Your Golf Performance Podcast Ep 173 - Wednesday Wisdom - The Benefits Of A Golf Trip & How Your Wedges Might Not Be Correct!
Feb 12, 2026
15:48
Wednesday Wisdom ⛳️🌍 — The Real Benefits of a Golf Trip Away This week’s Wednesday Wisdom came off the back of one of the most enjoyable golf trips I’ve ever had — heading over to the North Island of New Zealand and experiencing some of the best golf courses in the world. But it wasn’t just about the views, the laughs, or the bucket-list rounds… it really highlighted the performance benefits of getting away from your home club and testing your game in different conditions. One of the biggest takeaways? 👉 Your wedges that work beautifully at home… might be completely wrong elsewhere. At your home club you get used to:
• The firmness of the turf
• Grass type around the greens
• How the club interacts with the ground
• Bounce and grind matching your conditions Then you jump on a plane and suddenly you’re faced with:
• Tight links lies
• Different sand textures
• Grainy or wispy grass
• Firmer or softer turf And all of a sudden, those trusty wedges can feel like they’ve got the wrong bounce, wrong sole, or wrong leading edge for the job. That’s where golf trips become one of the best learning environments you can get. You start to:
• Develop adaptability
• Learn new shot options
• Understand turf interaction better
• Get creative around greens
• Build real on-course problem-solving skills It’s why the best players in the world travel so well — they’ve learned to adjust their equipment and technique to suit the conditions in front of them. Personally, the North Island trip was unforgettable. World-class golf, incredible landscapes, and a constant reminder that golf isn’t played in a vacuum — it’s played on different grasses, in different winds, and on different soils. So if you ever get the chance to take your game on the road… Do it. Because the lessons you learn away from home might be the ones that improve your scoring the most when you return.
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• The firmness of the turf
• Grass type around the greens
• How the club interacts with the ground
• Bounce and grind matching your conditions Then you jump on a plane and suddenly you’re faced with:
• Tight links lies
• Different sand textures
• Grainy or wispy grass
• Firmer or softer turf And all of a sudden, those trusty wedges can feel like they’ve got the wrong bounce, wrong sole, or wrong leading edge for the job. That’s where golf trips become one of the best learning environments you can get. You start to:
• Develop adaptability
• Learn new shot options
• Understand turf interaction better
• Get creative around greens
• Build real on-course problem-solving skills It’s why the best players in the world travel so well — they’ve learned to adjust their equipment and technique to suit the conditions in front of them. Personally, the North Island trip was unforgettable. World-class golf, incredible landscapes, and a constant reminder that golf isn’t played in a vacuum — it’s played on different grasses, in different winds, and on different soils. So if you ever get the chance to take your game on the road… Do it. Because the lessons you learn away from home might be the ones that improve your scoring the most when you return.
We thank Titleist - The number 1 brand in golf for their continued support of the YGP Podcast!
🚨 Podcast Partner: TRUE PROTEIN
I’m proud to partner with TRUE PROTEIN, the go-to supplement brand trusted by elite athletes and weekend warriors alike. Whether you’re on the course, in the gym, or grinding through practice, TRUE’s clean, high-quality formulas will help fuel your performance and recovery.
👉 Use code TRUEYGP at checkout for $25 off any order over $100(new customers).
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Follow Brent on X/Twitter Profile
Draw More Circles! The new data analytics partner of the show - email brentdalegolf@gmail.com to secure my current packages which includes monthly video calls and practice plans..