Short Game
1099 verified teaching moments with direct channel credit and official-source links.
Escape greenside bunkers with a wide-stance thumpChannel: stayhandsy
Tight mown Bermuda: 8-iron chip-and-run, land it shortChannel: Dan Grieve
Load 70-75% on the low foot in a downhill bunkerChannel: Golf with Aimee
Play the putt chip: toe-down wedge with a putting strokeChannel: Dan Grieve
Keep the lead wrist in a cast and let the body driveChannel: SagutoGolf
Chip instead of putting through sandChannel: Grant Horvat Golf
Ball back and stand close for a low chipChannel: Danny Maude
Open the face to restore bounce with the hands forwardChannel: MrShortGame Golf
Open the face more from a lower handleChannel: Dan Grieve
Make the short-game backswing widerChannel: Dan Grieve
Soft sand: open face, shallow, swing aggressiveChannel: Bryson DeChambeau
Let the arms hang to control chipping depthChannel: Danny Maude
Whatever the wrist style, do not flip through the ballChannel: CraigHansonGolf- Let the lie pick the chip, not your eyeChannel: Dan Grieve
Play uphill lies: ball forward, swing low to highChannel: Dan Grieve
Float a soft landing shot by bottoming out before the ballChannel: Dan Grieve
Bottle drill for pitching footworkChannel: CraigHansonGolf
Catch the ball just before the low point of the arcChannel: Danny Maude
Let the chest run the chip and hold your finishChannel: Dan Grieve
Use weaker loft and hit downslopes harderChannel: Dan Grieve
Think punch draw, not cut, to flight wedgesChannel: PorzakGolf
Use less loft to run it up wet greens into upslopesChannel: Dan Grieve
Set chip-and-run ball position just inside trail heelChannel: Dan Grieve
Use gravity and angle of descent to stop a lob shotChannel: Club Champion
Chop down on thick fringe liesChannel: Dan Grieve
Check your left knee to keep weight forward in chippingChannel: Golf with Aimee
Hold the grip soft, like a squeaky ballChannel: Golf with Aimee
Set up wide and low with the hands set lowChannel: CraigHansonGolf
Bring several clubs to the greenside shotChannel: Todd Graves
Set up the pendulum chip: ball back, weight forwardChannel: Danny Maude
Play the ball off your right armpit for running chipsChannel: PorzakGolf
Play the ball back and low off a downhill greenside lieChannel: Dan Grieve
Point the pitch-shaft at or outside the ballChannel: CraigHansonGolf- Raise the handle and stand closer to stop chip flipsChannel: Dan Grieve
- Set a narrow stance with the ball just ahead of centerChannel: Danny Maude
Use a hybrid like a putter from just off the greenChannel: Dan Grieve
Tee-peg drill for a better pitch strikeChannel: Dan Grieve
Lower your hands to hit the lob higherChannel: Dan Grieve
Use a clown-nose ball to present wedge bounceChannel: Club Champion
Shorten the backswing and accelerate on short wedgesChannel: Grant Horvat Golf- Stand close and grip downChannel: SagutoGolf
Lengthen the short-game backswing to avoid rushingChannel: Dan Grieve- Lower chip flight to reduce side-slope kickChannel: Dan Grieve
- Soften your thumbs so the club releases itselfChannel: Dan Grieve
Towel under armpits drill for pitching connectionChannel: Dan Grieve
Hold your chip finish to smooth your tempoChannel: Dan Grieve
Why opening the face then backing out blades the wedgeChannel: PorzakGolf- Keep weight forward and turn through, don't lean backChannel: Dan Grieve
- Use the bounce as speed comes off near the greenChannel: Club Champion
Chip from a narrow stance with weight on the left footChannel: Golf with Aimee
Glue the right elbow to your body for a connected chipChannel: Dan Grieve
Stop open-face shots with descent, not spinChannel: Club Champion- Rock the shoulders like a putting strokeChannel: Golf with Aimee
Draw a mark behind the ball to anchor your center of gravityChannel: Micah Morris- Reserve the lob shot for no green to work withChannel: Dan Grieve
Keep the bounce and speed for wedge spinChannel: Club Champion
Use more loft on a fast downhill chipChannel: Dan Grieve- Break both wrists into an L on each sideChannel: CraigHansonGolf
Chip with your putting grip to quiet the handsChannel: Micah Morris
Turn a 50 into 56 degrees instead of opening a 60Channel: Club Champion- Switch off cack-handed when you need spin or heightChannel: Dan Grieve
Chip in slow motion so the clubhead moves throughChannel: SagutoGolf
Buried-lie bunker drill for forward shaft leanChannel: MrShortGame Golf
Picture the trajectory into your landing spotChannel: Dan Grieve- Keep the clubhead outside your handsChannel: Dan Grieve
Chip with less loft in wet winter conditionsChannel: Dan Grieve- Build a two-rod gateway to sharpen start-line controlChannel: Dan Grieve
Dig steeper out of compacted winter bunker sandChannel: Dan Grieve
Finish around the left sideChannel: PorzakGolf- Turn onto a connected right armChannel: Dan Grieve
Feel a light grip by sliding the club through fingersChannel: Dan Grieve
Don't cut across the ball too much in bunkersChannel: CraigHansonGolf- Toe-up, high-handle setup for chips (Willett)Channel: Dan Grieve
Finish forward: belt buckle to target, weight leftChannel: Club Champion
Widen out for buried downslope roughChannel: Dan Grieve
Left-hand-only drill for short-game swing planeChannel: Dan Grieve
Let the grip release upwardChannel: Dan Grieve
Keep turning through the ball to shallow the clubChannel: CraigHansonGolf- Check the clubface like a mirror through the swingChannel: CraigHansonGolf
- Keep your hands moving to stay light over chipsChannel: Dan Grieve
Expect heel-first contact when the ball is below feetChannel: Golf with Aimee- Load spin with a wide mini-releaseChannel: Dan Grieve
Toe down from a buried divotChannel: Dan Grieve- Play the ball back and catch it firstChannel: Todd Graves
- Feel the left shoulder lift up and around in the chipChannel: Dan Grieve
Make your bunker divot level from front to backChannel: Dan Grieve- Use the bank to kill short-sided speedChannel: Dan Grieve
Read grain from the burnt edge around the holeChannel: Dan Grieve- Flight pitches lower over tiersChannel: Dan Grieve
- Clip a high-teed ball to shallow your wedge strikeChannel: Dan Grieve
Land chips into an upslope to remove speedChannel: Dan Grieve
Merry-go-round vs ferris wheel for wedge distanceChannel: PorzakGolf
Control bunker distance with club choice and swing lengthChannel: Danny Maude
Increase grip pressure into the wedge finishChannel: Club Champion- Keep the club out in front and hit downChannel: PorzakGolf
Use low-lofted options from tight links turfChannel: Dan Grieve
Use a nine-iron half-swing pitch in strong windChannel: Dan Grieve
Raise the handle and flatten the lie for low chipsChannel: Dan Grieve- Narrow your chip stance to about a clubhead widthChannel: SagutoGolf
Check impact positions for a compressed pitchChannel: CraigHansonGolf