| It might have escaped everybody's notice but | | | | one wet and one dry, use the combination of the |
| keeping the club face clean on your Irons is critical to | | | | two after every shot be it long, medium or short |
| maintaining consistency when playing your shots. | | | | irons to removed dirt and debris from the face.. |
| Every Tour Pro does this (or rather their Caddies do) | | | | If you take the Lob wedge as the typical example, |
| and so should we as aspiring amateurs. It's even | | | | you are looking to develop height, spin and pin point |
| more critical when it comes to hitting your wedges. | | | | accuracy. This doesn't happen by chance but by |
| Once you get within 120 yards of the green, this is | | | | making sure you do everything to keep the club face |
| the area where you need to get all the cards | | | | clean. The club makers out there spend millions on |
| stacked in your favour when playing your approach | | | | developing grooves in the face of wedges that are |
| shots. If you want to lose shots off your handicap - | | | | cut to a maximum depth allowable. The job of these |
| then keep your wedges clean. The cleaner your | | | | grooves is to generate as much contact with the ball |
| clubs, then the more backspin and stopping ability | | | | as possible during your shot and this is done by |
| you will develop on the ball. | | | | channelling debris away from the club face. The more |
| Lets think about this now, as the greatest ideas are | | | | debris you remove, the better the contact, the more |
| often the simplest and the simplest one would be: | | | | spin you develop and ultimately confidence and |
| When playing a round of golf take 2 towels with you, | | | | consistency will follow. |