Try the 30-day wedge challenge

Step 1. Pick a drill that suits today

Choose according to your time, equipment and the space available. Bring a wedge and a few balls. The towel drill also needs a small towel. Use a driving range or short-game practice area with enough room for your chosen shots.

Using the App? Open your dashboard, choose Wedge play and search for the card’s name. Save the cards you like to My Cards so they’re easy to find next time.

You could choose one or two favourite drills and repeat them during the month, or sample all seven. Begin with a familiar wedge and comfortable distances. You can explore different wedges later.

Step 2. Enjoy your wedge practice

Choose a clear landing target and start with comfortable swings. Play a shot, watch where it lands and pause before the next ball. Give one idea a few unhurried attempts rather than trying to change everything at once.

A simple example: Try Twenty-forty-sixty pitch on your first range visit. Repeat it next time, then add Tick-tock pitching rhythm if you feel like it. On another visit, explore 1-2-3-4 or choose different targets. You choose the rhythm.

DRILL 1 · WEDGE PLAY CARD 9

Wedge Clock Yardage Matrix

Explore three repeatable swing lengths

Choose one wedge and three backswing lengths, using your lead arm as the hand of an imagined clock: 8, 9 and 10 o’clock. Hit a few balls with each length at a steady tempo. Notice the typical carry distance. Try another wedge in a later session if you want to build a small distance chart.

Keep it easy: You can start with just two swing lengths. Carry notes are optional; begin by noticing the difference.

Watch this card’s demonstration on YouTube.

DRILL 2 · WEDGE PLAY CARD 12

Twenty-forty-sixty pitch

Get a feel for three carry distances

Choose three carry targets around 20, 40 and 60 yards. Use a longer swing for the farther targets while keeping your tempo unhurried. Watch where each ball lands before choosing the next shot. Notice whether it finishes short, close or long.

Keep it easy: Bring the targets closer if needed. The distances are a guide, not a test of how far you can pitch.

Watch this card’s demonstration on YouTube.

DRILL 3 · WEDGE PLAY CARD 1

1-2-3-4

Try different heights to one target

Pick one comfortable wedge target and a generous landing area. Explore four flights in order: low, normal, high and very high. Keep the same target and notice which flight feels easiest to control.

Keep it easy: Begin with normal and low flights. Add the higher ones when you feel like experimenting.

Watch this card’s demonstration on YouTube.

DRILL 4 · WEDGE PLAY CARD 11

Towel pitch body turn

Let your chest turn guide the pitch

Choose a short pitch target around 25 yards away. Hold a towel lightly beneath your upper arms and make small pitches, turning your chest through while keeping the towel lightly against your body. Remove the towel and try a few more with the same feeling of arms and chest moving together.

Keep it easy: Use small, gentle swings and hold the towel lightly. A few pitches with and without it are enough.

Watch this card’s demonstration on YouTube.

DRILL 5 · WEDGE PLAY CARD 16

Pelvic-punch distance wedge

Make a compact body-led swing

Choose a comfortable partial-wedge target and a less-lofted wedge than you would use for a full shot. Set a narrow stance, with the ball in the centre and pressure towards your lead foot. Make a short backswing with relaxed arms, then turn your hips and chest towards the target together. Let that turn carry your hands into a compact finish.

Keep it easy: Choose a target you can reach comfortably. Keep the turn smooth rather than adding a hard wrist hit.

Watch this card’s demonstration on YouTube.

DRILL 6 · WEDGE PLAY CARD 17

Grip-position wedge-distance map

See what gripping down changes

Choose one wedge and a comfortable partial swing. Try your usual grip position, then move your hands one inch lower on the handle, then two inches lower. Keep the same swing length and rhythm. Notice the typical carry distance at each position and keep your posture comfortable as you grip down.

Keep it easy: Start with your normal grip and one lower position. You don’t need exact measurements or a perfect chart.

Watch this card’s demonstration on YouTube.

DRILL 7 · WEDGE PLAY CARD 19

Tick-tock pitching rhythm

Find an unhurried pitching rhythm

Choose one wedge and a comfortable pitch target. Say “tick” on the backswing and “tock” as you swing through. Keep the motion smooth and use swing length to change the distance, rather than jabbing harder at the ball.

Keep it easy: Say the words quietly or in your head. Let them support a natural rhythm rather than force a rigid timing.

Watch this card’s demonstration on YouTube.

Step 3. Complete your round

If you’re using the Golf Practice Made Fun App, you can tick one box in your Practice Round after each wedge shot. A tick means you practised; it doesn’t depend on a clean strike or hitting the target.

A round of 18 is an optional guide. Play fewer shots if that suits your time, or come back to finish another day. For a three-length or three-distance drill, you could try six shots at each. For the towel drill, you could try nine with the towel and nine without. There’s no need to rush, restart after a mishit or force yourself to finish.

There’s nothing to add up. If you want, leave one short note such as “The shorter swing felt easier to repeat” or “Gripping down changed the carry.” Carry-distance notes can be useful, but they’re optional too.

At the end of the 30 days, ask yourself: Which drill did I enjoy? What felt easier? What would I like to keep practising? Use those answers to choose your next card. You don’t need a final test or a better score to have made worthwhile use of the month.