

For each shot, you go through your routine just as you would on the golf course and imagine you are playing in a competition on whatever golf course you normally play (or perhaps where your next competition may be). One great short game drill is to take 20 balls and drop them around the practice green from different lies and positions. What this means is that you simulate the golf course as much as you can. I try to instill the “practice as you play” philosophy. More often than not, a fundamental change is necessary. One of the first things I talk to amateurs about when I take on a new student is how they practice.
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Have you downloaded a FREE copy of my Mental Game Starter Guide yet? If not, please do so by clicking here 2. You can also repeat this drill and create more distances by using 5 yard increments. Experiment with both and see what works for you. Some players choke down on the club and change their ball position for distance control and others use swing length and tempo. So…you’ll have played from 6 distances and used your 3 wedges twice each, to 2 different distances.

Move to 85 and hit whatever club you would from this distance.Move to 95 and hit the same club as you did from 105.Move to 105 and change to whatever club you hit from this distance.Move to 115 and use the same club to hit to that same target.Start at 125 yards and hit one ball to the target.With this drill the aim is to make it instinctive how far the pin is away from you (from within 100 yards), something you’ll need to do to get to low single figures. A great way to practice feel is to hit the same club several distances (you can try this with your long game too).

In order to become a genius from 100 yards and in (the scoring zone), you need to develop your feel. But it’s important to make short game practice fun, which is what these short game drills are designed to do. Better players simply hit it closer from around the greens. If there’s one piece of advice for practicing golf, it’s spending more time on your short game drills, than the driving range. Try these short game drills (used by Tour players) to start honing your short game and making more up and downs this season.
