Performing The Cut Shot: Tips From Professional Golfers

The cut shot for those players who are not aware yet, is also what we refer to as the lob shot. It is one of the precision shots that takes a lot of time to perfect. When you are playing, you need to learn to perform it when you want to get a high loft as close to the green as possible. It is normally recommended when you are at most 50 yards from the green. Once you have taken the shot, you are perhaps expecting the ball not to roll away so far, or at all. This is why you need to learn to perform the cut shot.

There are different instructions to this shot that you need to know about. Let’s take a look at some of them and how to perform them:

  • The cut wedge
  • Performing the cut shot

The cut wedge

For this shot, the loft ranges between 58 and 61 degrees. As a matter of fact there are some that go as high up as between 62 and 65 degrees of loft. In the event that you are about to use this club for the very first time, you need to ensure that your wedge is not higher than 60 degrees.

Apart from that, for beginners it is important for you to make sure that you attain a bounce angle of between 10 and 13 degrees. However, if you are looking for the best results, never go lower than 8 degrees. The reason for this is because in the event that you are using a club whose loft has a high angle of bounce, there is a less likely chance that it will dig into the ground.


Performing the cut shot

The first thing that you need to know about this shot is that balance is important. At all times you must ensure that your weight is balanced appropriately across your feet. Failure to do this will interfere with your stance when you are about to strike the ball.

Try to ensure that when you hit the ball, you are not too forward into the stance. You need to go perhaps at most ¾ of the swing. Avoid making a full swing as you go for this shot. Since your hands are going to be leading this shot, you must make sure that they stay ahead of the ball at all times.