The Bump And Run Is A Great Short Game Strategy Around The Greens!
September 17, 2010 by Parshooters · 5 Comments
Use The Bump And Run For Short Game Strategies
The art of the bump and run, and I’m not talking about the defensive plays off the line of scrimmage in football in order to contain the wide receivers. The bump and run is my most favorite short game technique from 60 yards in. I will use it 90% of the time, the other 10% I’ll use the flop shot. However, there are many instances where you have to use the lob wedge in order to get over obstacles or hitting into elevated greens. As the old saying goes, “there are many ways to get the golf ball to the hole.”
I feel the bump and run is the easiest shot to hit, because your allowing the golf ball to do the work almost entirely on the ground. It’s a finesse shot with a lot of creativity. You don’t have to worry about getting the golf ball into the air, which can cause a lot of mishits due to bad swing flaws or judgment errors. There’s very little room for error in regards to having the correct golf swing when allowing the golf ball to run a certain distance. Your hitting the golf ball much like if you were using your same putting stroke. If you’ve ever watched the British Open, you’ve certainly seen the bump and run in action.
Most golfers know that specific types of golf shots around the green is most effective and consistent than others. High handicappers I see insist on using the lofted or lob wedges when they aren’t called for. These lofted shots are so much more difficult to control than the good old bump and run.
Do You Know How To Hit Quality Pitch Shots In Golf?
August 25, 2010 by Parshooters · 13 Comments
Learn To Hit Quality Pitch Shots To Improve Your Golf Scores!
I consider myself a good short game player. However, this year due to lack of playing time and not practicing the way I’m used to. I’ve really struggled on the golf course in trying to break 90. I’m not comfortable or use to playing this kind of erratic golf, where for the last few years my golf scores were in the low to mid 80′s. A lot of my troubles have been around the greens. I could score low, because the majority of times I could get up and down in two. This year I’ve seen more two and three putt greens, because my pitches have left me on the greens with longer putts. Chipping and Pitching well is paramount to how well your going to play. Most of it’s in your head. Confidence is built on having a good solid golfing mindset in knowing that you can trust your ability to hit quality pitch shots around the green.
For most amateur golfers hitting the golf ball a certain distance isn’t the problem. Where most golfers experience trouble is around the greens. That would include chipping, pitching and putting. A lot of mistakes from tee to green can be made up for in improving your golf scores by getting down in two from 40 yards in. The pitch shots is that little shot golfers use to make birdies possible and salvage pars. This shot does get a lot of use during a round of golf, because our accuracy beyond 150 yards will diminish when trying to hit to a specific target on the green.
You do need to learn too become a consistently good short game player, because no one can consistently hit every green in regulation. It requires you to have finesse, or a touch of feeling in your hands, wrists and head (brain). It requires a correct golf mindset when trying to place the golf ball close to the hole. Practicing your short game with the wedge should take almost equal amount of time spent, as you would with your driver or any other club in your bag. When mastering the standard wedge shot there are other variations such as the bump and run, punch, cut and lob wedges to practice.
