| Golf is a game that obviously is based on getting | | | | Be Phil Mickelson Everybody loves to hit the shots |
| the lowest score possible and there are several | | | | that you see on TV that are made by Tiger |
| aspects to the game of golf that can either lower | | | | Woods and Phil Mickelson, but the fact is they are |
| your score or increase your score pretty quickly. | | | | professional golfers and they practice those shots |
| You need to get off the tee box with your driver | | | | a lot. If you try a shot that you have not |
| or three wood you give yourself an opportunity | | | | practiced and not mastered you can end up |
| to score well. You also need to make some putt | | | | putting yourself in a worse situation that if you hit |
| to stay away from the dreaded three putts. One | | | | a shot that you have practiced and feel |
| of the most important aspects of golf that people | | | | comfortable with. When you have a shot that is |
| typically do not spend a lot of time practicing and | | | | close to the great assess a situation and honestly |
| can lower your score the quickest is the short | | | | ask yourself what you feel most comfortable |
| game around the greens. If you have a good | | | | doing. You may not get the ball 3 feet within the |
| short game you can hit the ball close enough to | | | | hole but if you can put it on the green you give |
| the pin so that you take three putt out of the | | | | yourself an opportunity to make a putt. If you |
| picture. If you get a bad drive as long as you | | | | try a shot that you are not comfortable with and |
| don't go out of bounds you generally can recover | | | | mishit it your score can get ugly fast. Short |
| and get a good score. If you get within 50 yards | | | | Game Tip- Number 3 Grip Down on the Golf Club |
| of the whole and it takes you four strokes to get | | | | When you find yourself close to the green, grip |
| the ball to the cup just think about how many | | | | down on the club a little bit this gives you more |
| strokes you just gave away. Short Game | | | | control over the club head. If you hold the club |
| Tips-Number 1 Chip Whenever Possible When you | | | | like you normally would with a shot it is a little bit |
| are close to the green the best thing to do is to | | | | tougher to control a club head and it may lead to |
| chip the ball onto the green and let it run out to | | | | a shot that is off-line. It is almost like when you |
| the hole. When you are chipping you have a lot | | | | are playing baseball and you want to make |
| more distance control and than when you are | | | | contact with the ball and you are not concerned |
| pitching the ball. When you are pitching the ball | | | | about power you choke up on the handle so you |
| several things can happen such as it checking up, | | | | can control the bat. The short game is one of the |
| releasing, or spinning back and this limits your | | | | most overlooked parts of the game to the |
| ability to control the distance. If you chip the ball | | | | amateur that is one part of the game that could |
| that you can pick a spot on the green and chip to | | | | drastically improve your score. Practice your short |
| that spot and let the ball roll out to the hole. | | | | game and you will see your score drop and follow |
| Chippin gives you the best chance to control your | | | | these three tips when you are out playing a round |
| distance Short Game Tip-Number 2 Don't Try to | | | | of golf. |