Wedge distance control in Golf

Reviewer One of the sharper explanations out there of why the clock system alone isn't enough - and what to add to it.

Moderator Directly critiques and improves the standard 'clock system' for wedge distances by isolating the missing variable (swing speed) - precisely the mechanics of wedge distance control.

Reviewer This is the one to actually watch - Pelz gives you the mechanic, the pressure trap most players fall into, and a drill you can run this weekend.

Moderator About as on-topic as it gets - literally Dave Pelz explaining that backswing length determines carry distance, demonstrating on a calibration station built for exactly this, and adding the pressure/adrenaline angle most instructors never mention. Every part of this segment serves the topic.

Reviewer Genuinely elite insight into building and using a wedge yardage system, not generic tips.

Moderator Rory walks through his own three-wedges-times-three-lengths yardage system and how trajectory/shot shape changes for front vs. back pins - this is a tour pro's actual working approach to wedge distance control.

Reviewer Real depth here - explains why the mechanic matters and gives a feel-based way to build it.

Moderator Directly and entirely about the specific mechanism (forward shaft lean at impact) that drives both solid contact and distance control on wedges, with pro video analysis (Howell, Woods, Wie) and club-design reasoning for why wedges specifically need it.

Reviewer Simple system, real numbers, real credibility.

Moderator The clock system is one of the most established, specific methods for wedge distance control that exists. Dead center on topic.

Reviewer The most complete, usable clock-system breakdown here -- enough detail to actually build your own yardage chart.

Moderator Extensive, detailed clock-system breakdown plus trajectory control for wind -- all wedge distance control, start to finish.

Reviewer Genuinely practical - a system you could take straight to the range.

Moderator Entirely built around one simple, repeatable system (three lead-arm reference lengths per wedge = nine distances) for controlling wedge distance. Exactly the sub-skill, nothing else.

Reviewer Practical, hands-on coaching that ties technique directly to real yardages - a bit chatty but genuinely useful.

Moderator A real coaching session on pitch-shot setup and the 'hinge and hold' technique, explicitly tied to specific carry yardages (28-40 yards) within the 30-80 yard wedge range named in the title. Squarely wedge distance control, taught live with corrections.

Reviewer Thorough and well-reasoned, if a little rambling - a real method for mapping your wedge distances.

Moderator Full explanation of a clock-face swing-length system plus how to build a personal yardage chart with a launch monitor, applied specifically across the wedge set (46/50/54/58). Squarely wedge distance control.

Reviewer As good as it gets — go build this matrix with your own wedges this week.

Moderator This is the platonic ideal of the skill — building a wedge yardage matrix using a clock-face system (8/9/10 o'clock swing lengths) across three wedges, verified with real carry numbers.

Reviewer Best-organized wedge-distance lesson here — pick a system and go use it.

Moderator A full survey of distance-control systems (body parts, clock face, shoulder turn, shaft stickers, percentage of full swing) — nothing but wedge distance control from start to finish.

Reviewer One of the better ones in this batch - explains why your 'consistent' backswing isn't actually consistent, and gives you a real fix.

Moderator Excellent, focused content - explains the speed-based 60-60-60 system, explicitly compares it to the clock system, and pinpoints the exact amateur leak it's solving (consistent backswing length but inconsistent clubhead speed inside it). Demonstrated live across three wedges with real carry numbers showing the overlap you'd actually use on course. Every minute of this is about controlling distance.

Reviewer Solid, complete clock-system lesson -- the shaft-tape tip is a nice practical touch.

Moderator The definitive clock-system explainer -- quarter/half/3-quarter/full, all wedge distance control.

Reviewer Real numbers make this one stick — a simple system you can start using today.

Moderator Entirely about a specific distance-control method — choking down on the grip — with the mechanism (shorter/stiffer shaft = less speed = less distance) explained and measured.

Reviewer Great lesson — watch the numbers tighten up as the hinge comes down. This is how you actually teach distance control.

Moderator This is a real lesson entirely about controlling wedge distance via wrist hinge — how much hinge to use on 40-56 yard shots and why less hinge means more precision. Dead center of the skill.

