Golf Lessons

I want to take golf lessons to improve my scores. As I have watched friends take lessons, it seems like they will buy a series of lessons and all of them will be on the full swing. I do not think this is what I want. Would it not be better for my game if the lesson series is spread out on the full swing, putting and short game?

Yes you are correct! As I have given thousands of golf lessons in my career, students always want to know how to lower their scores. These students are always asking the question "How can I improve my golf game the quickest?" The challenge is that they really already know the answer and do not want to hear the truth. The truth is that your scores will improve the quickest by improving your putting. Below is the order I would suggest that you work on your golf game to lower your scores the fastest:

Short Game Golf Lessons
Most professionals and better golfers will call the short game any shot within 100 yards of the hole. If you are just starting to play it may be everything within 50 yards. For our purposes we will call it any shot that is not a full swing. The short game will include chipping and pitching of the golf ball. Whether you take a real golf lesson or read an online lesson to understand the fundamentals of the short game, you can play the same type of game to improve. In this game, you will need to get the golf ball up and down from five different spots before you can move on to your round, the next part of your practice session or end your practice session and go home. Again this will make you feel the pressure but yet keep it fun for you.

Putting Golf Lessons
Putting practice is the fastest way to lower your scores. Yes I said it correctly. Putting practice is the fastest way to lower your scores. If you are like most amateurs most of your practice time is spent on the driving range with your driver. You can improve your golf game rapidly if make a small goal of making 10 or 20 (you come up with the number best for you) three foot putts before you play a round of golf or to end a practice session. This is a specific quantifiable goal that will make you feel the pressure of actually playing. If you do not believe me wait until you only have to make one more!

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I Need The Fundamentals Of Chipping

I need the fundamentals of chipping. I am tired of hitting the ball good enough during my round of golf and then wasting away countless shots trying to chip the golf ball. I would like info on the set up position as well as what I should be doing with the club. I am ready to start from scratch if in the end I will be better at chipping.

We hear you loud and clear! As you go to practice you should be working on the following:

Your set up position should also have your hands closer to the target than the golf ball. In addition, you should have a little more weight on your left side for a right-handed golfer. This is where most golfers start to feel uncomfortable as this tends to feel a little awkward at first.

Now that you have a good chipping set up position, how should the club travel? As you practice place two clubs down aiming at your target line. The two clubs should be parallel to each other, should look like railroad tracks and just wider than the club head of the golf club that you are chipping with. As you practice, your club should not hit either shaft on the ground as your club works back and through.

Most amateurs do not understand how important the finish position is on every golf swing. It is no different while you are chipping. To be in the proper finish position for a chip shot, you need to make sure the shaft of your golf club moves past your target side leg. For right-handed golfers, this means the club must move past your left leg. In addition, you will want to be able to hold it there for a count of three seconds. Finishing in this position insures that you were accelerating the golf club through impact. As you watch the pros on TV, you will see each of them hold their finish position with the club shaft past heir forward leg.

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Beginning Golfers - How To Lower Your Scores Fast

The question that we get the most beginning golfers as well as low-handicapped golfers is “How can I lower my scores the fastest?” If we hear it once a day we hear it a thousand times a day. The answer is very simple. Improve your short game.

Opposed to popular belief and actions, whether you want to learn how to play the game of golf as a beginning golfer or if you have played for a long time and want to lower your handicap, learn how to chip and putt. It may not seem as macho or as sexy to learn all of these little short shots as opposed to standing on the driving range banging out long shots. No matter what your current handicap is, if you want to lower your golf scores learn all aspects of the short game. This will drop your scores faster than standing on a driving range for a long period of time week after week.

Here is a question that may put how important the short game is and can help put it into perspective for you. Once your round is finished, do you want to give your buddy a hard time about the one drive you hit past him/her or do you want to brag about the lower score that you shot? Speaking from experience, the ribbing about how your buddy hit one past you is pretty short-lived as he is paying you for winning the bet of lowest score.

One last thought about the short game for you is to make sure you arrive early enough to spend some time on the putting green putting and chipping before your round. You do not need to spend thirty minutes there. You just need to hit enough putts and chip shots to get a good feeling going prior to your round. This is important for beginning golfers as well as low-handicap golfers.
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Chip Shot Fundamentals

I need help with my chipping. When I miss a green, I have no idea what I am doing and it shows in how I hit the next shot! Haha I would like to know the chipping fundamentals that you recommend.

