Professional golfers are better than amateur golfers at literally everything – that’s why they’re professional golfers – but they’re especially good at distance control.
When you try to smash a lob wedge, you really only hit the ball higher, not further, and higher brings more variables into play and means you have to fly the ball right to your target.
Think of these as general golf swing guidelines – best practices that are useful to know, because they can help you identify an issue in your golf swing.