Pitching
Full Wedge Yardage Book
A pitching drill for the Recruiting stage, on the range, in about 30 minutes.
Builds precise distance control across the wedge set by maintaining a real, personal distance chart instead of guessing carry numbers.
- Standard
- Solo
- Recruiting
Equipment
- wedge set
- 20+ balls
Demonstration
Dial in Your Wedge Distances with Mark Blackburn | Titleist Tips by Titleist
Video by Titleist on YouTube. Not affiliated with GolfNexus.
Steps
- 01Hit a set of shots with each wedge at a consistent, repeatable swing length.
- 02Record the actual carry distance for each swing length and club combination.
- 03Update the personal yardage chart with the results.
- 04Re-test each wedge distance periodically through the season.
- 05Note any distance that has drifted since the last test.
Target
Try to keep every logged distance within your own normal range from the last test.
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