The Short Game - Golf Tips and Videos

The short game is the elastic waistband of golf. It expands or contracts based on how fit you are. To whip your...

When just off the green you can either putt through the fringe or chip using one of these two chipping techniques,...

Putting from off the green is the safest shot and will eliminate disasters

In golf, the short game is where the money is made. If we drive it a mile but can't get up and down and in the...

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...

You need to be creative around the greens, try one of these three specialty shots when you are stuck in ugly rough...

If you recount your last poor round of golf, you probably recall errant drives and sloppy iron shots, combined...

One of the absolute basics of good scoring is solid putting from short to medium range. If you're confident from...

Be more creative around the green by practicing different clubs and shots to the same pin location to improve your short game

Nowhere does the realm of shotmaking seem more applicable than the short game. With a flagstick in your sights...

Golf is the only game that requires proficiency with a wide variety of instruments. While tennis, hockey and baseball...

If you are stuck with trying to putt with your ball up against the fringe then change your putting set up to be...

Putt when 1 or 2 feet off the green with short grass and chip using a loftier club as you get further off the green

In this edition of Ask the Pro, Bobby Clampett fields questions from a player who wants tips on how to keep a...

Short game distance control is a matter of feel and intuition. You need touch to score, and this is an area that's...

Modify your ball and club handle position when chipping to adjust the height of your ball flight

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

Everyone marvels at the natural, seemingly effortless touch with which many touring pros so accurately putt, chip...

Few shots on the golf course are more satisfying than a well-executed flop shot. Unfortunately, unless you're...

Consistently hitting your landing area on the green every time when chipping or pitching is the best way to improve...

You've probably noticed hybrid clubs are a lot easier to hit than traditionally shaped long irons. The ball flies...

As we all know, most strokes in golf are lost within 100 yards of the green. Of those strokes, more are wasted...

Do not always use a lob wedge to chip around the green, sometimes using a hybrid with a putting stroke will provide...

Divide the green into quadrants and aim for the one where the flagstick is placed

Golfers who can turn three shots into two and have a solid short game always score better than those who don't....

The biggest problem people have with practicing is that they've got the percentages all wrong. They go out and...

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

It's the ugly stepchild of golf, always playing second and third fiddle to driving and iron play. But to more...

Golf isn't a game of who hits it the best, it's a game of who misses it the least. Even the best players in the...

The most common fault with these partial swing is using too many sources of power. Try using only your arms pulled...

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

I love wedge shots. With wedges, you have the greatest chance of hitting the ball close to the hole. They set...

The secret to Phil Mickelson's wedge game is building resisance on the follow through, keep your hands in front...

Whether it's your third shot on a long par-5 or your approach on a short par-4, the full-swing wedge--be it with...

Control the distance of your wedge shots with the length of your backswing and forward swing

Turn your 8-iron into a sand wedge by opening the face and playing the ball like a normal greenside shot

Chipping motions and putting strokes are linear in nature. By that, I mean the clubface remains square to the...

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

Add some creativity and control to your chipping by manipulating the clubface after impact to control your chip...

Don't worry, you're not seeing double. After reading my colleague Barry Goldstein's tip on using a wall to improve...

Create a balanced position that allows your sand wedge to get under the ball and onto the green

Use this step-in routine when you set up to the ball so that you always play the ball in the correct position for each club

Learn to control the distance in the air that you hit your chip shots

Understanding where you impact the golf ball as opposed to where your club bottoms out and impacts the ground...

How far you swing through a bunker shot determines the distance it will travel so work on controlling your follow...

Setting up correctly to a greenside bunker is the most critical aspect of playing the shot correctly and becoming...

The key to a bunker shot is to eject the sand from the bunker and have the ball go with the sand

Square the club face, move the ball back in your stance and put your hands forward

When hitting bunker shots you are not hitting the ball you are actually splashing the sand around the ball out of the bunker

When in a bunker planning strategy is just as important as technique, look for your easiest out, the fat of the...

With a buried lie you must use your sand wedge as a digger to get below the bottom of the ball so square the clubface...

There's no more useful--and spectacular--shot around the green than the flop shot. At least once or twice during...

Golfers who struggle with distance control usually err because they just don't know what clubs work best for certain...

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

When you are buried in deep rough just off the green try this great trick to always get the ball on the putting surface

Use a simple putting stroke to make chipping easier

Use a narrow stance with weight on forward leg, knees flexed angling toward the hole and hands in front of club face

Chipping is done with 1 lever while pitching adds a second lever

Determine the ratio of the distance the ball must travel in the air to the ball rolling on the ground and select...

Use a club that will allow you to land the ball in a consistent spot on the green and roll to the hole

Short game shots differentiate the best juniors, so teach your kids this simple three-step guide to making chipping...

Hit this similar to a sand shot with an open face, steep backswing but not much of a follow through

Use the same putting technique for all your simple chips around the green and just manage distance by your club selection

Use this drill to practice keeping your wrists firm and in front of the clubhead

As juniors get older and bigger we need to teach them differently; here’s how to progress with chipping technique...

Analyze the green slope and speed in order to determine what trajectory and club is appropriate for the shot,...

Pivot your body to accelerate the club rather than sliding your hips

Use your right forearm to turn as you go through while the left arm is folding in. Make sure to maintain an arc...

Use this practice drill to develop a feel for your chipping distance

When your ball settles down in greenside rough, it takes just the right touch to pull off a successful shot. In...

Like a lot of people, golfers are often slaves to habit and convention: eight irons, two wedges, three woods and...

Accustom your mind to always think chip before pitch if your lie allows you to keep the ball low

Control the distance of your chips and pitches by extending your backswing a little further as the shot gets longer

Set your body with the slope and have your swing bottom out at or just in front of the ball

Chip shots are just mini swings so remember to practice SAD, which is short, aggressive and down

Compared to most other shots, a chip shot should be easy. But you'd be surprised by just how many golfers struggle...

The most common fault in pitching is taking the club too far back and decelerating on the downswing, practicing...

Lower your scores by adding a little pressure to your pitching practice with this Five Ball Chipping Drill

It's been well documented that a solid short game is the key to consistently shooting lower scores. A vital part...

Follow this routine to improve your short game and look like the pros

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

In this edition of Ask the Pro, Bobby Clampett answers questions from a reader who wants to know about ball position...

Sometimes it seems that spring will never come. Sure, the Tour has started up. We can spend a few cold nights...

Utilize the bounce of the club, square the clubface and body line and play it like a pitch shot

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

To stop shots quickly on the green widen your stance, stand further from the ball and lower your hands

Use your normal swing with just three basic adjustments

Practice trying to hole out chip shots on the practice green, this will not only greatly improve your chipping...

Get a feel for how hard to hit the ball, concentrate on the hole and make a loose stroke

Try to make the simplest pitch shot possible, instead of trying to pull off high spin lob shots when they are not necessary

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

Feel and sense the weight of your swing, especially with your wedges

There's a world to be learned from women's golf. You need to look past the one time you got caught behind a slow...

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

A full bunker shot travels about one third the distance of a regular shot, so when you have to clear 30 yards...

Unlike regular bunker shots, with the long bunker shot you are not trying to fly the ball to the hole you want...

Use your putting technique with a lofted club to clear the fringe around a green, and select your club based on...

Knowing where to land your chips is just as important as knowing where the hole is. And like putting, reading...

Tiger Woods leads the Tour in Ballstriking and is second in Total Driving. He's tops in Putting. Oh, and in case...

No doubt a tough shot, the downhill chip requires a good read of the green. When facing a downhill greenside chip,...