Written by Karl Morris & Gary Nicol on Thursday 16 June 2022
Ask the right questions and you’ll play the right shots, say tour coaches Karl Morris & Gary Nicol. If you miss the fairway off the tee, you can generally get your ball back into play with your second shot. Once you get your second shot back into play and hopefully somewhere around the green or at least within striking distance of...
Monday 2 December 2019
FIVE-MINUTE LESSON… PABLO LARRAZABAL The 36-year-old Spaniard reveals the key secrets to his enviable short game. How did you develop such a sharp short game? Competitive practice growing up. I got good at chipping fast when I was a kid because there were many good players at my club and we spent a lot of time at the chipping area. I lost lots...
Sunday 21 July 2019
The Open Champion Shane Lowry’s 4 keys to improving your short-game “Unfortunately, there is no one-size-suits-all approach to the short game,” says 2019 Open Champion, Lowry. “I grew up on a course with tricky raised greens and so I would spend hours and hours on the course and on the range messing about by myself learning the best ways to get...
Tuesday 17 April 2018
Is your gear revealing you have too much bounce on your wedges? Here’s how to tell… The soles of your wedges are designed to stop the club digging into the turf. With the rear of the sole lower than the leading edge, the club resists biting downwards, making heavy contact less likely. This design is misleadingly termed bounce, and you can buy...
Wednesday 28 February 2018
With help from 2016 PGA Championship winner Jimmy Walker, use these five keys to help you hit more consistent wedge shots #1: Never slice across the ball at impact with your wedges I really changed the way I go at short shots around the green a couple of years ago, especially out of sand. I used to really ‘slice’ at my pitches...
Thursday 4 January 2018
Dustin Johnson: How the world’s best golfer backs up prodigious power with a pinpoint wedge game World No.1 Dustin Johnson is of course known for his immense power. But in 2016 he set about improving the one area of his game that really needed work; his wedge play. He bought a Trackman launch monitor, started taking it to events and, together...
Thursday 19 October 2017
Tee it up with a wedge: An easy way to stop chopping at your chip shots No doubt you’ve read that when it comes to irons, you need to squeeze the ball for the perfect strike. While it’s true a downward attack is ideal for iron shots, that angle only needs to be fairly subtle. A slight downward hit allows you to...
Sunday 8 October 2017
Want to improve your short game? Find out how from three-time European Tour winner Tyrrell Hatton 2017 Dunhill Links and Italian Open champion Tyrrell Hatton teaches you how to play those tricky shots from just off the green and helps you decide whether to take an eight iron or wedge. “The wedge is the harder club to use,” he tells Today’s Golfer...
Written by Edward Colman on Friday 14 October 2016
How to knock chips close every time Shane Lowry has broken into the top 30 in the world – and his silky short game has played a key role in his meteoric rise (along with three European Tour victories and a WGC title). He’s a magician around the greens and his uncanny ability to get up and down from the most awkward...
Written by Edward Colman on Thursday 13 October 2016
If your short game is costing you too many shots, then this is perfect for you as former World No.1 Luke Donald helps improve your short game in these three videos. Donald talks you through how to get better distance control on approach shots, how to enjoy success in the sand and mastering the chip and run shot from just off...
Written by Edward Colman on Friday 23 September 2016
Fault: Inconsistent results when your ball is nestled by the collar, just off the green. Fix: Modern courses – inland, largely – have a mown collar around the green which is bordered by rough. If you run through the putting surface, the ball can often nestle against this rough barrier, making it tricky to putt and hard to hit the bottom of...
Wednesday 5 August 2015
In this instruction video, TG coach Jonathan Wallett explains the distance control system that one of his tour player clients created.
Wednesday 27 May 2015
In this instruction video, TG Top 50 Coach Steve Astle shows you how varying your lie while practicing can improve your game.
Written by Kevin Hale on Thursday 7 May 2015
Your approach comes up just short of the target, rolls off the front of the green and down a slope. Now you’re left with a tough up-and-down and club choice is vital. When you’re assessing it think about what your aim is. Is it to get the ball really close, or just to be on the green? If you’ve got...
Written by Andy Sullivan on Wednesday 22 April 2015
I swing to three points with each of my wedges to gauge distance. It means I can consistently hit any number within a 30-yard range with the same wedge. The first point is a tag or sticker on the shaft. I swing so that this is in line with my shoulder. For a longer shot I swing so my hands are...
Saturday 9 August 2014
Using a target for your landing zone can help improve your chipping around the greens and improve your scores. Take a look at this drill Gareth Johnston shows us using a golf towel to increase your short game focus and control to get you chipping close.
Friday 8 August 2014
Doing some scoreable practice and recording your results can help improve your short game as you try to beat your previous bests. Gareth Johnston shows us a simple drill to help improve your chipping around the greens using an adjustable circle as a target around the hole. Take a look at the video for more.
Tuesday 20 May 2014
Having trouble pitching in the wind? In this video, former European Tour player Oliver Whiteley, based at Bramall Park GC, Stockport, explains how to use the Bump and Run method. The bump and run is a fantastic shot from inside 50 yards because the wind shouldn’t affect the shot at all. It can also be very effective even when it isn’t...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Monday 13 May 2013
In this video tip TG Elite Teaching Professional Adrian Fryer talks about locking your left wrsit to hit more consistent chips as part of our 25th Anniversary Best Ever Tips feature. By locking your wrists and making a swing similar to that you would with a putter, you can eliminate unwanted wrist hinge to ensure that you don’t scoop the ball off...