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SAMI - Arcwidth for Finesse Wedge

Use the SAMI with the tee attachment to help monitor your arcwidth through the ball. A common problem with wedge shots around the green is having a rapidly changing arcwidth. The SAMI can help you become aware of this condition and help you train a more consistent pattern.

Tags: Chip, Drill, Intermediate

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This is a arc width training with the bootleg Sammy.

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So I've taken my little bootleg Sammy

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and instead of attaching the rubber band,

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let you see, I have a T and a paperclip

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that have been duct taped together,

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kind of forming an object like this.

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And now I'm going to feed it through the

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bad detachment component of my bootleg Sammy.

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I'm going to take the T and stick it in the end of the club.

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And now I have some feedback as to how much space I have

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between right around belly button or a little bit

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above belly button, kind of between belly button

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and the bottom of my sternum.

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So the space between my body and the club.

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And I like to get this in fairly close and tight,

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so it's got a little bit of tension,

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so I can't pull too far away.

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I like to use this, especially with my short game students,

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where students are working on their finesse wedges.

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And help them use this to monitor if the club is staying pretty much

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the same distance away from their body,

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because a lot of golfers are going to struggle

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if they are having their arms extend away from their body

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too much on wedges.

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On wedges, you want to have a little bit more

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of this cast pattern.

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So on the way through, you're going to tend to keep a much more

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consistent radius here.

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So in practice, it allows the feeling of the body controlling the pivot,

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and it allows the feeling of the radius staying

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pretty consistent and pretty uniform on the way through.

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So if you struggle with getting too much tilt behind the ball,

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and those arms trying to save you from hitting it fat

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because they're extending, the little bootleg, samey trainer,

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will be very helpful for you feeling the distance

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between yourself and the club.

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Ultimately, that will reinforce how your

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access tilt and your pivot is powering the swing.

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And ultimately, that combined with a good release,

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we'll give you some savvy like touch around the greens.

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