Thanks for your email and keep laughing. A great attitude is a big part of it. Here are the chipping fundamentals that I would give to you:

Weight placement - As you take your address to hit your chip shot, you should have more weight on your leg closer to the hole. For right-handed golfers, this simply means that you will have more weight on your left foot or left leg. The question of how much will vary from player to player. With that being said, it will probably end up somewhere between 70-75% on your forward foot. Think about it. Any good golf shot that is struck has more weight on the forward foot than the back. The same is true with the chipping stroke.

Ball position - As we are trying to keep the golf ball low while chipping, we will want to de-loft or to take loft of the golf club when we are chipping. This will be easy to do as we point our back foot directly at the ball. This will be the right foot for right-handed players. In addition, it is important that your hands are closer to the target than your zipper. Remember we are attempting to take loft off of the club face.

Finish Position - Once you have made your chipping stroke, the grip of the club should be past your front leg. Most amateurs get in trouble because they flip or pop at a chip shot and the grip or handle of the club never gets past their leg. This means that they have hit the putt on the bottom of the club face more than likely. This is troubling, as controlling distance will be a big challenge for someone who cannot hit a chip shot in the center of the club face.

An easy way to monitor this is to count to three very slowly once you have reached the finish position. This will give you time to evaluate your finish and improve it quickly. To be a consistent chipper, you must learn to make contact on the same spot on the club face.

These chipping fundamentals will help you. Keep in touch and let us know how it goes!

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Chips Shots

I give up. I am ready to learn how to hit better chip shots. They are costing me too many stokes during my rounds and I am not going to reach my goals if I do not do something different than what I currently am. Do you have any golf tips that will help me improve my chip shots so I am not as frustrated on the golf course?

Improving your short game and your chip shots is the quickest way to lower your scores behind improving your putting. Many players do not practice it as much because it is not as glamorous as trying to bang out the long drives. Even the best players miss greens so if you cannot chip the ball around the green, you will not be able to ever score very well.

The short game of golf is where you really need to practice to lower your golf scores, so implement the following 3 golf tips:

1. Any time that you can hit a low shit that runs the ball up to the hole as opposed to flying it all of the way there, do it. This gives you more room for error and percentage-wise you will get you closer to the hole for the next shot, unless you make the chip shot! Do not be scared to use an eight, seven or even a five iron to get the distance that you need.

2. Hold your finish until the ball has stopped rolling. Use this time to monitor your balance and evaluate the shot.

3. Know without a doubt where you would like the ball to land. If you claim to have trouble visualizing shots then explain where you want to land it out loud. This will accomplish the same thing.

Keep in touch and let us know how it goes for you!

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Where Should I Land My Short Game Shots

I am having a lot of trouble executing my short game shots from around the green such as a pitch shot and a chip shot. I need a process to determine where to land the ball and to determine which club I should use fo rthe shot. Can you give me some advice?

First you need to look at the lie you have. The lie of the golf ball is the condition that the ball is in which you have to play the next shot from. Is the golf ball in the short grass of the fringe or down in the greenside rough? What you are trying to determine is how much grass is going to between your wedge and the golf ball at impact during the short game shot. The amount of grass will affect how the ball reacts once it hits the putting green.

After you determine your lie, you will now go about picking out a spot for the ball to land. Many teachers will use ratios in discussing short game shots such as if you use an 8 iron you should carry the ball one third of the way to the hole and let it roll the other two thirds. You should first determine if there is a flat spot where you can feasibly land the ball. As simple as this may sound, finding a flat spot to land the golf ball is often overlooked.

When executing a short game shot, it is easier to determine how the ball is going to react once it hits the green if it lands on a flat spot. It is much more difficult to determine what your ball will do if you are hitting into an upslope or landing on a down slope. Obviously, you cannot always find a flat or level spot but if you can, your short game shot will be easier.

Now that you have determined what kind of lie that you have and where you need to land the short game shot, the type of shot has been determined for you. This will allow you to visualize the shot that you need to execute. Remember, who cares what we call it as long as it goes in the hole or ends up close.

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Should I Chip Or Pitch The Golf Ball?

Most golfers think that chipping and pitching close to the green are what makes up the short game. The short game articles provided at www.virtualgolfswing.com cover all aspects of chipping and pitching the golf ball. In addition, we will consider any golf shot within 100 yards of the hole as part of the short game.

By definition, chipping is a shot that has maximum airtime and minimum ground time. In other words, a chip shot is on the ground longer than it is in the air. You will want to place more weight on your target side to ensure a downward angle of attack. You will also have your hands farther forward to de-loft the clubface and this will you to hit the ball higher on the clubface and more inline with the center of gravity.