Reviewer Simple, correct cue -- turn through it, don't steer it with your hands.

Moderator Whole clip stays locked on the exact problem: controlling a shortened wedge swing so you don't balloon it or decelerate into a chunk. Names the common miss (too big a backswing, then bailing out with the body), then gives one drill (pelvic punch) built specifically to fix distance control. Never wanders into full-swing mechanics or general short game.

Reviewer A legit, more intuitive alternative to the clock system -- worth trying if the clock never stuck for you.

Moderator Whole video is a complete alternative system for wedge distance -- body checkpoints, setup, and rotation, all built for distance control.

Reviewer Good stuff - two legit systems, live yardage proof, and an honest 'here's why I switched' from the guy teaching it.

Moderator Dead center of the topic - he lays out two full systems (9:00-plus-an-inch-per-10-yards, and the classic clock face) and actually validates both on a launch monitor with real numbers. Back half drifts into fixing a steep swing path with a tennis ball and alignment rods, which is strike-quality work more than distance-control work, but that's a minority of the clip.

Reviewer Great system — find your 50, then build the rest of the ladder around it.

Moderator This is the skill, textbook — a body-position system (hip/belt/belly button/sternum/chest/shoulder/neck/ear) for dialing in different wedge distances with one club. Exactly the kind of system a player builds for wedge distance control.

Reviewer Practical system, and they actually test it against real yardages instead of just talking theory.

Moderator This is literally the wedge distance control system being built live — body-part-to-swing-length mapping, tested against real yardage targets. Dead center of the sub-skill.

Reviewer The bounce point alone makes this worth watching — genuinely useful nuance.

Moderator Entirely about setup and technique for precise short wedge shots (40-70 yards) — stance, ball position, using bounce, swing length. On-topic throughout.

Reviewer Real coaching, real fixes -- weight forward, quiet lower body, straight arms.

Moderator Real lesson exchange, not a highlight reel -- coach is diagnosing Paula's exact weight distribution, arm structure, and wrist action for shots inside 50 yards, then generalizing the fix. Stays on distance control and consistency for short shots the whole time.

Reviewer Great starting system if you've never measured your wedge yardages before - just know real life adds some wrinkles the simple math doesn't cover.

Moderator This is the percentage-based system taught cleanly: find your full-swing number per wedge, do the math for 50%, calibrate a visual landmark for that half-swing. Deliberately skips swing mechanics because 'everybody's technique is different,' which keeps it locked on distance control the whole way through instead of wandering into a swing lesson.

Reviewer Simple, hard, and it works: hit each wedge a bit farther than the last without running through the back fringe, and try to beat your count next time. Use two tees if you can't get on a green.

Moderator A short-game practice game built around distance: hit wedges between the front and back fringe (or two tees 20-25 yards apart), each ball having to finish farther than the last without going through the back line. It trains landing the ball at a chosen distance, which is the sub-skill itself.

Reviewer The low/medium/high game is a genuinely good way to train distance control.

Moderator A real coaching session drilling low/medium/high wedge trajectories at set yardages in a scoring game — entirely about controlling wedge distance and shape.

Reviewer Good insight if you can get past the rambling - a swing length you can repeat beats trying to manually feel out a speed.

Moderator Core message is exactly on topic: control comes from repeatable club head speed and strike quality, achieved through swing length rather than consciously speeding up or slowing down. He proves the point live with trackman speed numbers on repeated swings. Rambly delivery, but the content itself never leaves the subject.

Reviewer Good, simple drill — the kind of thing that actually fixes chunky/thin distance control issues.

Moderator Squarely about wedge/pitch distance control — a specific drill (towel under both armpits) to fix inconsistent yardage on pitch shots by syncing arms to torso.

Reviewer Good follow-up — adds the practice-mentality angle on top of the technique.

Moderator Continuation of the same low/medium/high wedge game at 70 yards, plus a discussion of practice mentality (birdie-or-nothing) for distance control specifically.

Reviewer One consistent swing, distance changed by how far you choke down: an inch per 10 yards for him. Good starting point, but you'll have to find your own numbers on the range.

