Most golfers start off with a pitching wedge and a sand wedge and even those quite often are from different makes with no relationship to each other. As a golfers knowledge of the game improves, he realizes that the short game needs to
be paid attention to. 63% of a golfer’s shots are within 100 yards of the green. If your short game is great, you can hit your approach shot close to the pin and have a very good chance at birdie or par. A good short game is the best recipe
for lower scores.

Dave Pelz, the short game evangelist and author of the book ‘SHORT GAME BIBLE‘ is a proponent of the 4×3 method. Great book. If you haven’t read it, you are missing a great resource. Under the 4 x 3 method, you use a set of four wedges at three different power levels, 7:30, 9:00 and 10:30 to give you three precise shots, thus 4 x 3 = 12 shots. You write your yardages with these shots on a tape and stick it to each wedge. Next time you are within 100 yards, you check your yardage and see which wedge and which shot gives you the best chance of getting close to the pin.

If the clock reference confuses you, think of yourself as a clock. In address position with your club head resting behind the ball, you are at 6:00 o’clock. 7:30 would mean a very short backswing and your wrists cocked. 9:00 would be
arms parallel to the ground and the wrists fully cocked. And so on with 10:30. Do not forget your wrist cock. Without it, you will loose leverage and sub-consciously you will start flipping your wrists to help the ball up. Don’t do that.

The emphasis is on keeping the swing constant, i.e., the same grip, the same force, the same rhythm – only the length of the backswing changes. You practice all three shots with every wedge and average them out. That gives you your 7:30,
9:00 and 10:30 yardage with every wedge. If you are playing with three wedges, that gives you 3 x 3 = 9 precise shots. If you have four wedges, that gives you 4 x 3 = 12 precise shots.

The objective is to land your ball within 8 feet of the pin. Statistics show that you have a better than 50% chance of holing out (one putt) from that distance.

Should you get just any three wedges? That will not be a good idea. Just like your irons, it is recommended to keep a 1/2″ difference between your wedges in terms of length. However; that is not necessarily a hard and fast rule. Some vendors will let you customize club length.

What lofts should you get for your wedges? If your 9 iron ends at 46 or 48 degrees, your pitching wedge should start at 52 or so and have a 4 degree difference with the next club. Say your pitching wedge is 52, then your sand wedge should be 56, lob wedge 60 and ultra lob wedge 64.

I personally play with a set of four wedges, 52, 56, 60 and 64. You can only carry 14 clubs in your bag so if you have a hard time throwing a club out, go with a set of three wedges. Our most popular wedge sets are:

1. PO 690 Black. Set of 4 wedges.
2. PO 690 Silver/Satin. set of 4 wedges:
3. Acer XC set of 3 wedges.

Once you switch to a graduated set of wedges, you won’t go back. It makes a big impact on your score and who doesn’t like a lower score.

Good Luck!

Najee

PS: Feel free to add your tips and ideas below in the comments.

As you know, the job market continues to be weak so I thought I can help people by listing alternate and additional avenues of job hunting and resume submission services. You have to explore all possible avenues to survive.

Did a little research and came up with a collection of resume listing / job hunting websites. Maybe one of them is just the right one for you.

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Last week I wrote about contract jobs / free lance services. Check that out also.

You may also explore non-traditional ways of supplemental your income.

Whether you are looking for full time or part time employment, or a career change, these resources will help you.

Good Luck!

Eid Mubarak to you all. I hope you had a good Ramadan.

I pray that we maintain the self discipline Ramadan taught us and build on it to become better human beings.

Sometimes outsourcing can be a drag and a headache. I needed some graphic work done like banners and book covers. Instead of messing with it using PhtoShop or using another tool, I thought I will outsource it. Four days later it’s still not done. I can’t seem to communicate the very simple stuff. All this person has to do is look at her work and she will see the obvious mistakes. No such luck. So I keep waiting and drawing her attention to the obvious again and again.

