Tag: Short Game
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Playing Under the Bridge – Short Game Golf Lesson
Some people always use too much force with their chipping. Chipping is definitely more about feel than force. The following drill will help you to use the right swing with your chipping. To do that balance a club on a water bottle. The clubhead should be near the bottle to balance the shaft. It sounds harder than it actually…
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Stringing it Together / Ladder Putting – Short Game Putting Drill
Two aspects are vital for successful putting – direction and distance. The harder part is usually to have the proper distance. This drill will help you master this area of your putting game. All you need is a couple of three feet long strings (five to six will do). Place these strings on a putting green…
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11 Balls – Effective Short Game Chipping Drill
Working on your weakest parts has the best chances for you to improve the most in the shortest amount of time. Nevertheless many people tend to work mostly on what they are good at. This drill will let you see where you are at with your short game while practising. Take 11 balls to a pitching green and…
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Chipping Chain – Short Game Golf Lesson
You probably already know that you don not want your chip shots landing right next to the flag. You want them to land on the green and roll towards the flag. So to hole chipping shots you have to be precise with your landing spots. This exercise will help you to develop a feel for the kind of accuracy…
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The Ladder Drill – Short Game Chipping Golf Lesson
Distance control is one of the most important aspects of chipping. When you are able to control the distance of your chip shots reliably you can act confidently around the green. Take a couple of your clubs, maybe five to six, and place them evenly spaced on the green, but keep your chipping gear (wedges and irons).…
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Putt Like You Mean It! – Putting Golf Lesson
On all putting greens you see people doing the same thing. They take out three balls and start putting towards one hole on the practice tee. I did so myself. But I did not improve a lot by doing so. When I started to match my putting practice more towards actual putting on the course I started to…