What are the best ways to save shots around the green? We asked 16 expert LPGA and PGA instructors for their best piece of short game advice.
The best way to save shots is to improve and practice your short game. Every time you get ‘up and down’ (chipping or pitching it close enough to the hole that you can make your first putt), you are on your way to better scoring. Sound good? Let’s go!
The sooner you can get the ball on the ground and rolling toward the flag, the better.
When you are off the green, think about chipping, which I will describe as a putt with a flying start! Imagine this lofted putt is like a 747 coming in for a landing… touch down and then taxi to the end of the runway, where the flag is located. Minimum airtime, maximum ground time!
Now that hybrids are in most of our bags, consider using a hybrid for chipping. Set up like a putt with a hybrid sitting upright at address. Move your hands down the handle end to shorten this club like a putter. With a steady head, minimal body action, and little to no wrist hinge, place the ball with your hybrid, brushing the grass so the ball lifts and skips off the fringe, rolling towards the hole. Low risk and high reward, the Hybrid Chip will save you strokes around the green!
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