Monthly Focus: Wedges & Consistency

This Month’s Theme: Control the Golf Ball

 

Good golf is not about perfect shots — it’s about predictable shots.

 

The fastest way to lower scores is to improve from inside 150 yards, where wedges, ball control, and decision-making matter most.

 

This month emphasizes:

• Wedge distance control

• Predictable ball flight

• Balance and tempo

• Consistency over power

If you can control a wedge, every other club becomes easier.

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Why This Matters

Most high school golfers lose strokes because they:

• Don’t know their true wedge distances

• Swing wedges too hard or too soft

• Miss greens from scoring range

• Lose balance with the driver

• Chase perfect shots instead of repeatable ones

This month addresses those issues directly.

You will learn:

• Your real wedge carry distances

• Your natural shot shape

• How to adjust trajectory when needed

• How to swing the driver under control

The goal is not highlight shots.
The goal is reliable golf.

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What We’re Training

• Wedges → distance control and tighter dispersion

• Ball flight → fades, draws, and straight shots

• Driver balance → controlled speed

• Putting under pressure → fewer wasted strokes

Everything you train this month shows up on the scorecard.

 

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February Workout

 

Practice Session A – Wedges + Putting (60–75 min)

Range (30–40 min)

• Wedge gapping (PW, GW, SW, LW)
  • Record carry distance
  • Note dispersion pattern
• Emphasis: Stock swings only (no partial)

Putting (25–35 min)

• 3–6–9 ladder (4 locations)
• Random one-ball putting to finish

 

Practice Session B – Ball Control + Driver (60–75 min)

Range (35–45 min)

• Tiger 9-shot drill (7-iron) – fades, draws, and straight shots
  • Focus on learning your natural path
  • Do not chase perfection

• Driver balance work:
  • Hit 10drives - Hold your finish 3 seconds (if you can't, you're swing too hard)
  • 80% of fastest swing speed only (should improve  contact)
  • Feet-together drill – GREAT for tempo and turn

Putting (20–30 min)

• Random one-ball putting only

 

Practice Session C – Short Game Scoring (45–60 min)

Chipping (30–40 min)

• Trajectory control (high vs low) - You can move ball back in stance to keep ball lower with more shaft lean to keep ball lower. Move the ball forward with a more neutral shaft lean for higher shots.  

• 20-ball up-and-down challenge - Goal: 1 of 3 = success.If you can’t get out on course and do this drill, simply count any chip within three feet as a make and anything outside of 3 feet as a miss.

Putting (15–20 min)

• Inside-5-foot pressure putts

 

Optional Practice Session D – Light / Recovery

(Recommended if your practicing 4x/week)

• Putting only
• Random one-ball putting
• Lag putting
• No range balls required

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Hole Number	Name:		Fairways and Greens		Up and Downs			Putting		Penalty
	Score For Hole	Strokes from inside 150	Fairway Hit	GIR	From Fringe	From Sand	Rough around Green	Total Putts	6 Ft Makes / Miss	H20, OB, etc.
Hole 1
Hole 2
Hole 3
Hole 4
Hole 5
Hole 6
Hole 7
Hole 8
Hole 9
Totals

We cannot all have beautiful swings, but we can all learn to lower our scores. The first step is committing to meaningful practice sessions that focus on the parts of the game that most directly affect scoring. That’s how our range workouts were developed.

 

The purpose of our stat sheet is simple: identify where strokes are being lost so improvement becomes intentional, not accidental. Our stat sheet is designed to bring clarity to your game by tracking the metrics that matter most. When you understand where you are losing strokes, you can practice with purpose, make smarter decisions on the course, and turn weaknesses into strengths.

 

Statistics such as fairways hit and greens in regulation only have real value when paired with an understanding of your shot dispersion. You must know your patterns so you can aim intelligently. You are still going to hit bad shots from time to time—golf is not a game of perfect—but matching club selection and target to your dispersion will produce better outcomes and, just as importantly, greater confidence over the ball.

 

Beyond overall score, we track how many shots it takes to hole out from inside 150 yards. The number we are chasing is three. From this distance, bogeys should be rare.

 

If bogeys are happening inside 150 yards, the objective is not to overlook them—it is to diagnose the cause. Is the issue ball striking – you can fix that? Is it poor aim or target selection – you can fix that? Is it putting – you can fix that? Once identified, you can attack the correct area in practice instead of guessing or worse yet getting frustrated about it. This is how disciplined players eliminate wasted strokes and convert scoring opportunities into pars.

 

The chart also tracks up-and-downs from within 30 yards of the green. Since even great players miss greens, this metric measures how effectively you recover. Strong golfers do not panic after a missed green; they rely on sound decisions, predictable wedge contact, and dependable putting to either save par or avoid big numbers. Great rounds are built as much on smart recovery as they are on quality ball striking.

 

Finally, we track your putts, because putting is the final piece of the scoring puzzle. Avoiding three-putts is essential, but special emphasis is also placed on the six-foot range — the distance where scores can drop quickly. Consistently converting these putts turns good holes into pars, protects your score after missed greens, and builds the kind of confidence that carries through an entire round.

 

When you track what truly matters, practice becomes smarter, decisions become clearer, and lower scores begin to follow.

 

Explanation of Stat Sheet:

FW Hit – Record a ✓ when your tee shot finishes in the fairway. If you miss, draw an arrow showing the miss direction (← Left / → Right). Tracking this will help you identify patterns and improve tee-shot aiming point based on shot dispersion.

 

GIR – Record a ✓ when your ball reaches the green in: 1 stroke on a par 3, 2 strokes on a par 4, 3 strokes on a par 5. (Per 9: 6+=Elite, 5=Strong, 4=competitive)

 

Up & Down — When you miss the green and are inside 30 yards, record a ✓ if it takes two strokes or fewer to hole out (one short-game shot and one putt). We have three categories for this: on the fringe, in the sand, or in the rough. If it takes more than 2, write in 'no'. That tells us it was a missed scoring opportunity. (55%=elite, 45-54%=strong, 35-44%=competitive)

 

Putts — Count every stroke made with the putter after your ball is on the green (the finge is not the green) until you hole out. (Per 9 holes: 18+ = costing you strokes, 16 or 17= average, 15 = solid day, and <15 = likely had a strong day score wise)

 

6-Foot Putts (≤ 6 ft) — Track every putt inside six feet and record each 6-foot attempt as Made or Miss. After the round, we’ll calculate your make percentage. (<70% = you’re losing strokes, 70-79% = borderline and needs attention , 80-89% = solid statistically, 90-94%= strong round, 95-100% = elite golfer)

 

Penalty Strokes — Record the number of strokes lost due to penalties (water, out of bounds

, lost ball, unplayable lie, etc.) on each hole. (Per Round #s: 0 = elite, 1 = very good (mistakes happen), 2 = borderline, 3 = costly (score will become an uphill struggle), 4 = round killer

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