Short Game
1099 verified teaching moments with direct channel credit and official-source links.
Finish with belt buckle forward of the ballChannel: SagutoGolf
Hold the club face at the target through a chipChannel: Golf with Aimee
Use a lower-lofted wedge, hit farther back for distanceChannel: Micah Morris
Add shaft lean and open the face for a low spinnerChannel: CraigHansonGolf
Thumbs off drill for soft landing wedge shotsChannel: Dan Grieve
Pitch with release one, not release two, in winterChannel: Dan Grieve
From the rough, be braver with a longer swingChannel: Danny Maude
An open lofted face sends the ball where you swingChannel: PorzakGolf
Let the lie choose the chipChannel: Dan Grieve
Look at the landing spot last, not the flagChannel: Danny Maude
Change the club, not the swing, to change chip distanceChannel: Dan Grieve
Thumbs-off drill for light grip and clubhead feelChannel: Dan Grieve
Hit a lower chip by moving your centers forwardChannel: SagutoGolf- Match your bunker release to the depth of sandChannel: Dan Grieve
Chip off the toe to stop the heel digging into the grainChannel: Dan Grieve
Turn your head with the ball when chippingChannel: Golf with Aimee
Push trail-side pressure through impact to square the faceChannel: Danny Maude
Leave dirt or grass on the face for a higher chipChannel: Danny Maude- Shaft plane drill to fix the under-plane moveChannel: Dan Grieve
Open the face a couple degrees to add bounceChannel: Club Champion
Calibrate your chipping takeaway with three feelsChannel: MrShortGame Golf
52 degree chip: 50% carry, 50% rollChannel: Dan Grieve
Keep accelerating through the sand, strike the matchChannel: Dan Grieve- Align chips with toe line 5 degrees open, ball at targetChannel: Golf with Aimee
Use a nine iron for one-third carry and two-thirds rollChannel: Dan Grieve
Practice swing with a backswing twice as long as neededChannel: Dan Grieve
Brush the turf using the bounce, don't dig steeplyChannel: Club Champion
Use either a timed wrist release or a maintained wrist setChannel: Danny Maude
Use less loft to run out a long bunker shotChannel: Dan Grieve
Lean into lead side on compact, low-sand bunker liesChannel: Danny Maude
Strike below the equator with the 4th or 5th grooveChannel: Danny Maude
Chip with an even 'tick tock' tempo, don't rushChannel: Dan Grieve
Keep your weight on your lead foot when chippingChannel: Golf with Aimee
Set up a downhill bunker shot with the ball forwardChannel: PorzakGolf
Stack the torso on level hips for clean approach contactChannel: Danny Maude
Extend low and feel the weight in your forearmsChannel: MrShortGame Golf
Square the club face to de-loft your bunker wedgeChannel: Golf with Aimee
Change the club, not your chip techniqueChannel: Dan Grieve
Control bunker distance with the size of your finishChannel: Golf with Aimee
Hinge and trap an emergency shot off the back footChannel: Dan Grieve
Let the left arm leave the chest instead of a towel drillChannel: CraigHansonGolf- Use a 60-degree wedge with the low point just after the ballChannel: Danny Maude
Land chip-runs past one thirdChannel: Dan Grieve
Set hand height to match your chip lieChannel: PorzakGolf
Play out of the rough with shaft lean and an early hingeChannel: Dan Grieve
Set up stable and tall in a fairway bunkerChannel: SagutoGolf
Hinge the wrists to add loft on high chipsChannel: Danny Maude
Start chip takeaway with lead shoulder, no forearm rollChannel: Dan Grieve
Hold your wrist angle and let the chest do the workChannel: Micah Morris
Choke down on the grip for short-game controlChannel: Golf with Aimee
Use a 50-yard landing spot for a 60-yard pitchChannel: Micah Morris- Left-hand-only push drill to cure handsy chipsChannel: Dan Grieve
- Open the clubface before taking your gripChannel: PorzakGolf
Chip off an upslope by swinging with the slopeChannel: Dan Grieve
Putt from a tight lie instead of chippingChannel: Dan Grieve
Soft high landing shot: keep the loft, don't lean the shaftChannel: Dan Grieve
Use the bounce to release out of nestled BermudaChannel: Dan Grieve- Use quiet, dead hands on short wedge shotsChannel: PorzakGolf
- Squeeze the sand, don't splash, from compact wet bunkersChannel: Dan Grieve
Stand closer to reduce shanksChannel: PorzakGolf
Use a less-lofted iron for a consistent uphill chipChannel: Golf with Aimee
Use pitching wedge into an upslopeChannel: Dan Grieve
Swing to a smooth one-and-two rhythm, not a jabChannel: Danny Maude- Play the buried lie with steep hinge and throwChannel: Micah Morris
Play a low spinner off a tight lie with a lob wedgeChannel: Dan Grieve
Point out the face-contact spot after every chipChannel: Danny Maude
Set a putting-style grip for chippingChannel: Danny Maude
Keep turning until you finish left of the pinChannel: Dan Grieve
Use a pitching wedge for a long bunker shotChannel: Dan Grieve
Open the face and work across out of greenside roughChannel: Dan Grieve
Two wedge ball positions for flight controlChannel: PorzakGolf- Tee peg drill for higher-spinning pitchesChannel: Dan Grieve
- Open the face to escape thick greenside roughChannel: Micah Morris
Rod along the grip to stop flipping the chipChannel: Dan Grieve
Feel heavy arms to steady chip and pitch contactChannel: Mark Immelman
Keep the handle from getting behind the ballChannel: Todd Graves
Shallow a ball-above-feet bunker shot with drawChannel: Dan Grieve
Strengthen the top hand for more loftChannel: Dan Grieve
Use less loft for the chip-and-run on soft winter greensChannel: Dan Grieve
Club up to a lower-lofted wedge for a smooth pitchChannel: Danny Maude
Scoop the wrist like ice cream to add bunker loftChannel: Golf with Aimee
Use angle of descent to spin the ball back and stop itChannel: Club Champion
Soften your grip pressure for chip and runChannel: Dan Grieve
Keep chip grip pressure between two and four out of tenChannel: Danny Maude- Choke up and cut a ball-below-feet chipChannel: Dan Grieve
Play a draw off a wet upslope to shallow the clubChannel: Dan Grieve
Keep loft and bounce for chip margin for errorChannel: Dan Grieve- Lighten grip to 3 for a soft-landing chipChannel: Dan Grieve
- Adjust your landing-spot fraction for firmnessChannel: Dan Grieve
Left-arm-only drill for chip follow-throughChannel: Dan Grieve
On steep uphill chips, use less loft so it won't digChannel: Dan Grieve
Avoid the reverse tilt on chip shotsChannel: Dan Grieve- Keep weight on the left foot the whole chipChannel: Golf with Aimee
Connection drill: thumbs together, hands above the beltChannel: Dan Grieve
Ball-forward setup and sustained-contact feel in a bunkerChannel: Micah Morris- Rotate your chest through the ball to stop the flipChannel: Dan Grieve
- Stop over-releasing to keep the chip flight lowChannel: Dan Grieve
Keep the lead wrist cupped on finesse shotsChannel: stayhandsy
Hit wedges from the inside to trap the ball downChannel: PorzakGolf- Weaken your grip when pitching to reduce diggingChannel: CraigHansonGolf