Know The Beginners Tips For Golf Short GameGolf short game played important role in your overall golf game and that's why you have to concentrate more on your golf short game practice drills. Here we have listed useful short game tips to practice your game.
The majority of your golf score occurs within 100 yards of the cup. This is why the short game is the most critical aspect of your game to achieve to achieve a lower score. You should try to dedicate half or more of your practice time to the short game practice including chipping, pitching, bunker shots and putting.
Below are several short game practice tips and drills to help you rapidly improve your short game!
Chip to Target Drill
This Golf Short Game practice drill promotes distance control for short game chip shots.
1. Place one or more targets (e.g., towel) on the green between you and the cup.
2. From the fringe, chip to each target and land your chip shots within the targets.
3. Vary placement of your targets on the green and your chipping position off the green.
Bunker Splash Drill
This short game practice drill helps instill proper bunker shot technique into your short game.
1. Assume bunker shot address without ball.
2. "Splash" the sand out of bunker onto green taking long, narrow sand divot.
3. Repeat drill 3 to 5 times, then execute shot with ball.
Pitch Shot Crisp Contact Drill
This short game practice drill encourages a descending blow for crisper golf pitch shots and Golf Statistics.
1. Place two tees 2 inches behind ball with top of tees visible.
2. Practice descending blow on ball making crisp contact while avoiding contact with tees.
Putting Alignment and Contact Drill
This short game practice drill helps ensure proper alignment and solid golf ball contact when putting.
1. Lay down two irons just wider than putter parallel to putting line. Practice 6 foot putts emphasizing smooth, square stroke.
2. Place two tees very close to toe and heel of putter making a "gate" and place ball in middle.
3. Hit putts swinging through gate.
Bunker Golf Shot Technique - Bunker Lines Drill
BENEFITS: Instills proper sand shot technique and feel.
1.Draw two lines approximately 10 inches apart in sand perpendicular to target.
2.Assume bunker shot address without ball. Make 3 to 5 practice swings, focusing on "splashing" sand out of bunker between the lines.
3.Place ball 2 to 3 inches from front line and execute bunker shot. Repeat drill 3 to 5 times.
Practice this golf Stableford Scoring regularly (even for just a few minutes per drill) and watch your scores drop!
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