Since everybody is still talking about Jordan's play at the US Open -- and since earlier this week I posted a link to a Golf Digest article on that 3-wood he hit -- I thought I'd continue the Spieth worship. Golf Digest has added yet another article on Jordan, this time specifically covering his short game -- a flop shot, a bump shot, a check shot, and his putting process. This photo is from that article.
For apparent reasons I'm now not going to move over the whole thing inside the article. Jordan saved all of it pretty short and I doubt I could make it any clearer. But I do need to say some matters approximately the 2 shots pictured in this photograph.
The top sequence is the bump shot you use whilst you quick-side yourself and want to bump the ball into a slope to slow the it down. The backside one is the check shot you use to make the ball chew and stop speedy.
Jordan says he makes use of his fifty two wedge for the bump and his 60 wedge for the test. This makes experience due to the fact he wants the bump to fly lower and run, and the test to fly a bit better and prevent.
His stance is pretty a good deal the identical for both -- slim stance and weight barely greater on his lead facet. And in each instances he wants to hit the ball earlier than he hits the ground.
But take a look at the differences:
- For the bump he puts the ball back in his stance, just inside his trail foot. For the check the ball is in the middle of his stance.
- For the bump there is little or no wrist cock on the backswing. For the check he lets his wrists cock more.
- For the bump he wants to feel as if he's hitting down on the ball, even though he says it's okay if you hit just a bit behind the ball. For the check he wants to feel as if the club head is skimming the ground right after impact.
- For the bump his lower body stays pretty still while his upper body swings past. For the check his hips turn along with his upper body.
Jordan's article isn't very lengthy but it is very special so you'll want to study the commands in his own words. But I wanted to factor out these minor variations so you'll understand that you don't have to make massive changes to your setup or technique to create these very extraordinary pictures.
One other note: On GC's Golf Academy specials, Dave Stockton told Martin Hall that Jordan has all of his wedges -- from pitching wedge on down -- set up with much higher swingweights. (I think he said they were D6 or D7, compared to the D2 of his regular clubs. I may be off a swingweight or so, but the difference is about right.) The idea here is that Jordan's wedges feel heavier when he swings them so he makes smoother swings without swinging so hard.
Lee Trevino -- no slouch at the fast sport himself -- has constantly advocated weekend players use heavier swingweights (even though handiest a swingweight or two, not 4 or five) and to do it all the manner thru the set. He says it makes it less difficult to feel the burden of the club head when you swing, which creates smoother swings.
When two quick recreation wizards use the same trick, it is something to undergo in mind.
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