Back in the day, when you wanted to rat out someone who was giving you trouble, you "dropped a dime" on them. With this drill you can drop a dime on trouble and clean up your short game on long chips and short pitches, up to about 60 yards. To banish fat and thin wedges for good, place a dime three inches behind your ball and think "shallow" back and through. You want to hit the dime and the ball. Don't sweat a few chunks at first — that means you're a little steep. Keep at it and you'll soon groove a reliable path that offers a huge margin of error, and always — always! — gets the ball airborne.
Drop a dime a few inches behind your ball, grab a
wedge and swing back with your arms and shoulders,
as with a long putting stroke.
Hit the dime first ...
... and accelerate through. The coin pops up, but the
shallow path and the wedge's bounce let the club slide
toward the ball, as if on skis. You'll never miss again!
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