Choosing the Right Wedge for Pitching Over Bunkers
Alison Curdt
Alison Curdt demonstrates why loft is your best friend when you need to stop the ball quickly on short-sided pitch shots.
Dr. Alison Curdt leads our coverage of golf psychology and is a PGA Master Professional and a LPGA Master Professional. Being 1 of only 2 women to achieve this highest dual PGA and LPGA credential earned by an instructor. Alison has over 29 years of golf competition background and has recently played in five LPGA Tour majors. Alison arrived in California after being a 2 time Academic All-American and competing on a full scholarship on the women’s golf team at Florida State University.
Owner of Alison Curdt Golf in Los Angeles, CA, she earned numerous teaching awards such as the 2015 LPGA National Teacher of the Year, 2016 Southern California PGA Teacher of the Year, 4-time LPGA T&CP Western Section Teacher of the year, LPGA Top 50 Teacher, and was inducted into the Southern California PGA Teaching Hall of Fame. Alison has been selected twice as one of Golf Digest’s Best Young Teachers in America.
Alison is the Director of Instruction at Wood Ranch Golf Club and practices as a licensed clinical sport psychotherapist at Curdt Performance Therapy. She holds her doctoral degree in clinical psychology with an emphasis in sport psychology.
Contact Alison Curdt at her website alisoncurdtgolf.com and follow her online on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Youtube.
Alison Curdt demonstrates why loft is your best friend when you need to stop the ball quickly on short-sided pitch shots.
An “inside” takeaway often leads to a chain reaction of compensations that result in offline shots. LPGA Master Professional Alison Curdt explains how focusing on your lead wrist and arm connection can keep your backswing on the right track from the very first move.
Standard bunker advice—opening the face and swinging “out-to-in”—can often be too complex and lead to inconsistent results. Alison Curdt shares a simplified approach that uses a square clubface and a specific “toe to the sky” backswing to ensure you clear the sand and get the ball onto the green in a single stroke.
Are you struggling with inconsistent putting speed? Many golfers use a backstroke that is too short and try to “hit” the ball with a long, fast follow-through. LPGA Professional Alison Curdt demonstrates a simple marker drill to create a balanced, equidistant stroke for better speed and smoother tempo.
Alison Curdt recommends slow, purposeful practice swings to internalize new patterns. This method gives the brain and muscles the necessary time to process corrections and make lasting swing changes, even away from the range.
Feeling angry or frustrated when you play? Dr. Alison Curdt shows you how to regulate your emotions on the golf course.
Alison Curdt shows how to get out of fairway bunkers. By adjusting your ball position, grip, and swing, you’ll learn to make clean contact with the ball and leave the sand behind.
Longer bunker shots are tough! Here’s a short practical tutorial from Alison Curdt to give you more confidence and results from 40 yards out in the sand.
Alison Curdt shows how to get the ball out of greenside bunkers every time by learning to take just the right amount of sand.
We all hit it in the weeds at some point so here’s a great mental strategy from Dr. Alison Curdt to help you stop the bleeding and get back in play!
PGA and LPGA Master Professional Alison Curdt demonstrates what you need to do to make solid contact with a ball above your feet.
“I’m a horrible putter” – Dr. Alison Curdt has a plan to help you monitor your negative thoughts and take control so you can play more mindful shots and allow your best golf to show up more often.