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Several services have reported the Twitter API limit being raised to 150 from the current 100. If that is true, that will be a big relief for power users as the limit of 100 becomes a serious handicap.

We have contacted Twitter but no official confirmation or denial from Twitter yet.

I had some packages to ship overseas so I went to the post office. The line was long.

Two ladies ahead of me were busy talking. One of them was desperate to find a husband and was trying to recruit the other as a match maker for her. She said “I can’t find any good man in East Texas. It seems they are all married. Why don’t you find me a good man”. The other replied, “Oh I know a good man” then she paused “but he’s in jail”. Then she adds “He’s a bit on the chubby side”. First lady replied “Oh I like them chubby”.

It was hard not to laugh. I turned my back to them and tried to look elsewhere. Oh how I love Texas.

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Behind the business talk we all share online, at the other end of this link of technology, behind the keyboard, we are very human and we are all touched by time. And no matter how wise we think or proclaim to be, we don’t know what the future holds.

When I was probably in my late teens, I saw the movie ‘The Wind and the Lion’. I absolutely loved it and to this day I remember some of the dialogues.

Today, by accident, while flicking channels, we (my son and I) stumbled upon ‘The Wind and the Lion’. I think it was on AMC. What a treat! All of a sudden I was flooded by memories of a different era – of my youth – of a time long past gone.

When I was a young man, little did I know that many moons later in a land then totally unknown to me, I will have a son (he is 13). That one day we would happen to watch that same movie and he would enjoy it just as much as I did.

Some of my favorite dialogues from the movie:

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The young King of Morocco to the consul: ‘They don’t understand how difficult it is to be a Sultan’.

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Eden – horrified when she sees a cut out tongue.

Eden: Why would anyone want to cut out a man’s tongue?
Raisuli: Perhaps the previous owner had nothing pleasant to say.

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Raisuli: The lion takes long strides but the path is worn smooth by pygmy armies.

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Sherif of Wazan: Great Raisuli, we have lost everything. All is drifting on the wind as you said. We have lost everything.
Raisuli: Sherif, is there not one thing in your life that is worth losing everything for?

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John Hay: Theodore! You are dangerous. You might even shoot somebody – accidentally I mean.
Theodore Roosevelt: John, I’d never shoot anyone accidentally. I need their votes.
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William Pedecaris: What are they singing?
Raisuli: They are singing songs to God.
William Pedecaris: Why are you not singing?
Raisuli: I am the sultan. They do the singing.

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Theodore Roosevelt: The American grizzly is a symbol of the American character: strength, intelligence, ferocity. Maybe a little blind and reckless at times… but courageous beyond all doubt. And one other trait that goes with all previous.
2nd Reporter: And that, Mr. President?
Theodore Roosevelt: Loneliness. The American grizzly lives out his life alone. Indomitable, unconquered – but always alone. He has no real allies, only enemies, but none of them as great as he.
2nd Reporter: And you feel this might be an American trait?
Theodore Roosevelt: Certainly. The world will never love us. They respect us – they might even grow to fear us. But they will never love us, for we have too much audacity! And, we’re a bit blind and reckless at times too.
2nd Reporter: Are you perhaps referring to the situation in Morocco and the Panama Canal.
Theodore Roosevelt: If you say so… The American grizzly embodies the spirit of America. He should be our symbol! Not that ridiculous eagle – he’s nothing more than a dandified vulture.

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Roosevelt to his daughter:
Sometimes one finds that your enemies are a lot more admirable than your friends. If you pick the road to greatness – you’ll have that choice some day. You come to realize that the road travelled by great men is dark and lonely and lit only at intervals by other great men – sometimes they are your enemies. They are the only true luxury you have.
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Raisuli’s letter to Roosevelt:
“You are like the Wind and I like the Lion. You form the Tempest. The sand stings my eyes and the Ground is parched. I roar in defiance but you do not hear. But between us there is a difference. I, like the lion, must remain in my place. While you like the wind will never know yours.” – The Raisuli

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