This pro’s warm up drill will leave you hitting sticky wedge shots

I’ve all the time been a giant fan of Alex Noren’s quick sport, because the 41-year-old Swede simply appears to discover a approach to rating low.

It is sensible, too, given the truth that he ranks No. 1 in Scrambling on the PGA Tour this season, that means he saves par or higher regardless of lacking greens in regulation (GIR). For any beginner participant who struggles to hit greens — arguably an important stat for bettering scores — Noren’s a superb instance of the best way to nonetheless shoot low when this happens.

But all of it comes right down to mastering your wedge shots and placing.

In the video under (courtesy of Callaway Golf’s YouTube), Noren shares a go-to warm up drill to assist get the contact he wants on his wedge shots earlier than a spherical. Considering his success at getting up-and-down, it is perhaps one thing price making an attempt for your self as effectively!

Try Alex Noren’s warm up drill for improved wedge shots

“We’re going to go through a very simple drill that’ll improve your short game, or for anything under 80 yards,” Noren says.

Noren then addresses a typical drawback that he sees with amateurs when he performs in Pro-Ams: Too a lot scooping.

“There’s a little bit too much scooping out of the bunker, or scooping out of chipping; especially in the rough when they try to put a little bit of spin on the ball,” he says. “So the angle of attack is really important in the short game.”

So what ought to your angle of assault be on wedge shots? Noren prefers one thing greater.

“[Use] a little bit higher angle of attack, so you don’t have to take a massive divot after,” he instructs. “Just getting used to the club going a little bit up and down.”

Using a 56-degree wedge, Noren walks by his warm up drill.

“Put a club [on the ground] one foot behind the ball, which serves as a reminder not to scoop and hit the stick,” he says. “I get above [the club on the ground], and didn’t take a divot. So it’s not all about the divot, it’s just about the angle of attack.”

Noren demonstrates a number of chip shots first, then strikes to extra of a full swing — however nonetheless applies the identical angle of assault whatever the size of his backswing. He then reveals the best way to grasp bunker shots with this drill.

“On a bunker shot, you open the clubface a little bit, you try to get above [the club on the ground], and hit one like you would out of the bunker; getting a little bit of a divot,” he says.

By utilizing this drill from completely different follow areas earlier than a spherical, it’ll give you the mandatory really feel in your wedge shots, work on dialing within the assault angle, and construct your confidence.

“Use this drill about five minutes before a round,” Noren provides. “So when you get out on the course, you’re going to chip it better, be a little better out of the bunker, and your wedges are going to be better.”

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Nick Dimengo

Golf.com Editor