By definition, a pitch shot is a shot that has maximum air time and minimum ground time. In other words, it is in the air longer than it is on the ground. For this shot your weight will be more even at address and the handle or grip of the club will be more in line with the all at address as well as impact. You will want o make contact closer to the second or third grove to put the all up in the air. This will allow the center of gravity to help you get the ball up into the air.
Many amateurs become bogged down and stressed out before they hit a short game shot because they think they need to call it a pitch or a chip shot. In result, they either blade it or hit behind the golf ball.

Currently, the some of the best known teachers of the short game are Dave Pelz, Stan Utley and Rob Akin. Once a year, the golf magazine Golf Digest publishes its own Top 100 Teachers List in the US.

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3 Things You MUST Do When You Are Chipping

Most players do not spend enough time on their chipping. They all want lower scores but do not spend their practice time chipping the golf ball. Instead, they stand on the range and beat drivers. Even if they perfect this club, which is impossible, they will only use it a maximum of 14 shots a round! Why spend that much time on it? Is the goal not to get the ball in the hole as fast as possible? Here are three things that you should take into account before chipping each shot you do have hit on the golf course:

1. What does your lie look like? You hear this all of the time, especially on TV. What they are basically referring to is how much of the back of the golf ball can you see or will be able to get the clubface to the ball without any grass interfering between the two. This will be one of the factors that determines whether you end up chipping or pitching the ball onto the putting green.
2. What is the distance to the putting green and the distance to the hole? You will need to factor the distance off the green as well as the distance from the edge of the green to the flag. Keeping in mind that the ball will be flying low and rolling out quite a ways once it hits the green, the farther off the green you find yourself then the more green you will need to work with on the shot.
3. If the ball does not go in the hole after chipping, where do I want the ball to finish? There are really two sides to this. Most players understand that you want to have the ball stop close to the hole. True. However, what most players do not understand is that you also would like to have the remainder be and UPHILL putt. Why? Would you want a three foot uphill or a three foot downhill putt? Without question, the answer is I want an uphill putt.

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How To Hit A Flop Shot

I love watching the PGA tour and these guys that can hit a flop shot. How do they do that?

To properly set up for the flop shot also know as a lob shot, aim the clubface directly at the target. Take your full swing setup with your feet, hips and shoulders will be "open" or pointed to the left of your target for a right handed golfer. If you are a left handed golfer, your feet, hips and shoulders will be pointed to the right of the target.

To execute a proper flop shot, you should position the golf ball off of the heal of your front foot. It is imperative to keep the loft on the club face of your wedge. What does that mean? You want the ball to "get up" in the air very quickly which means the golf shaft can not lean towards the target as this de-lofts or takes loft off of the clubface of your wedge. To keep this from happening, keep the end of your grip pointing towards the center of your body at address. This avoids setting the hands ahead of the ball.

To execute a good flop shot, your core and torso will rotate just like your regular full swing. The difference is the rate of your turn is decreased. Your wrists will cock early in your swing. If you are right handed, your left arm and the shaft of the club should take the shape of the letter L. As your lower body remains still, your torso will turn as in your full swing. As you make your backswing, your arms will not swing back form the target but in-line with your feet, hips and shoulders. This would be known as starting your swing to the outside.

On your forward swing, turn back to your target and allow your arms to swing in-line with your feet, hips and shoulders. Keeping your clubface pointed at the target during the forward swing, the heel will return to the golf ball before the toe. Said another way, while the swing of your forward swing moves down your body line the clubface of your wedge will be open at impact.

The finish to the flop shot will resemble the look of your full swing. You will have rotated your torso to the point that you will have pulled up onto the toe of your back foot. As your wedge's shaft is parallel to the turf past impact, your right forearm should not cross over your left forearm to keep the clubface open. Hold this position until the golf ball has hit the putting green.

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Golf Hitting Net - Big Mouth Hitting Net

Are you looking for a golf hitting net? If you are then the The Big Mouth by Izzo The Big Mouth golf hitting net from Izzo Golf may the answer for you. You can use it at home in the backyard, on a business trip or while at the in-laws house! This golf hitting net eliminates the hassle of setting up frame poles by using a hoop-like frame made of fiberglass. Simply toss The Big Mouth golf hitting net where you want it and the net will automatically spring to life. This will allow you to have your personal driving range with you anywhere.

When The Big Mouth golf hitting net is not in use, it folds down into a thirty-six inch flat disk that only weighs about fifteen pounds and stores practically anywhere. The Big Mouth expands from a three-foot disk to a seven by nine foot golf hitting net. This allows you to work on all of the golf clubs in your golf bag including some full swing drills such as the feet together drill.

