Short Game Practice Plan

[Vespidae]

Ok. I’ve adopted the 65/20/15 practice plan. But, I think I need work on short game and so I’m trying to structure a routine. Here’s what I’m doing right now:

- Runyan style chip-putts with various irons

- Bump and run to various distances using various clubs

- Pitches using leading edge of my wedge

- Pitches using the trailing edge

- One hop and stop pitches

- Flops

- walk on’s (pitched through the fringe)

- short bunker shot, long bunker shot

What else am I missing? The funny part is I kept records this year and I’m <2.0 off the green and 2.6 when I hit a GIR. But at my age, I think I need to excel at scrambling. Thoughts? 

 

[saevel25]

How is you basic technique like for chips and pitches? I tend to focus on fundamentals and then just practice a wide range of situations. 

[Vespidae]

1 minute ago, saevel25 said:

How is you basic technique like for chips and pitches? I tend to focus on fundamentals and then just practice a wide range of situations. 

In general, pretty good. I’m actually pretty comfortable getting near the green and scrambling. I probably need to assess my short game quantitatively, but ai feel pretty confident I can get it close.

[dmnoland]

I saw a tip from Mark Crossfield earlier this week that has seemed to help my chipping so far. Practice only with 1 of your wedges a day. Each day a different wedge as to better ingrain into your memory the different shots but all with the same club. Helps clear the mind and avoid confusion.

[Vespidae]

40 minutes ago, dmnoland said:

I saw a tip from Mark Crossfield earlier this week that has seemed to help my chipping so far. Practice only with 1 of your wedges a day. Each day a different wedge as to better ingrain into your memory the different shots but all with the same club. Helps clear the mind and avoid confusion.

I think I saw the same video. Here’s what I’m doing right now:

- Chip from fringe

- 10-20 yd basic chip and run

- 10-20 yard trailing edge pitch (lots of green to work with)

- 10-20 yard trailing edge pitch ( little green to work with)

- 10-20 yard flop (as over a bunker)

- 30 yard pitch from rough

- 1/2 wedge (30 yd from fairway)

- 3/4 wedge (50 yd from fairway)
- short sand (10 yds)

- long sand (20 yds)

I work on proximity to the whole more than anything else. So far, my short game is crushing it.