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When out with my students on the course, one very common question is, should I chip or pitch? Also, students ask me what the difference is between the two? In my opinion, before you start trying to improve your short game, you must first understand..

Learn this method to chip, pitch and hit a lob shot from a poor lie. There is nothing worse than to miss a green, with a bunker between you and the green, and walk up to find that you have a poor lie. Perhaps, the ball is sitting on mud, or very...

The most important aspect of hitting wedge shots is controlling the distance. Watch this video to learn a simple system to predict the distance with your wedges.

Learn how to change your setup when faced with a chip or pitch from a downhill lie to ensure solid contact.

When watching top players, we marvel at the way they go about hitting a driver, or the accuracy of their iron play, but more often than not, what separates these players from the mid field players is how they waste no shots playing the simple shots.

How often have you seen a player hit a chip shot, making a nice contact at impact, landing the ball where they want, but the ball finish over 3m away from the hole? Perhaps this is you? Players should control the height of the shot and the distance.