The Big Mouth golf hitting net from Izzo Golf introduces a new type of woven netting. Due to the new "knotless" technology, the mesh is allowed to stretch and absorb the ball's force resulting in a net that is thirty percent stronger. In addition, you will have an adjustable chipping net that hangs in the middle of the Big Mouth's frame. The chipping net is suspended on four sides by adjustable chords which allow you to set the position of the chipping net to work on high lob shots or low bump and run shots.

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Three Ways To Improve Your Putting Stroke

Here are three ways to improve your putting stroke and eliminate three putts:

PUTTING - KEEP A STABLE BASE -This drill will help you keep your lower body in place during the putting stroke. Take your putting stance. Then wedge a rubber ball between your knees. You can use a cheap kids ball or a volleyball. You will need to squeeze the ball slightly to create a solid foundation and not to let the ball drop from between your knees. Eventually, you will develop the feeling of stability. Keeping a stable base is a fundamental of a consistent putting stroke.

PUTTING - KEEP YOUR HEAD STILL -You should hold your head still to keep the putter on path throughout the stroke and there are many ways to do this. If you travel, you can practice this at home or in a hotel room. Take your putting stance. Make sure the top of your head is touching the wall and as you take your putting stroke you should not be able to feel your head move off of the wall. If you do you have too much motion in your putting stroke your head will stay on the wall. Another way to do it is to incorporate a friend. While you swing your putter back and through, have your friend place his/her hand on top of your head to hold your head still. This also provides instant feedback to you. If you are by yourself, take a putting stroke and after the ball is gone, look at the spot where the ball was and slowly count to three and listen for the ball to fall into the putting cup. Although counting to three will seem like an eternity, this is the key to become a good putter under pressure.

PUTTING DRILL- KEEP YOUR EYES CLOSED - After you line up a short two to three foot putt. Simply, close your eyes. Closing your eyes will encourage you to really feel the movement of your arms and you will find that the slower your arms move, the more consistent you will putt. You will also become much better at your distance control.

Stan Utley, Dave Pelz and Rob Akin - Short Game Books

Once a year, the golf magazine Golf Digest publishes its own Top 100 Teachers List in the US. Currently, the some of the best known teachers of the short game are Dave Pelz, Stan Utley and Rob Akin. As everything else in our world is seemingly becoming more and more specialized, teaching the game of golf is no different. These three teachers have created a niche for themselves and are known as the current "short game gurus."

Dave Pelz, a former NASA scientist, utilizes his background to scientifically break down what is important in the short game by using statistical data. Pelz developed his theories after endlessly collecting data on all aspects of the short game; putting, chipping and pitching. After analyzing the data, Pelz determined that the golf club should move on a path that would go straight back and straight through. Dave Pelz has written three notable books which include Putt Like The Pros, The Short Game Bible and The Putting Bible.

After playing the PGA Tour for years, Stan Utley developed his short game theory of swinging the golf club in an arc for your short game swings. Stan Utley has written two notable books, The Art of Putting and The Art of The Short Game and has taught players such as Peter Jacobson, Jay Haas, Craig Stadler and Roland Thatcher.

Rob Akin breaks down the short game into very simple drills in his book, The Red Zone Challenge. Depending on your skill level and time commitment, The Red Zone Challenge allows you to choose the best plan for you that will lower your scores based on your current skill level and available time through putting drills, chipping drills and pitching drills. Rob Akin students include David Toms, winner of the 2001 PGA Championship that was held at The Atlanta Athletic Club.

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Short Game Books - Utley, Pelz and Akin

Are you like most golfers who think that the short game is any shot played form just off of the green? Most golfers think that chipping and pitching close to the green are what makes up the short game. This simply is not true and and imprortant part of teh game is being left out. The short game articles provided at VGS Golf cover all aspects of chipping and pitching the golf ball and in addition, we will consider any golf shot within 100 yards of the hole as part of the short game.

By definition, chipping is a shot that has maximum airtime and minimum ground time. In other words, a chip shot is on the ground longer than it is in the air. You will want to place more weight on your target side to ensure a downward angle of attack. You will also have your hands farther forward to de-loft the clubface and this will you to hit the ball higher on the clubface and more inline with the center of gravity.

By definition, a pitch shot is a shot that has maximum air time and minimum ground time. In other words, it is in the air longer than it is on the ground. For this shot your weight will be more even at address and the handle or grip of the club will be more in line with the all at address as well as impact. You will want o make contact closer to the second or third grove to put the all up in the air. This will allow the center of gravity to help you get the ball up into the air.

