Practice Drills/Games

My go to clubs for approaches are:

100 yards - 50 degree or soft wedge

80 - 90 yards - 70% sand wedge

50 yards - 60 degree

30 yards - 60 degree or sand wedge depending on the shot

chipping - I’ll use a 9 iron for a bump and run or 60 degree depending on how my eye sees the shot

My 50 degree is the club I use the least. I try and avoid using it as much as I can to be honest. 100 yards with a sand wedge is doable but I have to make a full swing and I just feel I lose a bit of control with a full swing.

No club specific tips but you just have to practice and know your distances. Know what a half swing with 50 does, with 58 or whatever else you have etc. And you have to commit to the shot, most people mess up when they're indecisive and that leads to a duff or skull. Inside 50 start thinking about using the bounce too. You're off 8 so you have the ability, it's mostly about being confident and committing to the shot

Sounds like a good drill which i'll give a go at our club range.

However i'm wary of practicing all winter on a mat and then when back on grass next Spring the club just digging into the turf. And in turn exposing too much of the bounce on a mat will see me hitting thin ones all session. Almost impossible to hit a fat one on a mat.