High Golf Shots - Golf Tips and Videos

The split grip drill helps train your hands to release more so you can hit higher chips, pitches and lob shots....

Set up with your clubface open to one o'clock, play the ball forward, set your shaft neutral with the clubface,...

Use your hands to cock the golf club up on the backswing and at the finish

Your ball has come to rest behind a big tree. To make matters worse, you still have a long way to the green. Punching...

Practice this hitting under a rope drill to help keep your hands forward at impact and avoid an early release of the clubhead

High Shots are caused when you get your hands behind the ball at impact

To play a super lob shot--the kind that you might see Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson pulling off with ease--you...

Make a long, lazy, slow-paced swing to create a high trajectory. This gets the ball up high so that it lands softly...

Hitting a flop shot off a tight lie requires that you attack the ball with a steeper swing and open clubface so...

Use a long flowing swing with steady acceleration

They don't keep stats for it on the PGA Tour, but all pros excel at hitting the mid-range lob. It's played with...

Setting up with too much weight on your back foot keeps your hands back during the swing, resulting in high shots

This shadow drill will help get your weight in front of you on the follow through, eliminating high shots caused...

Imagine, if you will. You're faced with a 25-yard lob shot from the rough over a tree to a tight green. If you...

Having the ball positioned too far forward in your stance can result in a high ball trajectory

The ability to salvage par from a difficult situation around the green often is the difference between contending...

To get height on your shots you must hit down on the ball, allowing the clubface to function the way it was designed

Say you have a 45-yard shot to the green. You realize you'll have to choke down and make partial swings with either...

When the ball is above or below your feet the angle of the lie changes the direction the clubface points, so you...

At the Bay Hill Club & Lodge, our commitment to Arnold Palmer's philosophy of "never laying up" holds true in...

One of the basics of shotmaking is understanding the art of applying spin to the golf ball in special ways. If...

Club trajectory is severely affected on downhill shots. Take a more lofted club, adjust your weight and chase...

Use your sand wedge, open (do not bend) your right wrist on the backswing and let the club slide underneath the ball

Swing the club around your body to get height on your pitch shots when you need to land the ball softly on the green

When faced with a long shot that requires that you hit over an object in front of you play the ball forward in...

Stand slightly farther from the ball, widen your base, lower your hands and use a lob wedge or opened face sand wedge

Hitting the ball too high is a major cause of power loss and usually results from releasing too early in the downswing...

To launch it high over a tree, I first look up to the sky (top photo, right). This helps tilt my shoulders away...

Often referred to as the "Home of Golf," Scotland is generally perceived as the place where the best links courses...

Teach kids that with irons you must hit down on the ball to make it go up because the ball gains backspin by rolling...

Understanding your equipment is necessary for good golfers; hit down with irons to make the ball go up and hit...

Don’t complicate your pitch shots, let your equipment make it easy for you

A key element to becoming a better player is learning to create different ball-flight trajectories on command....

Most amateurs give away countless strokes around the green simply because they don't know how to execute basic...

When the average golfer looks at a golf club, the component he or she probably pays the least attention to, and...

Learn how to use the lob/flop shot when trying to hit the ball high and land softly onto the green

The differnece between a low and high chip trajectory is simply the clubface on the backswing, keep it hooded...

When you desire a softer type of explosion shot out of the bunker from this normally "hot" lie, you need to employ...

Lean the shaft of the club back at address to increase the clubface loft while maximizing its hitting area, then...

Play the ball off your front heel, open the clubface to one o'clock, balance slightly on your front leg and make...

Don't make things more complicated than they need to be; use the same swing in and out of the bunker and take...

This is an intimidating shot, but it can be managed easily by getting your weight far forward in your stance so...

Pitching with a 6-iron will give you more spin and control with your sand wedge; learn to bounce the ball off...

In golf, the risk-reward question is of major importance. An ill-advised forced carry or foolish attempt at a...

Visualizing the flagstick as a tall object can help you make more shots up to the hole

Fairway bunkers are hazards. We're not supposed to be in them, so they're not designed to be easy to get out of--much...

Negotiating a shot around trees is a matter of first deciding what shot gives you the highest percentage for success....

It seems strange that so many golfers experience a sense of fear when faced with a shot from the sand, especially...

Played like an explosion shot--the same used to escape a greenside bunker--the chop shot flies high and lands...

Typically, Tour players have a fairly easy go at Disney's Palm Course which, along with its sister course, the...

