The underhanded approach; hitting a short pitch shot with exactly the right force for the intended trajectory and distance is a technique that can only be learned by experience.  However, a useful drill is imagining throwing a golf ball underhanded with your right hand, to a spot short of the flag, before you actually play the shot.  Then simply try to reproduce the weight and feel of the action with the wedge in your hands.

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At address, encourage an exaggerated upright swing plane by playing the ball back of the midway point in your stance. Also, set up very, very open. Next, weaken your hold on the club by moving both hands to your so that ‘V’s point toward your chin instead of midway between your chin and right shoulder. After checking that the clubface is square to your target, squeeze the handle a trifle more firmly with your left hand.

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A steady head is critical to hitting short-irons accurately, but the typical high-handicapper often overdoes the ‘head-down’ advice, principally by dropping his chin too low at address.  This prevents the left shoulder from freely rotating under the chin on the backswing, and the right shoulder from doing the same on the downswing, which distorts the swing path, which produces off-target hits.

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Here’s a quick tip for those situations when your ball is on a hill above you. Grip down and you’ll improve contact. Watch the video for the full explanation.

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The clubshaft’s position at the top of the backswing generally indicates the direction in which the ball will start.  If the shaft points left of the target in what is known as the ‘laid-off’ position, you will most likely deliver the club head from out-to-in across the target line and start the ball left (curving it does will be the result of the interaction of the clubface alignment with the out-to-in swing path).

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Want to improve your swing? Watch this video for a good tip on keeping your chin up, improving your rotation.

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We all dream of playing golf at famous courses like Pebble Beach and Bay Harbor, but have you ever wondered about the other extreme? Deadspin has an article about playing golf at a maximum security prison in Louisiana. From handcuffs as tee markers to guard towers on the fairways, it’s a interesting experience. Click through the source to read the full article.

Source: Deadspin

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Bay Harbor, in Northern Michigan, is broken up into 3 9-hole courses: The Links, The Quarry, and The Preserve. Hole 12 (3 of The Quarry) is a par-5, 561 yard hole. Watch out on the green because it’s 2 levels and flanked by a 30 foot wall and a cliff. Be careful!

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If you’ve developed the ad habit of yanking the club drastically inside the target line, or lifting it up abruptly at the start of your takeaway, or both, visualize a tee planted in the ground about 18 inches directly behind the ball on an imagined rearward extension of your target line,  Then try to brush the tee away with the  club head as you swing back.

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