Unlock the Secrets to BETTER 30-100 Yard Wedges from Claude Harmon III
If you're still guessing on wedge shots inside 100 yards, Claude Harmon III has news for you: you're leaving strokes on the table.
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In a recent session, Claude broke down exactly what I was doing wrong and had some awesome coaching points along the way.
6 Quotes & Key Concepts:
1️⃣ "Your swing is too long. Period."
“Most golfers with their wedges make a swing that is too long. They either have to decelerate, which is where they hit it fat or thin, or they just keep going, and it flies way too far.”
Why it’s interesting: Amateurs think they need to "swing easy" to control wedges. Instead, Claude teaches to make a shorter, controlled swing and accelerate through impact. This is the exact opposite of how most golfers instinctively approach short shots.
2️⃣ "Forget technique—this is about execution."
"If you hit it 10 yards too far, is that a technique issue or an execution issue? That’s execution. But most golfers assume every mistake is technical and go straight to grinding on their swing."
We’re conditioned to think every bad shot is a swing flaw. But Claude flips this—bad wedges are often just a failure to control energy, not a mechanical problem.
3️⃣ "You can’t hit a number you can’t feel."
"If I asked you to carry a ball exactly 25 yards right now, could you do it? If you don’t know what your swing looks like at that length, you’re guessing."
Pros never guess. Harmon makes his players call out a yardage, swing, and then check if they hit it. If you can’t hit a wedge number on command, you don’t own it.
4️⃣ "Dustin Johnson practices wedges for an hour. Not his driver."
“Dustin spends an hour of his hour and a half warm-up inside 150 yards, because those are the shots that matter.”
We all love bombing drivers. But if one of the longest hitters in golf prioritizes wedges over the big stick, maybe we should too.
5️⃣ "A clock tells you everything about your wedge game."
“If you don’t know what your 8:00 backswing produces versus your 9:00 backswing, how are you going to control distance?”
The clock method is the simplest, most effective wedge system ever—and most golfers aren’t using it.
