@P3T3R0U1]

What terrific content you give us. Absolutely priceless.

[@bamburo1]

Sheer gold. As good as it gets!. Great work.

[@mootrail9487]

Wow, excellent vid and the most concise and easy to understand approach I have seen from any instructor.

[@robertmayer1497]

Thank you gentlemen for your generosity in sharing your knowledge. I have learned so much in the last two video posts.

[@thevisionaryelitist]

Boys, this is absolute gold dust. One of the best to date :)

[@Amir91269]

Much more of this! Best video on this subject. Ever.

[@leefitzsimmons7043]

One of the best videos I’ve seen in a long time. 💚 Pretty much every sim video on KZbin is perfect conditions...add the wind shows the audience what is required to hit the right shot. You need more of these videos. Driver cross wind L to R & R to L comparison pitch shots down vs into wind 190 yard normalised into vs down

[@bobbyk3469]

By far the best series I've seen. So much knowledge between these 3. Can't wait to get out and practice this stuff.

[@dustinmize994]

This series is pure gold, i think everyone can take and implement these lessons. Love it!

[@nigelday001]

another level .. thank you TXG ....

[@myopenmind527]

Welcome to my world I play my golf in the west of Ireland 🇮🇪. Here it’s rare to get a day when the wind isn’t a huge factor on the course. A two and three club wind are commonplace. This was a great lesson and I’m impressed how accurately the simulation worked on producing real world outcomes. The only difference is that Matt should also find it hard to stand up straight and keep his balance in the wind whilst playing these shots.

[@garethhill1968]

Thanks TXG and Gareth. Great information which will help me a lot 👍

[@parnopsiripornpak5632]

Very valuable info from all of you. Thank you so much.

[@jeffgiles4330]

I would love a Peter Kostis-like swing analysis on Matt's swing. It's such a unique and powerful move I'm sure a lot of people could benefit seeing how he creates his power! Great vid, as always!

[@paulhudson2293]

I'm not sure many people could create that amount of power. The flexibility of the guy is incredible! You can't see it some much from the down-the-line camera, but side on, it's ridiculous!

[@RyuHayabusa9000]

That's why I've started following Larry Cheung and changing my swing (for the 20th time) to match his teaching. Low stress on the body, consistency, and power. I swear this is my last swing change ever....

[@drkside53]

Antoine Thibault Sure it is🙄

[@TLRChad]

2:57 "I'll catch it"....shouldn't have been drinking coffee at that moment. I learn really well from guys like Gareth. Obviously very knowledgeable, but has a great personality to go with it. The kind of guy I like to learn from.

[@xreyuk]

I think this is the best video I’ve seen from you guys. As a links golfer who plays in heavy winds it was very informative!

[@clintedwards7766]

How good is this!!! Definitely worth the wait

[@gomarky]

This is now my favorite video from you guys. Super interesting and helpful. Well done guys!

[@stlc3415]

Love this tutorial... Keep up the great work. The last one I have not been able to get through yet since it is sooooo long!

[@HT2791]

This video with Gareth just completely explained why I couldn't hit the green into the wind while clubbing up only 1 club. The whole concept of a lower height = less time in the air (with an approach shot) seems so obvious but I never really executed with it properly. Thanks guys!

[@madtrad]

Brilliant - so helpful and it actually reminds me of what my dad and grandad taught me to do growing up in East Lothian, Scotland. No choice here but to learn this but the way this is explained will be transformational for people’s games

[@rdickens1]

Great video! Love the instructor series!!!

[@claytonjoseph9408]

Great video-learning while having fun, priceless

[@simbaroberts8210]

Best instruction video I’ve seen.

[@gmuzz]

Having grown up in Ayrshire I loved this! Great to see someone from the other side of the pond who is used to smashing it 350yards struggling with the wind off the Clyde.

[@noodle3872]

This video will definitely help my wind game! Awesome!

[@Joetweddall]

I am so prone to not taking enough club when into the wind, and never learning my lesson time after time, this will definitely help towards my 2020 goals!

[@robguenther1648]

So I had the privilege of playing the Stanley Thompson 18 at Banff Springs last Friday. The wind alternated between still, light gusts, and Hard gusts. It was mountain golf at its finest. I was on the tee of a par 3, 121 yards, solid gap wedge. Just as I was ready to pull the trigger, a BIG gust of wind came up and rather than back off and wait, I hit it. The ball went up and I swear it came back to me. It went 60 yards max. I immediately thought of this video. Ive watched it a few times since and it is getting saved to my lessons play list going forward.

[@lawlessplays5098]

This was great. I played in 30 mph winds on Sunday here in Texas, and I was having to hit 7i into what is normally a PW-9i. Thanks for another great video guys!

[@geemac979]

How good is the advice from Gareth? Matt is a sponge and I really appreciate his honesty regarding his shot weakness ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@steveluria8341]

awesome video !! It's been super windy at my range lately and I can't wait to go and hits some balls now. Thanks!

[@reganworld]

Fantastic video guys. We play links most of time and use 10kmh into as needing one extra club. 30mph = 48kmh, so you need 5 clubs extra. Exactly as Matt found here. Good to see that vindicated.

[@deuce3811]

This is awesome. Absolutely awesome

[@austinlauer1910]

Awesome guys!!! Explains why into the wind I typically miss way left. Trying to hit that rope hook is too unpredictable.

