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Short Game · Equipment Insight

Drop to a lower-lofted wedge to lower flight

Instead of manipulating ball position, you can lower the flight by simply taking less loft. Going from a 56 down to a 52 lets you more or less keep the same ball position without shoving it too far back, and the loft itself plays the flight down.

Channel: Dan Grieve

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Why this context matters

He carries 52/56/60 wedges and picks the 52 for wind.