First the good news. You’ve picked up some driving tips from your Free Golf Videos, and now you’ve just crushed a 285-yard drive straight down the middle and layed it up nicely near the green. You’re buddies are moaning with agony and humiliation while you bask in your glory.
Ah yes… good stuff…your feelin good… but now the bad news. You’re just 50 yards from the green, you know… inside that dreaded “tight-lie” zone. You’re too close for a full swing pitch shot and too far away for a simple chip and run shot.
Suddenly the bottom drops out of your confidence level and you begin get concerned about the difficult “finess” required to perform that 1/4 sand wedge golf swing. You start to remember all the chunked and fat shots that went less than 10-feet and the 80-yard sculled “worm burners” that fired straight over the green or left skid marks all the way across the green.
Your golf buddies begin to laugh out loud while mumbling to each other about how bad you actually are at these type shots. But hang on just a second… no need to panic. For these tight lie “feel” shots the solution is easier than you’d think.
And like just about everything else in golf… it’s gonna take a little bit of practice on your part. Unfortunately there’s no new amazing club, or any new technology that will instantly make you a Phil Michelson like short game guru.
VERY IMPORTANT… It’s critical that you catch the back of the ball first, then take a divot. And it’s NEVER the other way around. Your divot on these shots should always be in front of where your ball was sitting at address.
1. Setup slightly open with your stance.
2. Have the ball back in your stance so that the shaft naturally leans forward with your hands ahead.
3. Look at the FRONT of the ball to assure you hit the ball first, then just turn back and through.
4. Hold the angle in your hands, wrists and arms all the way throughout the 1/4 – 1/2 golf swing. In other words… don’t get “handsy” and try to scoop the ball at impact… let the loft of the club do the work.
You’ll be amazed to discover that the ball will spring off the clubface with the proper spin on it. It’s not big and dramatic – and rarely does this result in trumpets and dancing girls – but it’s how you’ll get it on the green and near the hole without a lot of trouble. That’s how you’ll save par… drain more birdie putts… and wipe that smile off your opponents faces as they realize you found the key to perfect and accurate short game shots.
