Short Game
1099 verified teaching moments with direct channel credit and official-source links.
Hit a low checking wedge before a downslopeChannel: Dan Grieve
Open the sole to point at 10 o'clockChannel: CraigHansonGolf
Build a wedge setup: feet together, widen, hip bumpChannel: PorzakGolf
Choke down in the fairway bunker to firm up your swingChannel: PorzakGolf
Add loft with release, not an open cutting faceChannel: Dan Grieve
Keep the clubhead outside your hands going backChannel: Dan Grieve
Control wedge distance by hand height on your bodyChannel: PorzakGolf
Use a five-second chip setup routineChannel: Danny Maude
Clipboard drill to feel the bounce in chippingChannel: Golf with Aimee
Aim straight or slightly left on pitch shots, never rightChannel: CraigHansonGolf
Open the wedge face a few degrees at a timeChannel: PorzakGolf
Use a toe-struck putt-chip on a fast fringeChannel: Dan Grieve
Reverse-engineer the chip from the finish positionChannel: Danny Maude
Grip your chip and run at 4 out of 10Channel: Dan Grieve
Build a three-rod alignment station for short gameChannel: Dan Grieve
Toe-down open-face shot off a tight lie or divotChannel: Dan Grieve
Feel out chips by landing on a towel targetChannel: gm__golf
Draw a line to practice the bunker strike pointChannel: SagutoGolf
Build a solid, athletic base for bunker shotsChannel: Dan Grieve
Start the short-game swing with chest, not handsChannel: Dan Grieve
Separate depth from face controlChannel: Danny Maude
Chip to the brush sound as your only targetChannel: Dan Grieve
Set up for a greenside splash bunker shotChannel: Dan Grieve
Hinge the wrists to about 90 degrees in the backswingChannel: CraigHansonGolf
Use the lead leg drill to stop chunking wedgesChannel: PorzakGolf
Use less loft for back pins and run it inChannel: Dan Grieve
Keep turning on wet chips so the club brushes, not digsChannel: Dan Grieve
Flare your lead foot to 11 o'clock to clear through the chipChannel: Dan Grieve
Punch wedges with the hands, not the lower bodyChannel: PorzakGolf
Practice short-sided chip shots to pick landing spotsChannel: gm__golf- Match your bunker attack to how much sand is thereChannel: Dan Grieve
Lean weight slightly forward on the 80-yard wedgeChannel: PorzakGolf
Set the clubface toe-up with a cupped lead wristChannel: Dan Grieve
Change the club, not the technique, to control chip releaseChannel: Danny Maude
Carry bunker shots past front ridgesChannel: GoodGood
Stay shallow and keep the motion evenChannel: Micah Morris
Don't over-loft off an upslopeChannel: Dan Grieve
Open-face, toe-down lob wedge off firm turfChannel: Dan Grieve- Move the head forward during the pitchChannel: CraigHansonGolf
Expect range-ball chipping to train you shortChannel: Club Champion- Finish high to stop skulling chipsChannel: Danny Maude
Use less loft when the ball sits up in roughChannel: Dan Grieve- Read bunker sand firmness with eyes and feetChannel: Dan Grieve
Pick a landing spot, don't think about swing lengthChannel: CraigHansonGolf
Open the bunker face so the leading edge points at your toeChannel: Danny Maude- Avoid excessive shoulder tilt on chip-and-runsChannel: Dan Grieve
Play a downhill greenside chip with ball backChannel: Dan Grieve
Get taller through finesse wedges to expose the bounceChannel: Micah Morris
Hold an object to feel the hands stay in syncChannel: Golf with Aimee
Use rotation, not hands, to square wedge shotsChannel: Club Champion
Move the handle up like an L through impactChannel: Danny Maude
Accept six feet on extreme bunkersChannel: Dan Grieve
Stay forward and let the club fall into the groundChannel: Danny Maude- Short-sided bunker shots: stand further away and sit lowChannel: Dan Grieve
Skip the flop on wet or dormant liesChannel: Todd Graves
Narrow stance, weight forward, hands one grip aheadChannel: MrShortGame Golf
Use a stronger loft to make long bunker shots easyChannel: Dan Grieve
Build a doorstop under your back foot in a bunkerChannel: PorzakGolf
Keep legs and hips steady, let only the upper body moveChannel: Micah Morris- Keep center of gravity behind the ball, clubface openChannel: Micah Morris
Stop de-lofting chips to cure thin and fat contactChannel: Dan Grieve
Land a low chip short of halfway and let it rollChannel: gm__golf- Set weight forward and pivot around the lead sideChannel: Danny Maude
- Check pitch-swing plane against the trail forearmChannel: CraigHansonGolf
- Corridor landing drill for short-shot controlChannel: CraigHansonGolf
Work down a grainy downslopeChannel: Dan Grieve
Putt from a weird lieChannel: Micah Morris
Use the bounce with minimal shaft lean on soft shotsChannel: CraigHansonGolf- Keep turning through the ball - don't scoop or stallChannel: Dan Grieve
Favor the high side on a breaking chipChannel: Dan Grieve- Set up wedges with nose and sternum over the ballChannel: PorzakGolf
- Pop a deeply buried rough lieChannel: Dan Grieve
Play a deep-rough chip like a bunker shotChannel: PorzakGolf
Feel a draw out of the bunker, right elbow closeChannel: Dan Grieve- Stop shifting weight on wedges, stay posted on the lead sideChannel: PorzakGolf
Stop rolling the wrists early; keep scraping the arcChannel: Danny Maude- Predict the ball before every short-game shotChannel: Dan Grieve
Cup the wrist to keep the lob face open at the topChannel: Dan Grieve- Soften grip pressure to about 4 out of 10 for chippingChannel: Dan Grieve
- Keep wedge hand speed matched to the centerChannel: PorzakGolf
Take the hinge out for a U-shaped, bounce chipChannel: PorzakGolf
Add chip height by opening the left shoulderChannel: Dan Grieve
Hit down-grain chips about 25% softerChannel: Dan Grieve
Expect dead or jumping shots from grainy bent grassChannel: gm__golf- Use the bounce on 30-40 yard shots and stay shallowChannel: Micah Morris
Chip by using the bounce and sweeping the ballChannel: Grant Horvat Golf- Release the grip back to the beltChannel: Dan Grieve
Use the slope to feed a downhill chip closeChannel: Dan Grieve
Widen and drop the right foot back to shallow the chipChannel: Dan Grieve- Choose chip loft for the required spinChannel: Dan Grieve
- Advanced corridor drill: any miss resets to corridor oneChannel: CraigHansonGolf
Splash or squeeze: match the bunker shot to the sandChannel: Dan Grieve
Finish bigger to reduce backspin and add rollChannel: Golf with Aimee
Release 2: the soft landing shotChannel: Dan Grieve
Read the lie: grass behind and grass beneathChannel: Micah Morris
Spin a bunker shot: sit lower, stay narrow, less sandChannel: Dan Grieve
Weaken the left grip and keep the wrist intactChannel: Danny Maude
Get the shaft under 80 degrees at impact on pitchesChannel: CraigHansonGolf- Slide the club wide to wide off tight liesChannel: Dan Grieve
Deloft by turning the forearms down earlyChannel: Grant Horvat Golf