My address system
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Try my ‘address system’ to control your wedge distances. With ‘address one’, set up with a clubhead’s width between the middle of your feet, stand a little closer to the ball with your hands down towards the bottom of the grip, and keep about 60 per cent of your weight on your left foot. Now you should feel a natural end point to your backswing – you cannot get your left arm to go any further back. From here, you can gently rotate through the shot, which should travel about 30 yards with a 56° wedge. 2
With ‘address two’, have your feet two clubheadwidths apart and your hands in the middle of the grip. Stand a little further away from the ball, but keep your weight on your left foot. The natural end point of your backswing should reach a little higher (9 o’clock), allowing for a longer pitch of about 50 yards.
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With ‘address three’, set up with your feet the width of three clubheads apart and position your hands almost at the top of the grip. Stand a little further away from the ball again. The natural end point of your backswing should now feel longer – but not a full swing – and allow you to pitch the ball approximately 70 yards.