Short Game
1099 verified teaching moments with direct channel credit and official-source links.
Narrow the grip gap to feel releaseChannel: Dan Grieve
Set bunker low point slightly ahead of and under the ballChannel: Danny Maude
Set posture to push the handle downChannel: Danny Maude
Expect added wedge spin to lower launchChannel: Club Champion
Read the green like a putt, then chip to the five-foot spotChannel: MrShortGame Golf
Swing more around the body to glide through sandChannel: Danny Maude
Bunker keys: weight left, open face, inch behindChannel: Grant Horvat Golf
Dig a plugged bunker lie out with an open heelChannel: Dan Grieve
Putt to remove the chunk from playChannel: Grant Horvat Golf
Widen your stance for downhill chipsChannel: Dan Grieve
Avoid loading the back foot to set up a chipChannel: Golf with Aimee
Flop higher when rough grows toward the greenChannel: Grant Horvat Golf
De-loft a 60 for a low check-and-release spinnerChannel: Dan Grieve- Match three bunker releases to parts of the soleChannel: Dan Grieve
Land chips within three feet of the green's edgeChannel: PorzakGolf
Thumbs-off drill to feel the wedge's head weightChannel: Dan Grieve
Club down and play the ball back on delicate chipsChannel: Golf with Coach Carolin
Set up so you physically can't over-swingChannel: Dan Grieve
Use back-foot shaft lean on tight liesChannel: Dan Grieve
Grip down and narrow up to make a distance wedgeChannel: Dan Grieve
Bang the bump-and-run into the upslopeChannel: Todd Graves
Keep the wedge face clean for spinChannel: Club Champion
Turn the left side to lift the handle on pitchesChannel: CraigHansonGolf
Level your shoulders to avoid fat chip contactChannel: SagutoGolf
Hit down with body rotation, don't help the ball upChannel: Golf with Aimee
Study this player's cross-handed chip on level liesChannel: stayhandsy
Widen your stance like a driver for the lobChannel: Dan Grieve
Match wedge bounce to sand firmnessChannel: SagutoGolf
Hit one inch behind on a 45-yard bunker shotChannel: gm__golf
Putt with a wedge from thick roughChannel: Golf with Aimee
Draw a sand line to test low-point controlChannel: CraigHansonGolf
Face to face drill for greenside bunker shotsChannel: Dan Grieve
Ease thumb grip pressure in transitionChannel: Dan Grieve
Dig in the inside of the trail foot as a doorstop braceChannel: PorzakGolf
Stop the ball by spin or by land angleChannel: Dan Grieve- Let a good lie release the wedgeChannel: Dan Grieve
Finish chips low at your left ankleChannel: PorzakGolf
From rough, strike ball first and let loft add heightChannel: Danny Maude
Keep the shaft in line with the ball to protect the bounceChannel: Dan Grieve
Stand with the slope for a soft 15-yard shotChannel: CraigHansonGolf
Set up the basic chip like a putt with loftChannel: Danny Maude
Plan a chip from lie, slope, and landing reactionChannel: Dan Grieve
Use slight forward shaft lean, hands not too far backChannel: Dan Grieve- Into-grain Bermuda: catch the ball firstChannel: PorzakGolf
Use a hybrid through tufty grassChannel: Dan Grieve- Keep wrist hinge constant back and through on chipsChannel: SagutoGolf
Release 1: the low chip-and-runChannel: Dan Grieve
Master a few wedge shot windows for distance controlChannel: Mark Immelman
Level your shoulders to strike down on chipsChannel: Danny Maude
Land the chip on the flattest part of the greenChannel: Dan Grieve
Set up narrow, open, weight left for chip shotsChannel: Golf with Aimee- Rocking back off the right foot sculls or fats the chipChannel: Golf with Aimee
Set up narrow and stay on the lead foot for uphill chipsChannel: Golf with Aimee
Feel the nose as a finish line: back on one, past on twoChannel: PorzakGolf
Land chips on a flat part of the greenChannel: Dan Grieve
Move the ball behind the sternum for lower flightChannel: PorzakGolf- Swing from your upper body in fairway bunkersChannel: Golf with Coach Carolin
Exaggerate a low wedge flight in practiceChannel: PorzakGolf- Crowd the ball and get on top of itChannel: PorzakGolf
Feel the divot in front of the ball with wedgesChannel: PorzakGolf
Open the stance to move hands down the lineChannel: Todd Graves
Keep rotating through short chips instead of stoppingChannel: Dan Grieve
Move your hip and grip together on chipsChannel: PorzakGolf
60 degree chip: 75% carry, 25% rollChannel: Dan Grieve
Turn the hip back and chest through the chipChannel: Dan Grieve
Let your arms hang to soften your chipping gripChannel: Dan Grieve
Toe down a firm tight lieChannel: Dan Grieve- Release the right wrist like a fish tailChannel: Danny Maude
- Use a longer swing when you add loftChannel: Danny Maude
- Keep a cupped trail wrist to add loft and bounceChannel: Danny Maude
Chip a low spinner instead of a big flop from short rangeChannel: stayhandsy
Use a hybrid with a putting grip to chip into the grainChannel: Dan Grieve
Picture a fixed window for wedge flightChannel: Club Champion
Lower your hands for a high short-game shotChannel: Dan Grieve- Account for turf moisture before wedge impactChannel: Club Champion
Drill: land the club on the same spot every timeChannel: Danny Maude
Sitting-up lie spins more, so drop wedge loftChannel: Dan Grieve
Use the fishbowl feel to turn and push, not force with armsChannel: Golf with Aimee
Use the chunk-and-run for safer long bunker shotsChannel: Dan Grieve
Use the Texas wedge from links runoffsChannel: Dan Grieve
Use a putting stroke to shallow a steep strikeChannel: Club Champion
Take an extra club and hit a knockdown from a bunkerChannel: PorzakGolf
Chip with weight on the left side and sweep, don't stabChannel: Grant Horvat Golf- Toe down drill to stop swaying in the short gameChannel: Dan Grieve
Narrow your chip stance with flared feetChannel: Dan Grieve
Hold your finish to check how you released the chipChannel: Dan Grieve
Play a bump and run into an upslopeChannel: Golf with Aimee
Pitch off a downslope without thinning itChannel: Dan Grieve- Make a bigger swing with a higher-lofted wedgeChannel: Golf with Aimee
Drop to less loft, not a 60, when chipping anxiousChannel: Dan Grieve
Thump the trailing edge in thick roughChannel: stayhandsy- Slide the bounce through a wet lieChannel: Dan Grieve
- Pair handle twist with downward pressure on chipsChannel: stayhandsy
- Fix thin chips by letting the body bottom out the clubChannel: Golf with Aimee
Build a solid base in the bunker and stop moving your legsChannel: Dan Grieve
Play the bunker ball position slightly backChannel: Dan Grieve
Play a short-sided rough lie like a mini bunker shotChannel: Club Champion- Open the face when you drop the handle, or it goes leftChannel: Dan Grieve
Land wedges short when downwindChannel: Micah Morris
Open the face to soften a wedge at the same distanceChannel: PorzakGolf