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Short Game · Strategy

Take less loft to release a wedge up a slope

The instructor chooses a 52 with less loft to reduce spin. The ball may release up the slope, and the result got up the slope with the lower-lofted choice.

Channel: Dan Grieve

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Why this context matters

Short pitch to an uphill green where a high-spin wedge would stick short.