Jordan Spieth s Swing Coach Teaches Wedge Swing Drills and Games | Golf Tips | Golf Digest

Cameron McCormick, swing coach to PGA Pro Jordan Spieth, teaches games and drills that Jordan Spieth grew up playing to improve his swing and putting game. Transcript In a very close proximity such that we make these birdie opportunities rather than just power opportunities. That s terrible. [Man] That was pretty good. season so Jordan I really prioritize improvements that needs wedge performance. That led us to doing this exercise as wedge ways very frequently such that we do it from and yards, he d have to hit all four trajectories landing them plus or minus two yards from his intended target and he could complete that in four at the most five shots per yardage. Let s see how I do. Let s start with a low one. Low trajectory I m gonna move the ball back in my stance, my handle moves forward such that a reach impact with this loft looking down so the ball launches lower. I m gonna really try and drive in there low, land it just short of the flag and have it hop and stop right close. Ball two is a medium trajectory. I m gonna go from a back ball position to slightly further forward and as I move that ball slightly further forward, the shaft is gonna meet it impact a little bit more vertical and that ball s gonna bounce up in the air a little higher. High trajectory, I m gonna widen my stance out a little bit. The ball moves even more forward in my stance, and then as I m coming to impact, my club head is allowed to work underneath the handle such that the loft of the club is increased at impact and the ball bounces more vertical up in the air. Landed right at pin high. Now lastly, the super high shot that we can call the flop shot. It s gonna be even more aggressive. We re gonna move the ball further forward again, we re gonna open up the loft of the club face, widen our stance, and then during the swing, we re gonna let that club head work underneath the handle really aggressively so the loft of the club is sliding under the ball and bouncing that ball straight up into the sky. That s wedge ways for the recreational player. I d like to see you hit four different trajectories while able to hold the screen. Then we ll try to dial in the difficulty just a little bit by expecting that you can land your ball in a really close proximity to one another. So that we turn these into scoring opportunities for perhaps birdees, rather than just trying to make pars. Let s see how you do on wedge ways. Still haven’t subscribed to Golf Digest on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/golfdigestyoutubesub ABOUT GOLF DIGEST Home of the annual Hot List, instructional videos, news and trends, Golf Digest is the definitive destination for all-things golf. Jordan Spieth s Swing Coach Teaches Wedge Swing Drills and Games | Golf Tips | Golf Digest