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Golfing for Beginners: Part 4
By Owen Jones Published: 10/30/2009
We've all the seen the incredibly long yet accurate drives of Tiger Woods. The ball flies through the air and lands in the middle of the fairway, 300 yards away.
The green-eyed monster of envy rises in us as we wonder if we could ever possibly hope to drive like that. Fortunately, long drives are not the be-all-and-end-all of the game of golf.
Enter the short game for without good short game skills, all the long drives are not worth a light.
We call the 'short game' those shots that get you onto the green from roughly a hundred feet away from the hole, no matter whether it's from the fairway, a bunker, the rough or a drop zone. It includes all chips, sand shots and pitches.
This is where you get to use your higher numbered golf clubs, as well as your pitching iron and sand wedge or lob wedge.
You will find practice areas on most golf courses. You really ought to spend some time practising hitting the ball onto the green from various distances. Try to hit the ball into a ten-foot circle in the centre of the green at first. Experiment using your wedges, but remember that what works well for one person, might not work so well for you because your particular swing is an unknown factor in the equation.
When you can perform this skill fairly consistently, it is about time to start practising how to get out of a sand bunker. Being able to get the ball out of a bunker can really cut your score quite dramatically and it is very frustrating if you can't do it.
Plant your feet firmly into the sand with your left foot turned toward the hole. Imagine a 4-inch circle around the ball and try to hit the edge of the circle that is furthest away from the ball.
Take lots of sand with your ball and swing through completely. Don't decelerate at all when or after you hit the ball. It should pop up onto the green and stop. This doesn't work well though unless the sand is dry, soft and powdery. On hard surfaces, you might need to avoid actually hitting the sand at all.
However, as in all aspects of the game of golf, only practice will help you to improve your score.