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