TrackMan Clinic – 365 Golf @ Tribehouse

Why do 700 professional golfers own their own TrackMan? It is the world leader in golf simulator technology if you are trying to get better at golf.

The thing I needed to improve a lot was distance control. I’d never structured my practices with wedges in mind. I never really knew how far the ball would go with different swings in that 75-to-150-yard range. Literally, I would just guess. I was still fairly decent, but playing completely by feel. That all changed when I bought a TrackMan and started charting my carry numbers.

Once I knew how far I was hitting these clubs, I was able to come up with a system to improve my distance control. What I did was break it down to four shots for each of my wedges. I’ve got a half shot, a three-quarter shot and a stock full shot. The fourth I use only in special cases—I call it a max. For the max, you probably guessed, I just swing as hard as I can. For example, I’ll use it for a tucked pin, downwind. I know that if I smoke a sand wedge, I can hit it really high and drop it close to the hole. Having this system means that I now have a club and swing for virtually any wedge distance. For example, my lob wedge goes 85 yards if I use my half swing, 95 for my three-quarter swing, and stock is 105. Those numbers keep going up by 10 yards all the way up through my pitching wedge.

• Dustin Johnson

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/dustin-johnson-becoming-a-complete-player

In this clinic, we’ll help you better understand which numbers are most important for you to know, and what to work on to improve.