The short game is the area of the game that requires the most use of fine motor skills, which is why some players can struggle. Because precision is required (touch, contact, face control, etc.), a player's mental state is a…
In this week's lesson, we're going to take a look at how improving your short game process to practice and play can massively improve your success round the greens. Click "Listen in browser" to listen to the audio. It’s amazing…
One of the ways that Tour pros and elite players gain several shots each round on us weekend golfers is with distance control with wedges. Short game guru, Dave Pelz says that for the short game and putting, distance control…
What an amazing Open Championship that was! It had everything. Delays from severe wind and rain, 3 amateurs tied 12th or better, the drama of Jordan being a shot or two away from 3 majors in a row, the legend…
This is a great video of the PGA Tour's top ten hole outs. The area within 100 yards is undoubtedly the biggest difference between the amateur and professional games and in this video you get a taste of how good…
We all play around 50% of our shots within 40 yards a.k.a "The Scoring Zone", so doing everything we can in our preparation for each shot is critical if we’re going to play as best we can. Here are 5…
In my recent GSOM article "The 2 Vital Magic Tricks" discussing putting I explained that there are many varied styles that will “get the ball in the hole”. However, with the addition of the two disciplines (the 2 vital magic…
A key element of short game practice is developing your skills of visualization and feel. The more you can use your eyes to tell your body what it needs to do to hit it the required distance, the better your…
Yesterday I played a round with a Callaway Sales Manager at The Wisley Golf Club, Surrey, England. With optimism, he informed me of Callaway's latest technological advances in club manufacturing and how they are making the game easier for the…