| Like most golfers, I am always looking for ways to | | | | two wedges in your bag, I would recommend that |
| improve my golf game. One of the most important | | | | you add at least one wedge to your bag. |
| areas of your golf game is the short game. Learning | | | | Here are some golf short game drills to help you |
| how to improve your short game in golf is the | | | | lower your golf scores. |
| quickest way to lowering your scores. | | | | Practice hitting each of your wedges from three |
| Golfers normally carry just two clubs that are | | | | different backswings. |
| designed for golf shots inside 100 yards, the pitching | | | | Determine how far you can hit each of your wedges |
| wedge and sand wedge. | | | | from 7 o'clock, 9 o'clock and 10:30. |
| If you watch golf on TV you will see that most | | | | Record how far you hit the ball with each wedge |
| professional golfers carry three or four wedges in | | | | using these 3 backswings. |
| their bag. Most professional golfers are carrying a gap | | | | Practice from each distance and work at getting your |
| wedge or a lob wedge. They recognize that they | | | | shots inside of 20 feet, then inside 10 feet, then |
| need having several different lofted wedges gives | | | | work on getting your shots inside of 5 feet. |
| them more flexibility and makes it easier to scramble | | | | The more consistent you get practicing these golf |
| for par when off the green. If you are not carrying | | | | short game drills, the fewer putts you will have to |
| at least three wedges in your bag, you have to ask | | | | take and the lower your scores will go. |
| yourself why? | | | | Professional golfers spend countless hours working on |
| Considering that there are more shots lost inside 100 | | | | golf short game drills, isn't it time that you do the |
| yards, logic would dictate that you focus more effort | | | | same? This portion of your golf game is so important |
| on this portion of your golf game. Why is it then, | | | | to lowering your scores that there are short game |
| most amateurs spend the majority of their time | | | | golf schools. |
| practicing their driving skills? | | | | Learn how to improve your short game in golf and |
| Let's take a look at how to improve your short | | | | you will lower your scores and your handicap. |
| game in golf. If you are only carrying the standard | | | | |