Moderator A one-swing system for 30-70 yard wedges: keep the swing the same (hands to about 9 o'clock) and change the distance by how far you grip down, about an inch per 10 yards. 30 yards is choked all the way down, 50 yards is two inches up. Squarely about controlling wedge distance.

Reviewer The high-handicap-vs-low-handicap contact diagnosis is sharper than most videos bother to get.

Moderator This excerpt is entirely about contact quality (ball position, head position) as the prerequisite to distance control -- genuinely necessary groundwork for the skill, but the 'distance control system' promised in the title hasn't actually started yet by the time the transcript cuts off.

Reviewer Interesting to eavesdrop on how a good player calibrates his feel, but you'll have to reverse-engineer the lesson yourself - it's not spelled out for you.

Moderator This is genuinely a wedge distance session start to finish - coach and player working through Shawn's personal calibration (glove off under 65-70, lead arm to a consistent spot, varying follow-through for effort). There's a chunk in the middle about fixing his steep angle of attack with an alignment rod and a tee, which is swing-path/strike work, not distance control itself, and a stray TV broadcast clip gets spliced in that has nothing to do with anything. Still, the bulk of the runtime is squarely about how he dials in yardages.

Reviewer Solid outline to work from, but it's the trailer, not the movie - you'll need more than this to actually execute it.

Moderator Stays right on the topic - technique basics for partial shots, calibrating your numbers with a launch monitor, then a gamified practice method. All three steps are squarely about building a distance-control system.

Reviewer Sounds like a real technique cue from a credible coach.

Moderator Caption is specifically about controlling wedge trajectory as the mechanism for distance control - accurate and on-topic, from a known golf coach (Jess Ratcliffe).

Reviewer Clear setup and feel for the knockdown wedge, plus the two misses it fixes (thin and fat). You'll still need to work out your own yardages.

Moderator Setup and swing feel for a low, knocked-down wedge: slightly closed stance with the trail foot dropped back, ball back, pressure on the lead foot, body-led with little wrist hinge or arm lift, short finish. The aim is control of trajectory, spin and distance, especially into wind. On topic through flight control; it isn't about how far a given swing goes.

Reviewer Good practice idea, doesn't teach you how to control distance.

Moderator A genuine wedge-distance-control practice game with a scoring system, directly about controlling distance in practice, even if it's a drill format rather than a technique lesson.

Reviewer Good drill, legitimately helps control even if indirectly.

Moderator Addresses wedge control through strike quality and divot depth rather than a swing-length system, but he explicitly ties it to gaining 'way more control over your wedges' - a real, if indirect, angle on distance control.

Reviewer Thin caption so far, but from a legitimate coach.

Moderator On-topic (wedge distance control) and attributed to a named golf coach (Chris Johnson), though the caption itself is a fairly generic opening line.

Reviewer Three useful cues for hitting it lower: ball middle to slightly back, clubhead in line with the hands, room for the trail elbow. Doesn't show you how to turn it into dialled-in yardages.

Moderator How to hit a lower flighted wedge: ball middle to slightly back, clubhead in line with the hands on the way down, and room for the trail elbow. Framed as a route to more predictable distance and extra spin. On the skill through trajectory control; it doesn't get into calibrating yardages.

Reviewer Clear on setup, but doesn't get into how you actually control the distance.

Moderator This is about wedge SETUP (stance width, ball position, grip-down, face angle) rather than the actual distance-control mechanism — useful supporting info but it's not teaching you how to dial in 30 vs 60 yards, just how to address the ball for a finesse shot.

Reviewer Entertaining, but you'll walk away with fragments, not a system.

Moderator Genuine wedge-distance discussion is in here -- clock system vs feel, always accelerating, anchoring off your full-swing yardage -- but it's wrapped inside course-vlog banter and shot celebration, so the on-topic density is lower than the dedicated lesson videos.

Reviewer All promise, no payoff in what's here.

Moderator Clearly framed around a specific yardage wedge shot and club selection by skill level - on topic, but this excerpt is just the setup/hook.