I would like to give you a drill that you can try to help youself to improve your green-side chipping. This is an easy exercise but a very important one. It will help you to improve your feel around the green. The better you become at it, the more confidence you will have.

We watch Golf Pros on TV hitting their golf balls onto the green time after time, from the fairway. Now wouldn't it be nice if we could do that consistently? Well, for the most of us, that probably won't happen, unless we improve our iron play. But that is another subject for another blog. This blog concentrates on the short game, on and around the green. Most of our fairway shots with our irons will not land on the green but rather off of the green. So here is a drill that you can start to implement to help you when your golf ball lands near the green instead of on it.

1. Take 3 or 4 golf balls and drop them along the edge of a practice green.

2. Chip each golf ball using a short iron or a wedge. (This is up to you, I prefer an 8-iron, for example)

3. Concentrate on trying to make each ball into the cup. Your goal is to make one ball into the cup in one shot. If you make one ball in, then you are done. But if you do not make any of them, then you must pick up your golf balls and move to another spot off the green. Keep doing this until you are able to chip in one golf ball.

4. As you become better, increase your goal to 2 balls that you have to chip in before you can leave. If you improve to 2 balls, then increase to 3, and etc.

What will happen with this drill is this: Your feel for chipping close to the pin will be sharpened. This will increase your chances of making a one-putt. You will also become familiar with this common shot and when you experience it for real out on the golf course, you will have increased confidence. We all can use that.

Add this exercise to your regular practice routine and soon you will be chipping great and you will be lowering your score! Have fun by becoming good with green-side chips!

If you are like you me, you love the game of golf. If you have been playing for any length of time you no doubt realize that it is not an easy game. Perhaps you are new to the game of golf and you would like to improve your golf scores. Well here is some good news for everyone: You can make substantial improvement in your game and thus your scores by practicing your short game.

IMPROVE YOUR SHORT GAME SKILLS

What is the short game? It involves your putting, chipping, and pitching. It can also involve bunker play, but this blog will not focus on that aspect of the game.

A large part of your golf score (in fact the majority of it) is dependent on how well you play the short game. You would be amazed at how many strokes you use for your short game. So to improve your score you must improve your short game skills. If you practice your putting, practice your chipping, and practice your pitching, you will become a better golfer. And you will enjoy the game a lot more as well.

TIME AND EFFORT

It will not take a lot of time, nor will it take a lot of effort to practice with your putter, wedges, and a few of your short irons. In fact, it is quite easy and enjoyable. Get into the habit of practicing more on your short game than on your long game. In a short period of time you will come a long way in regards to your golf game.

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