Currently, the some of the best known teachers of the short game are Dave Pelz, Stan Utley and Rob Akin. Once a year, the golf magazine Golf Digest publishes its own Top 100 Teachers List in the US.

Dave Pelz uses his background as a NASA scientist. Pelz came to his theories after collecting endless data on putting, chipping and pitching. Dave Pelz has determined that the proper motion for a golf club is to go straight back and straight through. Dave Pelz has written three notable books which include Putt Like The Pros, The Short Game Bible and The Putting Bible.

In his book, The Red Zone Challenge, Rob Akin breaks down the short game into very simple drills. Depending on your skill level and time commitment, you choose the best plan for you that will lower your scores.

Stan Utley played the PGA Tour for years and developed his theory of swinging the golf club in an arc. Utley has taught players such as Peter Jacobson, Jay Haas, Craig Stadler and Roland Thatcher. Stan Utley has written two notable books, The Art of Putting and The Art of The Short Game.

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Improve Your Short Game With A Short Game DVD

Short and Sweet is a Short Game DVD by Butch Harmon. Butch Harmon has coached the likes of Tiger Woods, Phill Mickelson, Adam Scott, Natalie Gulbis, Ernie Els and many others. Improve your short game with this great short game DVD.

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Golf Training Aid - Putting and Chipping Brace

The Putting and Chipping Brace from Eyeline Golf is a helpful golf training aid. The changable strap allows the putting and chipping brace to fit all golfers. The putting and chipping brace goes on your leading wrist and it will keep your forearms at a consistent distance from each other, keeping you in "one piece." Improve your short game with this golf training aid today!

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Pitch Shots - The Highs and Lows

Today we found a good article on the pitch shot. Read this article to get the ball close with a pitch shot whether the flag is tucked behind a bunker or is all the way in the back of the green improve your short game.

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Short Game - Chip Shot - Get The Ball Close

Are you ready to improve your short game with better distance control? Here is a quick short game drill:

1. In the practice area at your golf course, hit multiple chip shots. Notice the amount of tension that you have in your shoulders, arms and hands during a couple of your good chip shots.


2. Prior to you hitting your next chip shot, feel the same muscle tension as in the previous good swings. In addition, make the stroke at the same rate as well.


3. Now hit your next chip shot while reproducing the same rate and muscle tensions that you had in your shoulders, arms and hands in your good swings. The difference on this shot is you will close your eyes at impact of your chip shot.


4. Keep your eyes closed until the ball stops rolling. Before opening your eyes, create a picture of the putting cup and estimate where you think your golf ball stopped.


5. Open your eyes and compare the pictures. Were you close?

The more you can do this quick and easy short game drill the better you will become with your distance control and improve your chipping or pitching and in turn lower your scorces.

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Chipping Pitching Putting - Where To Spend Your Practice Time

Why is watching golf on Sunday soooo much better than watching golf on any other day? Every week, someone in contention will hit a loose shot and not be able to get the golf ball up and down. You have heard it said a million times that the quickest way to lower your scores is to improve your short game. You can witness it at any golf club. Count the number of people on the range and count the people around the short game area and/or putting green. Most golfers are only interested in trying to strike the perfect drive and as fun as that is, this will not lower your scores as fast as some work on your chipping or putting.

Administer some research during your next round by watching your playing partners. Mentally keep track of how many strokes they lose because of poor chipping, pitching and putting. It simply does not take that much time to improve these areas of your game.

Believe it or not, many of the top teachers think that you should spend twice as much time on your short game as you do on your long game. Translating this into English, if you put in 20 minutes on your long game you will spend 40 minutes on your short game. If you are a typical amateur, you are not spending any time on your short game at all. Try splitting your time between your long and short game. This small change in your habits will build confidence in your short game and in turn lead to lower scores.

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Boot Camp for Chip Shots

The quickest way to improve your handicap is to improve your short game. If your chipping has been struggling with hitting a shot fat and leave it in front of you and then send one over the putting green after hitting a chip shot thin. You need to go to a Boot Camp For Chip Shots.

You are in luck! Here is a free Boot Camp For Chip Shots for you to read. Boot Camp For Chip Shots will help you improve your chipping and lower your golf scores and golf handicap.

How to Hit A Lob Shot

As the architect build newer golf courses, they have been making the golf courses harder and harder. You know who they are. Pete Dye is the first that usually comes to mind. Whether it is a pride thing or a macho thing, we are the ones left to play these monster golf courses. You have to know how to hit a lob shot in order to score on these golf courses. Without knowing how to hit a lob shot, you will never be able to get the golf ball close on these types of golf courses.


Here is an article to teach you how to hit a lob shot and navaigate around these newer golf courses.