[@tomohara1350]

Best video I have seen in a while!

[@ryansones1626]

Seriously must have been 3 bowlers and another 3 Trackman employees disliked this video. Great content boys! Gareth was a great addition as well!

[@ipsc2alpha]

Wow. Great lesson.

[@JT-xs4br]

Oh I am trying this tomorrow! Brilliant stuff!!

[@jeffturner1774]

Flat out excellent video gents.

[@x14pro]

Great lesson! Thank you guys!!!

[@chrisdoty8824]

Awesome video. Keep up the great job

[@jayfangRSA]

Matt is great "straight man" for the lessons. Can adapt to the lesson smoothly but no so "automatically" that us hackers can't relate. Makes the adjustments really clear

[@aidangriffiths5075]

This is so cool. Love it

[@anthonycsimmons7215]

That was truly amazing,thanks for the great info gang.

[@davefawkes8884]

Love this video guys 👌🏻

[@warrenkrahe4452]

Great information guys, thank you.

[@kourt2469]

I know this wasn't necessarily "club fitting" but this was one of my favorite videos so far. Extremely useful information to take to the golf course. Would love to see you test the affect of different lies, uphill, downhill, sidehill. Do you take more club when going uphill or do you take less because your hitting up on the ball and it's going to spin less, etc. Would love to see answers to those questions.

[@wally6193]

Well I hope you have Gareth on again, very informative, thanks.

[@jeffgrove1862]

It was a very good instruction video, Thank you it will help me .

[@andybibby4091]

Brilliant video guys, love it 👍

[@putting63]

Great video Love all your content but these kind of instructional videos are brilliant So different to what is being put out there by anyone; (which is a great thing) Keep up the great work 👊🏻⛳

[@sshadow2]

First... ...the admit wind is the bane of me. Where I live it can get pretty windy regularly. Great video for nearing the start of the golf season in the North East US.

[@hakanwesterdahl9324]

Great video 🇸🇪👍 Keep up the good work guys

[@kevinrae3299]

This is proper learning , well done guys 👍

[@shawnmichael9503]

Great post! Loved it.

[@flyer737sw]

Awesome video guys. I was always taught that a good rule of thumb is 1 more club for every 8mph of wind 👍

[@davidcullen3578]

Love it, love it!!

[@joewhite6222]

When you grow up playing links golf you really forget just how hard it is ! Great video Guys

[@robsmith8862]

at last Matt is hitting the ball as far as me! great video guys.

[@jcripley5425]

😂 Maybe his swing reviews should always be into a 30mph headwind so it normalizes for the viewers.

[@kplevelpar]

Golden - loved it

[@dougmael]

This is GREAT for me (even though I am a far better than average “wind player”), as my wife and I will be going to Northwest England and Scotland next summer, and I will be playing Royal Liverpool (a/k/a Hoylake), Royal Birkdale, Turnberry’s Ailsa Course .... and Royal Troon during our trip. The reason that I say I’m a better than average wind player is because I play a lot of bad weather golf in wind, rain, etc. (we played in 35 to 40 MPH winds at 39* F. Last Friday and I shot 3 over par). My key is taking at least 3 extra clubs into the wind and flighting the ball down, and clubbing down by several clubs with the wind at my back when hitting my approach shots. It works well for me.

[@donnachalyons3904]

South West Coast of Ireland normally play 1 club for 8mph of headwind and 1or 2 two for tailwind aswell as flight control. 117 is my standard wedge, would probably hit 7 or 6 into 30 mph. We have 2 par 3's which play into and down prevailing wind. 8th is about 165 yards to middle of green normal wind is 1club down wind, I play it 155 yrds 7 iron. I have played wedge to gap with gale behind and gale into hit baby driver or soft 3 wood. Haven't got out this year due to the rain and storms. Great series guys.

[@tylerfj24]

Great Video!

[@TheOgieone]

Excellent info! Shocked to see how much distance is lost to a strong winds.

[@tiggerwoods8829]

You guys are just phenomenal! A veritable mother lode of data. THANKS!!!!

[@ReedServices]

Valuable lesson. It was fun to see long-baller RoboMatty work it out.

[@joakimuvegard3911]

Wow great video TXG👍

[@academysalon8013]

Fantastic video, really gained a lot. Playing at Craigielaw tomorrow so will try it as it’s always 40mph there. 👍🏻

[@chrischampion727]

This is 💰💰💰! Reminds me of the first day with my new irons (MP18-SC) at my local range late last Spring. Hitting into a 20 mph headwind, (for reference 21* hybrid was flying 180 and its normally my 215 club), so I spent an hour playing around trying to hit all of my shiny new irons 100 yds. I had more fun and probably got more out of that then just banging away at 6 irons. 😁

[@sharkhark]

Truth be told I've always been good in to wind but I would easily swallow ego and take way more club usually 3 More. But i felt inside although it worked that I wasn't doing it right that I should man up. Reality is that I needed that much extra. Eye opening. I've been doing fine all this time

[@jqpiper]

Excellent vid

[@whiskerrub]

I appreciate Gareth spending time with you two (guess we should warned Gareth that meals are provided from McD’s coupons sent in from subs) and passing on some very valuable knowledge. But making Camera3 stand holding a Dyson fan and then suggesting he climb up the flag pole to measure wind speed... you two need help. #txgrealitylab 👍🎥3