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MrMan asked in SportsGolf · 9 years ago

Why do I always skull my lob wedge?

When I take a full swing with my 60 degree 4 bounce lob wedge, I skull 'em very often.

Why is that? Can I adjust the club in some way, or maybe put the ball somewhere else in my stance?

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  • ajst22
    Lv 5
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    No, placing it further forward won't help, it could make it worse since when you more it forward, the bottom edge will stick up more. If anything move it back. Then you won't hit the ball with your leading edge. Full iron and wedge shots should have the ball position center in your stance. But here is a drill I came up with by myself when I was topping my irons. At the range I noticed a tee pushed all the way in (so you can just see the top). I then got a good idea to try to hit into the ground just enough so that the tee would go flying. This worked great for me and the next round I shot my best score, mainly because of my irons. Just take a few crappy tees (broken ones will be fine) and stick them all the way into the ground as I described. Then take full shots and try to dig just enough to get the tee out of the ground. It will teach you how to dig just enough/take perfectly sized divots. It is important to take divots on all shots (except driver) and they should start at or just before where the ball is.

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  • 9 years ago

    I used to have the same problem it's frustrating. What i did was put the ball in the back of my stance right before my back foot. When i first started taking practice swing i felt like i was duffing it , this is normal you are supposed to take a big divot with a lofted club. Make sure with wedges your tempo isn't as fast as it would be with your driver or even your long irons. It'll take some times just practice with it. Hope this helps.

  • 9 years ago

    Lots of reasons, ball too forward in your stance, you're "flipping" your hands at the bottom of the swing, you're trying to hit the club off a too tight of lie, or at the bottom of the swing you raise your arms and hands up towards your chest, (Alligator arms).

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Put the ball in line with your back big toe, and try to hit the ball and the take a Divot.

    Source(s): All conference high school golfer.
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  • 9 years ago

    ajs method will help you use hand eye coordination to help you but

    your not clearing your left side before impact causing you to flip

    put your left foot against a wall, your left shoulder should also almost touch the wall. move your clubhead to touch the wall and notice how you can't get your hands there at the same time, "this is the cause of thin shots" unless you turn your shoulders and face the wall, this is called clearing your right side

    Source(s): wait till you see how this also helps your drives scratch
  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Put it in the center of your stance and push your hands forward until they are on front of the ball this will make you hit farther behind the ball

  • E
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Try placing it further ahead in your stance and make sure you're not coming "up" through impact. You've got to hit down and underneath the ball.

  • Julian
    Lv 5
    9 years ago

    put it in the back of your stance and swing small untill you get good enough to make full swings.

  • 9 years ago

    more det.

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