A good short game can save you over 8 shots per round… this can turn your average 90 into a round that will probably win you your monthly medal or Sunday morning friendly. As in all aspects of life, there is no short cut to success. But once you have learn’t the solid fundamentals, confidence and good imagination this will happen and the shots you would normally drop will be saved.. To get to this point will take a lot of creative practice in every situation, with every club you …

Golf: Fly the Ball, Bounce the Ball, Roll the Ball!
In golf the quickest way to lower your score is to sharpen up your short game. There are three trajectories to get the golf ball onto the green; low, medium and high. When I am coaching my students I try to match their skill level to the flight, so the higher the handicap the lower the trajectory we start with.
We would start with a 7 iron and with the ball in the middle of the stance, weight a little forward and …