The Short Game
10 Short Game Drills for Improving Quicker
The One Legged Chip
- Take a narrow stance
- Put most of your weight on your front foot
- Lift your rear foot off the ground and let the toe rest on the ground
- Perform the chip shot
15 Points Chipping Game
3-2-1 Chip In Drill
Par 18 Putting Game
- Grab 9 golf balls
- Pick 3 easy putts, 3 medium difficult putts, and 3 hard putts
- Place your 9 balls at each of these locations you just picked out
- Give yourself 2 putts per location and see if you can score 18 or lower
Up & Down Ladder Drill
5 Ball Circle Putting Drill
- Pick 5 spots around the hole in a circle and place tees in the ground to mark the spot.
- Set one ball at each of the 5 locations.
- Move around the circle trying to make all 5 balls in a row to complete that level.
- Then move back to the next distance and repeat.
Beat the Previous Chip Drill
- Grab 2 golf balls from your bag
- Pick a location to chip from
- Get the first chip inside that 5 foot ring (leaving yourself a putt of 5 feet or less)
- Then try to get the second chip closer than the first chip
One Handed Lag Putts
- Measure out distances of 30 feet, 40 feet, 50 feet, 60 feet, and 70 feet from a hole of your choice on the practice green.
- Place one golf ball at each spot you measured and marked, giving you a total of 5 different putts of varying distances.
- Attempt to hit each of these lag putts with just one hand on the putter. If it helps, place the other hand behind your back or in your pocket.
Beat the Previous Lag Putt Drill
- Measure out 5 different distances again for lag putts (far away putts) from 30-90 feet away from the hole. You choose the 5 distances between this range. (Ex: 35 feet, 50 feet, 65 feet, 75 feet, 80 feet)
- Place a ball at each of the 5 distances.
- Start at the furthest away distance and try to get it within 6 feet of the hole. Then try to get each of the following putts even closer than the previous putt.
300 Putt Challenge
- Start off on day 1 by making 100 putts from 2 feet, 3 feet, and 4 feet away from the hole.
- Day 2, move back one foot. Make 100 putts from 3 feet, 4 feet, and 5 feet.
- Day 3, move back one foot. Make 100 putts from 4 feet, 5 feet, and 6 feet.
