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48 articles tagged “short game”.
The lob shot is golf's most spectacular short-game shot: the ball pops almost straight up, floats over a bunker and drops softly beside the flag. Played well, it can save a shot from an impossible…
You have missed the green by a few yards. The ball is sitting on the fringe or in light rough, and the flag is 30 feet away. Do you putt, chip or pitch? It sounds like a small decision, but it…
Breaking 90 is the milestone that separates casual golfers from genuinely good club players. It typically represents a handicap in the mid to high teens. And while it feels like a big leap from…
Wedges are the scoring clubs. They are used for full shots into greens, pitches, chips, bunker shots and delicate lobs over hazards — and for most golfers, more shots are played with wedges than with…
You can have a perfect putting stroke and still miss most of your putts if you read the green wrongly. Every putt is a combination of two decisions — line and speed — and both depend on understanding…
Chipping is the fastest way to lower your scores. Every golfer misses greens — even skilled players miss several a round, and most club golfers miss far more. Each time you do, a good chip can turn a…
Few shots cause as much anxiety as the bunker shot. Many golfers would rather be almost anywhere than in the sand — and that fear often creates exactly the mistakes they dread: leaving the ball in…
Wedges are the scoring clubs. From around 30 to 120 yards, good wedge play turns approach shots into birdie chances and saves par after a wayward drive. Poor wedge play — balls flying over the green…
Breaking 100 is the first great milestone in golf, and it is far more achievable than most players think. You do not need a tour-quality swing, a new driver or hours of practice every day. You need a…
Walk into any golf shop and you will find dozens of golf balls promising more distance, more spin and a softer feel — often all at once. The truth is simpler: the "best" ball is the one that suits…
Putting accounts for a large share of the strokes in a typical round — often well over a third. Yet most golfers spend almost all of their practice time on the range. If you regularly three-putt, the…
Putting is the great equaliser in golf. It requires no strength, no athletic swing and no expensive equipment, yet it accounts for a huge share of every golfer's score — often 30 to 40 strokes in a…
