Jordan Spieth and Scottie Scheffler are two of the most popular golfers on the PGA Tour, but for very different reasons.
Scheffler is fascinating to watch due to his relentless brilliance, and supreme control with his irons.
Meanwhile, Spieth has always been one of the PGA Tour‘s biggest stars due to his blockbuster playing style.
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Spieth is a huge admirer of Scheffler, especially the way that he goes about his business, both on and off the golf course.
They both grew up playing against each other in junior competitions in Dallas, although Spieth is three years older than Scheffler.
Despite Spieth’s recent struggles he is still a magician when it comes to saving strokes around the greens.
And unfortunately for every other player on the PGA Tour, Scheffler possesses a magnificent short game as well, in addition to being elite in every other department.
Jordan Spieth and Scottie Scheffler the best in the world at executing one shot
The Dallas natives excel with a lob wedge in their hands around the greens.
And while they’re both capable of executing flop shots to perfection, it is actually the way they yield their lob wedges around the greens from tight lies which is the most impressive thing about their short games.
Former PGA Tour golfer Brendon de Jonge was on commentary duty for Sky Sports in the UK when he made a claim about Scheffler and Spieth.
“I was going to say,“ De Jonge started.
“Is there anybody better than Scheffler and Spieth using that leading edge of the lob wedge there?
“They are excellent. They keep the speed up, full acceleration, they know it’s going to bite on the third bounce.
“They make difficult shots look very easy.“
What amateurs can learn from Scheffler and Spieth’s short game
Being able to nip a lob wedge from a tight lie around the greens is a real skill.
The leading edge of a 60 degree wedge is very sharp, so it’s easy to either blade your ball through the green or chunk it just in front of your feet.
The key to pulling this shot off is to use the bounce of the club and ensuring that you’re striking the ball on the low point of the arc.
However, in order to master this skill, there are no quick fixes. Practice makes perfect … and lots of it.
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In order to utilize the bounce correctly, the ball position must be in the middle of your stance.
If the ball is too far back in your stance, it will encourage a ‘digging’ motion, whereas if it’s too far forward, it’s impossible to get the bottom of your club to level out when making contact with the ball.
Once you have the ball in the correct position, the key to using the bounce is to be aggressive down through impact.
With your hands in a neutral position at address, maintain the loft on the clubface throughout the backswing and on into impact.
If you de-loft the clubface, you will not be able to use the bounce to your advantage.
And the same goes for when you try to add loft to your club-face before impact.
Chipping with a lob wedge from tight lies around the greens is a difficult skill to master.
Scheffler and Spieth are two of the best in the business at pulling the shot off and if you want to improve your technique, it’s worth watching the two Americans in action around the greens.
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