How’s your short game?

How’s your short game?

So what’s the distance you feel most comfortable with when hitting a golf ball – full out driver or a three-foot putt? Or is it somewhere in between?

While most of us have our favourite cheap golf club in our bag we should know the distance over which we have most control. For many it’s anywhere between 50 and 100 yards – the scoring zone.

But how often do we practice to get really good from that specific range? Rarely, if at all(Mizuno JPX A25 ).

He has had years of experience, not only as a former winner on the European and African Tours but also as a regular teaching contributor to top magazines and as a current coach to many of the game’s future stars.

“The short game is so important but (Mizuno MX-300 Irons) club golfers rarely practice it enough, ” he told me. “One of the best ways to improve is to find a distance with which you are comfortable, say between 60 and 90 yards, then practice hard to become brilliant at it.

“And instead of trying to become average over a range of distances from 100 yards in, home in on a specific distance – 75 yards for instance – and you will find the adjustment to hit your target so much easier(Mizuno MP-58 Irons). It’s just a case of adapting to the loft of the club in your hand.”