The best way to build a reliable golf swing is to learn how to make solid contact with the short shots around the green. Any golf instructor worth the money will tell you this, as the short game is the key to becoming a scratch golfer.
I’ve discussed basic short game technique here… short game shots.
I highly recommend watching video of such golfers as Jordan Spieth, Brad Faxon and Steve Stricker to learn more about technique.
Once you’ve got a good idea about technique, you should get to work on practicing these shots regularly, even before worrying too much about building a full swing.
A consistent full swing is all about the impact position, and developing proper technique with the short shots around the green will help you immensely in developing a swing that gets you into a good impact position.
When you are able to make consistent, solid contact with these short shots around the green, you should be able to start to control the distance with these shots.
Distance control throughout the game of golf is critical….you’ve got to be able to control your distances on your approach shots, your short shots around the green, and with your putts in order to shoot low scores.
With this in mind, get to work on learning how to control your distance around the greens with this basic drill…
Get yourself set up for a chip shot from the short grass around the green so that you have a shot of at least 50 to 60 feet to the other side of the green.
Hit ten chip shots to as close to the edge of the other side of the green as possible without going off the green. Count the number of balls you kept on the green, and determine an approximate median length from the edge among those balls.
Now, go back to where you were chipping from and throw down ten more balls. This time, try to keep more balls on the green and get that median distance closer to the edge.
Repeat this drill as often as you like and from different distances and with different shots.
You should spend at least one day each week doing this drill until you are consistently able to control your distancing to within a few feet of your target range.
Once you are able to do that, you can then focus on narrowing your target.
Now, get to work!
