Want less strokes, hone your short game

You have a great driver shot and a decent second shot and are close to the green. This is what most amateur golfers would do in a good day. Ideally you would reach the green with two strokes but this is not a consistent event. So now you have to rely on your short game 60 yards and lower distances to par the hole. According to Phil Michelson, one of the best short game players in the PGA the objective is to use good chipping to get to a 3 foot circle around the hole. The chances to sink your ball are 97 -100% from this distance. One more foot would decrease this probability to less than 90%. 5 foot reduces it to 75% and 6 foot to 55%. So if you can consistently get into the 3 foot circle you will have a very good chance to par the hole. In this video, Phil shows you

a) how to put properly using 4 degree loft at impact and continue the movement of your hands down the line

b) how to chip consistently by using the “hinge and hold” method which consist in hinging the club early in the back swing and accelerating the hands, keeping them moving towards the target. The club never travels faster than the hands because you want to control distance

Take a look at the video and practice what you learn. I guarantee you that your game will improve substantially.

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