Open up the club face to increase loft and swing into the lip

Wedges are the paintbrushes of golf. Shots hit with a wedge are an artistic expression of a player's short game....

One of golf's most unpopular shots is the 40yard pitch shot. Usually, the problem from this range isn't so much...

To vary the height of your shots just make a basic adjustment to your ball position and follow through

Have you ever wondered why what seems like a perfectly good swing sometimes produces a shot that doesn't even...

A key shot in any golfer's bag is a soft pitch from 15 to 30 yards off the green. Touring professionals only hit...

Traversing the course in as few strokes as possible requires knowledge of golf's intangibles--the little things...

How you make a practice swing when chipping from off the green is especially critical. First of all, you're not...

Tour players are blessed with the luxury of having the practice time necessary to keep their games razor-sharp....

Nothing beats a round of golf played on a warm, sunny day. But summer doesn't last forever, which means that at...

There are several aspects that make the ball go higher, including clubhead speed, body rotation and backswing...

The difference between your address position and impact position is that your clubface delofts one or two clubs,...

Tour golf requires power and control. The key to both is in the release of the club through impact. K. J. Choi...

Drivable par fours are the best holes in golf but you must weigh the risks of driving versus the rewards if you play it well

Developing good golf habits is the best way to take your game from the range to the course and setting up a practice...

Ever wonder why most flagsticks are the same height? The answer to this question and others can be found in William...

Too many players worry about mechanical and technical things throughout their swing and never focus on balance...

Balance the grip in your fingers which will allow for the proper wrist hinge throughout the swing and more power

Your ball positon should match the low point of your swing, so it changes with each club and depending on whether...

In this story, we're going to expose some of the secrets of golf instruction in order to help you become your...

There are many ways to play chips shots around the green; select the shot that is most appropriate for your skill...

Don't always pitch the ball when you have a bunker between you and the green, if the pin is in the back of the...

Every part of the club has an effect on your game and provides benefits to your game so it is important for you...

Regardless of trajectory, always use the same stance, setup and grip; just change your ball trajectory and swing length

Regardless of where you play, you'll eventually face a tough pitch off hardpan. This is a dicey situation, as...

By moving the ball around in your stance and using different clubs you can create many different shots to use...

If you find going to the practice tee boring then make it creative and fun, try manipulating your club lofts while...

One big debate in the game of golf is whether you're born with the ability to chip and putt or if it's something...

When you find yourself in trouble look around to find the different routes you can get out and pick the one that...

Getting the right direction when putting requires that you have your head, your club, your eyes, your stroke and...

Whereas drivers have undergone dramatic improvements in recent years, irons have advanced more subtly. That's...

With a traffic cone behind you practice your downswing trying to keep the club inside the cone to simulate the...

Practicing at the range with a mid iron, not your driver, and if you have too steep a swing plane, practice off a tee

Grain is a very difficult concept and there is no way to perfectly categorize its effects on your putts, experience...

On shots that have a downhill or uphill elevation changes we tend to align ourselves incorrectly, so make these...

Consider the idea of expanding your wedge set for various conditions. Most golfers become used to a single wedge...

You can putt with your eyes over the ball or slightly inside but never with your eyes outside of the ball, but...

Tee the ball a little bit lower, keep the handle of the club back and make sure to take the club back a little...

Grip down on the club slightly, keep your legs quite, focus on the top of the ball and keep your chin up so that...

When faced with a high lip on a fairway bunker you must play the club necessary to assure that you get over the...

In order to play your best golf, you must be fitted to your equipment. Contrary to popular belief, fitting isn't...

Everybody should get their clubs fitted, right? Two GT editors test that theory out. Read how their experience...

The average PGA Tour player misses the green roughly 35 percent of the time. Yet using the median birdie average,...

The flubbed pitch shot is often the result of two things: 1) a ball positioned too far forward; or 2) a decelerating...

To create consistent aim with every shot in golf start with a constant positioning of your left foot one clubhead...

The four sidehill lies effect the flight of the ball the same way the ball would roll on the ground, so if you...

When I decided to try the Cobra clubfitting program, PGA teaching professional Steve Ball told me about the process...

Probably the most important piece of your equipment is your golf shaft, where technology advancements have made...

Recreation golfers who play the game for fun might not have the same level of talent or time to invest in the...

This article is a compilation of quick, potent tips to get your golf score below 90 and keep it there. Tips in...