Good Day Golf Nuts,
This blog is for all those golfers out there who would like to learn more about the game we love, and how to enjoy it more. Contributors will include Dr. Feel, President and CEO of Feel Golf; one of the leading thinkers in the realm of the short game. He is the creator of the Feel Wedge line, one of the best wedge lines in the world. Feel Golf introduced the 64 degree wedge long before it was fashionable. And this year, Feel introduced the 73 degree!
Here you will be able to ask questions and get real answers about your short game!
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Dr. Feel:::
Long been a fan of your wedges, and lately, your Full Release Grip on my Driver,,,, have heard A LOT of GREAT Buzz about the new 73*, and how the swing should be different on this club, say versus my 56*,,,, have heard I need to approach the swing like my Driver, scares the heck out me, and my playing partners,,,
can you explain the need for such a high lofted club,,,, and how to swing it to correctly take advantage of the engineering in the wedge,,,
many thanks, and the Golf Blog community needs more “experts” such as your self,,,,,
Thank you FL long driver:
In response to the 73 swing being different then for your 56 is not quite correct..
The point we embrace is..the most repeatable swing is a full swing and
we use the driver just for reference.
Anytime you’re in between clubs or try to finesse a half shot or any other variation the mind can play tricks and you will either be long or short, more often than not, just since this is not a swing or thought you use very often. The full swing is the most often repeated swing and the mind understands this and that’s why we refer to using a full swing on the 73.
Distance is controlled by ball placement…front foot for a little flop shot or the rear foot for a full 45-50 yard shot and in between for all other distances.
In bunkers the 73 is like a surgeon’s scapel, regardless of the sand condition, wet or sugar fine.
With todays course agronomy having higher and thicker rough and the fairways tighter, due to new watering restrictions along with the USGA reducing the fairway cut from 3/16’s of an inch to 5/32..the lies are now much tighter than just a few years ago
What this means, is not only giving you more distance off the tee and other shots, but now closer to the green whether in the rough or the fairway. This puts you more often than not..in between clubs, calling for more finesse type of approach shots.
The 73 coupled with our new Full Release grip gives you a new arsenal to keep up with the recent changes in course conditions.
Keep in mind over 50% of your score comes from within 125 yards of the pin.
Hope this helps,
Lee Miller, aka Dr Feel
PGA