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Chipping, pitching, bunker play and putting — where most strokes are won and lost.
Missing the green and finishing in long grass is one of the most common situations in golf, and one of the most unpredictable. The ball might sit up nicely on top of the grass or nestle down at the…
Links golf asks for a different short game. On firm, fast, sandy turf by the sea, the high lob shots that work on soft parkland courses become risky, and the ball reacts to every slope and hollow…
Most golfers know the short game matters, yet most practice time still goes on the driving range. Around 60% of shots for a typical club golfer are played within 100 yards of the green, and that's…
Chipping with a hybrid or fairway wood may look unusual, but it's one of the most useful and forgiving shots around the green. The wide sole glides through the grass, the ball comes off the face like…
The bump and run is the simplest, most reliable shot around the green. Instead of flying the ball high to the hole, you land it just on the green, or even short of it, and let it roll like a putt…
Few things in golf are as frustrating as a downhill putt that won't stop or an uphill putt that dies a foot short. Elevation changes speed more than almost anything else on the green, and judging it…
There's no single correct way to hold a putter. Unlike the full swing, where most good players use similar grips, putting grips vary widely, and many golfers find a new grip transforms their putting…
Most three-putts don't start with a missed short putt. They start with a long first putt that finishes eight feet short or races six feet past. Lag putting, rolling long putts close enough to make…
Bounce is the angle on the sole of a wedge that stops the leading edge digging into the ground. Many golfers fight their bounce by leaning the shaft forward and digging, which causes fat and chunked…
It's one of the trickiest little shots in golf: your ball has rolled to the edge of the green and stopped against the collar, the band of longer grass around the fringe. A normal putt will snag in…
Many golfers draw a line on their golf ball and use it to aim putts and tee shots. Others find the line distracting and prefer to aim without it. There's no right answer, but there are good and bad…
Golfers putt in different ways. Some swing the putter on a gentle arc, opening slightly on the way back and closing on the way through. Others keep the putter face square to the line, moving it…
