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Golf - How To Make Your Short Game Shorter

A great way to lower your score is to should always be in front of the face of
reduce the number of strokes it takes to the club at impact.
get you to the hole once you are within Try a few practice chips and pitches with
shooting distance of the green and this the toe of your rear foot balanced on
article examines just how to go about your front foot. This forces you to put
making your short game even shorter. your weight onto your front foot. Now,
As something like three quarters of all stand normally and hit a few more
golf shots are made within 120 yards of practice shots. At first this exercise
the hole, your short game provides you might seem a little bit silly, but you'll
with the opportunity to improve your be surprised at how well it helps to
score with less effort. One good prevent you hanging back and lifting the
technique for improving your short game, ball into the air.
which is as much mental as physical, is Remember too that if your head is behind
to start from the hole and work the ball then your weight will also tend
backwards. Begin by getting your ball to to be behind the ball. To prevent those
the hole from just off the green and then fat chip shots you want to keep your
move progressively backwards out to a weight to the front. Remember also that
distance of 100 to 120 yards. keeping the ball on the ground longer
The first thing you need to do of course will increase your accuracy.
is to select the right club. The more Now try taking a 7 or 8 iron and move
height you want on a shot, the more loft your grip an inch or so below the
you will need on your club, so simply position in which you would normally grip
match the height and distance to our the club. Align your shoulders with the
selection of club number. Remember though target line and open your stance
that on short shots you want the ball to slightly. Keeping your lower body still
stay out of the air as much as possible. and allowing the arms and shoulders to do
For short shots position your chest in the work, take the club back about 18
front of the ball and shift the majority inches and use a putting stroke allowing
of your weight onto the balls of your the club to follow through by about 18
feet. For higher shots move your chest inches after impact.
farther back, even slightly behind the For a good chip shot you need to lean a
ball, and put slightly less weight onto little towards the target and make sure
the balls of your feet. that your hands a set slightly ahead of
In general, power is not an issue in the the ball. Also, narrow your stance and
short game and proper contact with the flex your knees slightly. Your swing
ball will do more to ensure accuracy and doesn't require a great deal of force
the correct distance than having a and, if you impact the ball squarely on
forceful swing. You need to concentrate the sweet spot, you will also stop the
therefore on getting the club face to ball from getting too much height.
connect squarely with the ball at its With a little bit of practice you'll find
sweetspot. This is particularly important that your short game can become very
when using wedges, as the loft on the short and, once you've got it as short as
club can easily result in a hooked or possible, the next things to do is to
sliced shot. Remember too that, in the shorten your putting game.
short game, the handle of the golf club




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