Weve All The Seen The Long Accurate Drives Of TigerWoods. The Ball Flies Through The Air And Lands In Themiddle Of The Fairway, 300 Yards Away.The Green-eyed Monster Of Envy Consumes Us As Wewonder If We Could Ever Hope To Drive Like That.Fortunately, Long Drives Are Not The Be-all-end-allgame Of Golf.Enter The Short Game. Without Good Short Game Skills,all The Long Drives Are For Naught.The Short Game Is Those Shots That Get Us Onto Thegreen From About One Hundred Feet Out, Be It From Thefairway, A Bunker, The Rough Or A Drop Zone Andincludes Chips, Sand Shots And Pitches.This Is Where Your Higher Numbered Clubs Would Beused, As Well As Your Pitching Iron, Sand Wedge Or Lobwedge.Most Golf Courses Have Practice Areas As Well As Adriving Range. Spend Some Time Working On Hitting Yourball Onto The Green From Different Distances. Aim Fora Ten-foot Circle In The Center Of The Green At First.Experiment Using Your Wedges; What Works For Someoneelse, Might Not Work For You And Your Particularswing.After You Get Accustomed To Doing This Drillconsistently, Its Time To Spend Some Time In A Sandtrap. Knowing How To Get The Ball Out Of A Trap Willcut Your Score.Plant Your Feet Firmly Into The Sand, With Your Leftfoot Turned Toward The Hole. Imagine A 4-inch Circlearound The Ball And Try To Hit The Edge Of The Circlethat Is Away From The Ball.Take Lots Of Sand With Your Ball And Swing Completely.Dont Decelerate At All When Or After You Hit Theball. It Should Pop Up Onto The Green And Stop. Thisdoesnt Work Unless The Sand Is Very Soft And Powdery.On Hard Surfaces, You Might Need To Avoid Actuallyhitting The Sand.As In All Aspects Of The Game, Only Practice Will Helpyou To Improve.
