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Golf Short Game Tips and Techniques

Golf short game tips and techniques will help you improve your overall game and lower your golf score. Bring these tips in your daily golf practice routine to become expert golfer on the and off the golf course. Know how to chip and pitch golf shot perfectly.

Author: Nicolus Cage
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The effectiveness of your golf short game has a major role to play in your overall golf score. That is why PGA teaching pros emphasize developing a solid golf short game. Below are some great golf short game tips you should use every time you practice your golf short game.

Golf Short Game Tip One: Chipping Alley Drill

This golf short game tip helps aid chipping alignment and stroke.

1. Place your practice balls one to three feet off of the putting surface.
2. Take two clubs and form a narrow “chipping” alley aligned toward your target on the putting surface.
3. Use an iron or wedge and practice chip shots making solid contacting with the golf ball in the middle of the alley.

Golf Short Game Tip Two: Chip to Target Drill

This golf short game tip helps aid chipping accuracy.

1. Place one or more targets (e.g., towel, hoop) on the green. These will be your golf chip shot targets.
2. Place golf balls just off the putting surface, face your target(s) and set up for your golf chip shot.
3. Land your golf chip shots within the targets.
4. After landing your ball successfully on ten straight attempts for each target, vary placement of targets.

Golf Short Game Tip Three: Pitch to Target Drill

This golf short game tip aids feel and accuracy of golf pitch shots.

1. Place five or more markers on practice area at various pitching distances from thirty to sixty yards from you.
2. Assume your golf pitch shot setup. Pitch balls to each marker using normal club for pitch shots.
3. Hit two to three shots in a row for each marker.
4. Make note of the backswing length you need to hit the golf ball successfully to each marker.

Golf Short Game Tip Four: Crisp Pitch Shot Contact Drill

This golf short game tip encourages a descending blow on the golf ball for crisp pitch shots.

1. Place two tees, two inches behind the golf ball with the top of the tees visible.
2. Practice descending blow on ball making crisp contact while avoiding contact with the golf tees.

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