Everyone wants to be able to explode a 300 -yard car or flag an iron from the right road, but the real key to the lowest results is calling your short game.
Think about this like this: if you are a typical recreational golf player, you are likely to lose more than half of the greens in the regulation. So a regular regular game is an intelligent if you want an easy way to shave shocks from your results.
Hell, even if you ARE A stick, having a brilliant short game is still an extraordinary asset. Look at the best every weekend and you will see what I mean. At PGA Tour this season, the average scattering percentage is nearly 60 percent, every time it is lost to a green, they are more likely than not to rise up and down.
As a weekend fighter, there is no way to be ever THAT Successful about the greens, but that doesn’t mean you can’t try to save more often. And as is usually the case, the easiest place to start in that effort is focusing on the bases.
Top 100 Golf teacher Mike Dickson has more on that topic below.
3 Basics for better fragments
If you have not seen Scottie Scheffler Chip Shot In the 17th hole in Caves Valley that sealed his victory over Robert Macintyre last weekend, you have to live under a rock.
A big reason Scottie has been so prevalent over the last few seasons is his ability to escape first when he lacks green. Its touch is sensational, and it is second on the percentage tours up and down. Most players believe that the key to playing better is hitting more greens in adjustment-and yes, this helps-as coach, I will tell you this: it is much easier for me to teach a player to chip it within 5 feet than to hit a 7-Hakur within 5 feet.
With this in mind, let’s break down the three main grounds help you chop it closer And save first as scottie.
1. Configuration
Your configuration is essential to use your wedge attic and dance properly. Below are some tips on which you can rely to nail your configuration each time.
Narrow your attitude: Get your feet under your pelvis. It helps you focus your head on the ball, which is essential about greenery – especially in uneven lies. As my mentor Mike Adams says, “the club wants to hit on the ground where your head is.” A wide attitude tends to push his head behind the ball, which we do not want.
Closer: Standing a little closer to the ball makes the shaft straight, creating a fastest swinging plane that promotes better contact.
Do not support the axis forward: A lean of the axis in front of the attic and bounce, inviting the scary or blade. On the contrary, the club’s butt should show in your belt tightening.
Arrange: Just move your weight forward if the lie is weak. Leave the severity of the lie to determine how lean you – not by pushing your hands artificially. In extreme cases (like a “master” lie you want was someone else), move the ball back to your stay and move your 80/20 weight to the lead leg to encourage a faster strike.
Ball position rule: Keep the ball centered or slightly forward – unless the lie is terrible.
2. Movement
Many players try to make their backs and follow the same length. This is a mistake. If you look at the Scottie chip in Caves Valley, you will see that he keeps the club low in the bottom. I learn a 2: 1-third-third ratio, one-third through.
To feel this, match your tempo back and through. Imagine throwing a ball under the green, or feeling like shaking a club under water – calm and controlled. This helps you provide sustainable energy without rushing to land.
3. Hand joints
This can be the most important – and the most overlooked – basic. Keep the level of lead handle during the back. Do not hang or cock hand. Much hand action adds to unwanted speed and leads to contact in opposition.
By keeping the wrist quiet, you will fly the ball better, check your distance more precisely and make more durable contacts with the ball.
The best players often call this shot “dead hands”, but I think it’s more accurate to call the dead wrists. Your hands stay active – the wrists of your hands are not. Scottie relies on this technique for most of his Greenside Shots, and is a great reason why he is one of the best of the tournament near the hole.
