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Mastering the 56-degree Wedge

Here’s a tip on what clubs to carry in your bag: Many teachers recommend carrying three wedges, a pitching wedge plus two utility wedges. That might be difficult under some circumstances. But if you...

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Mastering the “PoP” Shot

You hit a great approach shot, but it hits the green, trickles off, and rolls down an embankment. You’re in a grassy or fluffy lie at the bottom of the embankment, with the green about 5 feet to 20...

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Greenside Chipping with a Hybrid

The club of choice for a greenside chip is the wedge. But be careful. Using a wedge along the rim of the green can cost you strokes. The wedge can pop the ball up, create too much roll, or make the...

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How to get out of Bunkers

These steps will ensure that you have the right mechanics for getting out of bunkers. Once you’ve read these steps, practice them and get used to hitting out of bunkers, and they will become just as...

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Frame your Putting Stroke

Nothing’s more frustrating than putting a ball offline. Instead of sinking the putt, you leave yourself with a tap in, even though you had the right distance. If the green is sloped away from you, you...

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The “Show me the Money” Drill

Good putting demands good technique. And the utmost in limited and controlled movement during the putt. The slightest movement can throw your putting off. The same holds true for your eyes. Any...

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Six Steps to pull off the 25ft. Lob

Sooner or later, you’ll face a shot where you must go over an obstacle and land on the green to hole out with a par or better. It may be for bragging rights in your Tuesday morning foursome, the title...

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How to Play 50 to the Pin

Old sayings die hard. That’s because they often contain a kernel of truth within them. Take the old golf saying, You drive for show, but you putt for dough” This saying highlights how critical the...

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Improve your Putting

Putting is arguably one of the most important aspects of Golf. Don’t worry about trying to read the green until you have become proficient with pace of the ball. Getting this right comes from...

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“Putt” your Chips

One way to improve your chipping is to “putt” chips. This approach is especially effective on short shots around the green. Putting your chips not only takes the nerves out of short shots—the kind that...

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