Improving your short game in golf is the most important part of your game. It’s were your going to save strokes off your score.
Being able to chip or hitting out of a bunker even putting is part of your short game. Yet when we go to a practice range we practice driving and hitting long irons. But how often do we practice chipping or putting.
In this article are tips to help you enhance your short game prowess and dominate around the green.
How to Improve Your Short Game
- Practice: Set aside 15-20 minutes for chipping, hitting out of a bunker and putting a couple of times a week will not only improve your short game but will also build your convenience.
- Equipment: Pitching wedge, sand wedge, lob wedge are irons to use around the green. Some golfers feel more comfortable using a 7 or 8 iron instead of a pitching wedge around the green. Practice will tell what’s more comfortable for you.
- Shot Selection: Determine what the next shot is available around the green. Study the distance to the hole, the lie of the ball, the speed of the green, is there a obstacles in your way before selecting the right club yo use.
- Feel and Touch: Success around the green requires feel and touch not power. Practice on different lengths for putting, chips even out of bunkers around the green to feel the power needed to execute the shot.
- Technique, Not Power: Success around the the green requires finesse and control rather than power. By a controlled smooth swings and accuracy over distance will improve your consistence.
- Visualize: Before making the shot visualize what you are trying to accomplish. Take a moment to look for a landing shot where you want the ball to land on the green to increase your chances of executing it successfully.
- Professionals: Watch different short game instructional videos, read books of professional golfers and study their strategies and techniques or decide to take lessons from a golf professional to improve your golf.
- Experiment: Don’t hesitate to experiment with different clubs around the green. What’s comfortable for one golfer may need be comfortable for you. Instead of using a pitching wedge you might what to try a 7,8 or 9 iron. Find the technique and strategies that’s best for you.
Conclusion:
To improve your short game in golf, it takes dedication, patience and commitment to practice. Implementing these tips above will improve your skills around the greens and lead to lower scores.
If you would like more help with your short game go to How to Improve Your Short Game.