Does anyone have any drills that they really like to do when they go to the range while practicing there short game. Because I dont really no many. I just work on like 5-10 feet putts and chip from all angles of the green to different pin locations. But I would like some actual drills so does anyone have any?
^^^ well if you wanna mix it up a bit, I take 4 balls in the rough, and see how many i can get up and down, when you get all 4 up and down, switch locations, and dont finish until you get all 4 up and down.. thats good practice for par saving situations and a little fun
I like to go to the edge of the putting green and put about 10 balls down 3 feet off the edge, go out 10 feet and put another 10, out 10 feet and put another 10, etc. in about 4-5 groups. I take whichever club will allow me to land the ball just on the green and roll. I don't worry as much about holes as I do landing the ball exactly where I want it. The farther out, the more lofted the club. The carryover to playing is being able to visualize the shot and execute it from various lengths around the green.
Does anyone have any drills that they really like to do when they go to the range while practicing there short game. Because I dont really no many. I just work on like 5-10 feet putts and chip from all angles of the green to different pin locations. But I would like some actual drills so does anyone have any?
One I really like, I got from Brad Brewer who's a PGA instructor. It's designed to help you get rid of all that lower body movement that just kills a chip shot. Take your normal address position for a chip shot but lift your right heel off the ground. Make a one-piece swing will your hands arms and shoulders working together. The raised heel will restrict your lower body motion and promote your keeping your weight shifted to the left side.
Just a short time with this drill makes me aware of any unwanted lower body movement that has crept into my chipping game.
When I'm practicing longer chip and run style shots, like in the 40-50 foot range, I like to put some tees in a circle around the hole, about 3 feet out and really focus on getting them in that circle. I'll do this with a dozen or so balls, so I can really get the feel. I'll do the same with other chipping, but this drill helps on the longer ones where you really need to get it in that circle.
Using 3 balls i practice until i get up and down from about 8-10 feet off the green 9 times in a row. So, i chip 3 balls, make 3 putts, go back and do it again. If i miss a putt or duff a chip during the sequence i start all over again. This is good practice, it make's you do it, it can take hour's to make 9 straight if you miss and have to keep starting over.
Clubs i use for this exercise are 56* sand wedge for holes cut fairly close. 52* gap wedge. pitching wedge and 8 iron for chip & run shots.
I was disgusted with about 5 x 3 putts today especailly when i hit my summer best of 84 but could have been in 70,s course was quiet when i finished so i picked a green and got five balls in all different directions more than 20 feet,my goal was to see how many balls in a row i could 2 putt,my first best was 9 with a one putt,i called this one under,i got to 14 with 3 x one putts equals 3 under,i then through 10 balls 20 yards out and took one shot with sandwedge and another with pitching wedge to attempt to get them all on green,only had a few gos but i look forward to trying this next time and see what my recoed would be,ie 3 x 10 balls on green = 30,the way i see it putting is mega important,my local course is par 68,the par for putts is 36 that leaces 32 other shots so putting is more than half the game
July 20th, 2006, 10:47 AM
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